Hello friends , please allow me a small correction of something you said , Meteora means suspended ( in the air - adjective plural ) not floating rocks and it also where the Greek word meteorite comes from . Have fun on your travels ,God bless .
You have been to many beautiful places!! It’s with the heck. Sucks that you couldn’t show us inside. Greta information to know before you get there. What a day. Definitely adding i to our list when we visit. It reminds me of Mount Fanjing in China. I can see why it’s your favorite. Cheers to another great video!
Thanks for watching Gladys and Kenny! You and us both! Yes, it reminded us of Asia as well, for us it was similar to Tigers nest in Bhutan, but without the gruelling 3 hour hike at altitude!
I've been watching your videos for a while. I hope your channel continues to grow. I like that you two are low key budget travelers. Safe travels and many more! 🎉
Hi Connie, thanks for making yourself known and a belated welcome to our channel from us!🤗🤗 We are glad to hear that you like our approach to travel. It isn't for everyone, but it works well for us!
Hey guys, this might be random, but congratulations to your country Australia for made it to the round of 16 in the FIFA's Football (Soccer) World Cup, congratulations to the #socceroos for this victory, today's a historic day to your soccer confederation and for your country 🔥🔥🔥
Hey Jango! Thanks a lot! Yeah it is a massive achievement for the socceroos! It is great to see your next door neighbours Costa Rica at the cup as well.
Meteora was mind blowing! Whilst full of tourists when we were there, we hadn't heard of it prior to visiting Greece. The area reminded us a lot of the Tigers nest monastery in Bhutan, albeit a little easier to access!
@@BucketListTravellers Amazing BLT.someonetold me that many years ago women were not allowed to get there!.Good that times have changed.Travel safe mis granadinos!!
@@henrysteppel2031 That sounds crazy these in these days! There were relatively strict dress codes for women in some of the monasteries, so a guess there are still remnants of this.
@@BucketListTravellers Oh, amazing experience! I loved every second of it especially because I love hiking and Meteora was on my bucket list for more than 25 years. I always wished to visit all 6 of them and always found agencies and organized tours that offered one or two of all 6. So I postponed it for years until a coworker told me she visited all 6 by herself. I hiked those beautiful mountains twice. First day I visited St Nicholas, Rousanou and St Stephen. One day break at the hotel by the pool, then another hike for St. Trinity, Varlaam and Great Meteoron. Both times leaving the hotel at around 7 30 AM and coming back at around 1 30 PM. I walked many kilometers on those high roads but that was the best oportunity to take pictures, videos and enjoy those spectacular vues. To be honest , I was planning to visit the closed one too, Ypapanti but the heat was unbearable and it was at least one more hour of walking from the Grand Meteoron. I would go back anytime. The only downside was the transport though. It took me 7 hours from Thessaloniki airport to Kalambaka (bus, train, 2 hours waiting, bus).
@@flowerpower7308 What an awesome effort! It is a much better experience being able to explore the monasteries in your own time rather than be part of the bus loads of people. You are right, the best photo opportunities are along the roads. We were there in early June and it was already around 30C, We'd hate to go at the height of summer. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, we're really glad you had an amazing time!
@@BucketListTravellers Yes,, very hot indeed. But to be honest I prayed for some heat because I booked a hotel with a pool for 6 nights and I was looking forward to using it. I always like to combine sightseeing with relaxation, suntanning and swimming. Thank you for your great video and good luck with your new travels and adventures ! You got yourselves another subscriber.❤️
Love your videos and just found you online. Curious about your trip to Meteora. How many of the monestaries were you able to hike to from Kalabaka? Is it the Monestary of holy trinity? Is that only accessible by hiking? We are so excited to go.
Hi Lauren, so glad to hear you enjoy our videos! We hiked to see all of them over the course of 2 days. The holy Trinity Monastery is the closest to Kalambaka and we visited that one and the St Stephens monastery on our first afternoon from Kalambaka. The next day we walked from Kalambaka through Kastraki to visit the other 4 monasteries. Word of warning, the Great Meteora monastery closes earlier than the other monasteries and we got there with only 30min to spare! Another thing to bear in mind when planning is that certain monasteries will be closed on certain days. It is a really awesome place, have a great time!
You are most welcome! We would advise against going over the peak summer months (June, July, August) as you will be lost in a sea of fellow tourists under a blistering hot sun. It is best to go in the shoulder periods of May and Sept, where the weather is still comfortably warm and it isn't as busy.
There certainly are other places with spectacular rock formations, not so many with monasteries on top. Meteora reminded us of the Tigers nest monastery in Bhutan, also a spectacular location.
@@BucketListTravellers Have you been to the oldest Monastery in the world ? I always thought it was in Greece but it is in Cairo Egypt . Maybe you can visit there too !
Hello Travellers! Loved the video, so informative. I will be in Meteora next week so it was very useful as well. I'm a licensed tour guide in Israel and I would love to show you around if you ever make it here. If you do, drop me a line!
Hi Ben, so glad to hear you enjoyed our video. That would be wonderful to show us around in Israel! We haven't been yet and it is definitely on our bucket list. Have a great trip to Meteora!
I understand to pay an entrance for the museum... but just to get in the monastery... why on earth to pay an entrance? That's not very common in Greece.
That is interesting to know. I guess that is the only way the monks raise funds to maintain the facilities. It can't be cheap maintaining monasteries in the clouds! Thanks for watching.😀
All Monasteries are free for the believers all others (especially tourists) must pay 3 euros...and btw they are not pieces of art as well as we don't touch our noses to the icons as sign of respect etc. etc. etc.
@@BucketListTravellers As a Greek I can confirm for you *that all visitors* pay fee, Greeks pay the same fee. Do I agree with this? Ιt's complicated but generally speaking monasteries are very old and you need large amounts of money to maintain.
Did they give any reason why there is not filming... I can kinda understand because they ARE religious sites. However, they are clearly tourist destinations as well. they could even upcharge for those that want to film. ha I just wonder what they might be hiding.....I'm a bit cynical perhaps. ~JB
Hello friends , please allow me a small correction of something you said , Meteora means suspended ( in the air - adjective plural ) not floating rocks and it also where the Greek word meteorite comes from . Have fun on your travels ,God bless .
Ah, thanks for the clarification Greg! The name is very apt, the monasteries do look like they are suspended in the air. Thanks for watching!
Amazing video!! It freak me how they build those monsters soo hight back then with no any modern bulldozers and grains I guess..woow ..thank you
Yes, it was so fascinating to think that these monasteries were built hundreds of years ago. It really is an amazing sight to behold! - Jon
You have been to many beautiful places!! It’s with the heck. Sucks that you couldn’t show us inside. Greta information to know before you get there. What a day. Definitely adding i to our list when we visit. It reminds me of Mount Fanjing in China. I can see why it’s your favorite.
Cheers to another great video!
Thanks for watching Gladys and Kenny! You and us both! Yes, it reminded us of Asia as well, for us it was similar to Tigers nest in Bhutan, but without the gruelling 3 hour hike at altitude!
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Wow wow amazing
A bucket list destination, that's for sure! Thanks for watching!
I've been watching your videos for a while. I hope your channel continues to grow. I like that you two are low key budget travelers. Safe travels and many more! 🎉
Hi Connie, thanks for making yourself known and a belated welcome to our channel from us!🤗🤗 We are glad to hear that you like our approach to travel. It isn't for everyone, but it works well for us!
Hey guys, this might be random, but congratulations to your country Australia for made it to the round of 16 in the FIFA's Football (Soccer) World Cup, congratulations to the #socceroos for this victory, today's a historic day to your soccer confederation and for your country 🔥🔥🔥
Hey Jango! Thanks a lot! Yeah it is a massive achievement for the socceroos! It is great to see your next door neighbours Costa Rica at the cup as well.
its so amazing and wonderful,great video mis amigos!!!
Meteora was mind blowing! Whilst full of tourists when we were there, we hadn't heard of it prior to visiting Greece. The area reminded us a lot of the Tigers nest monastery in Bhutan, albeit a little easier to access!
@@BucketListTravellers Amazing BLT.someonetold me that many years ago women were not allowed to get there!.Good that times have changed.Travel safe mis granadinos!!
@@henrysteppel2031 That sounds crazy these in these days! There were relatively strict dress codes for women in some of the monasteries, so a guess there are still remnants of this.
@@BucketListTravellers Yes, but I am glad you were there and had the opportunity to see it!. Saludos mis amigos!!
Looks like a beautiful place
It was really breathtaking and not just because it was pretty, it's quite a hike!
Watching your video during my last day în Kalambaka and after visiting all 6 monasteries two days ago. ❤️
Thanks for watching! How did you find the experience? Well done on getting to all 6, it is quite an effort, especially if you are walking!
@@BucketListTravellers Oh, amazing experience! I loved every second of it especially because I love hiking and Meteora was on my bucket list for more than 25 years. I always wished to visit all 6 of them and always found agencies and organized tours that offered one or two of all 6. So I postponed it for years until a coworker told me she visited all 6 by herself. I hiked those beautiful mountains twice. First day I visited St Nicholas, Rousanou and St Stephen. One day break at the hotel by the pool, then another hike for St. Trinity, Varlaam and Great Meteoron. Both times leaving the hotel at around 7 30 AM and coming back at around 1 30 PM. I walked many kilometers on those high roads but that was the best oportunity to take pictures, videos and enjoy those spectacular vues. To be honest , I was planning to visit the closed one too, Ypapanti but the heat was unbearable and it was at least one more hour of walking from the Grand Meteoron. I would go back anytime. The only downside was the transport though. It took me 7 hours from Thessaloniki airport to Kalambaka (bus, train, 2 hours waiting, bus).
@@flowerpower7308 What an awesome effort! It is a much better experience being able to explore the monasteries in your own time rather than be part of the bus loads of people. You are right, the best photo opportunities are along the roads. We were there in early June and it was already around 30C, We'd hate to go at the height of summer. Thanks for sharing your experience with us, we're really glad you had an amazing time!
@@BucketListTravellers Yes,, very hot indeed. But to be honest I prayed for some heat because I booked a hotel with a pool for 6 nights and I was looking forward to using it. I always like to combine sightseeing with relaxation, suntanning and swimming. Thank you for your great video and good luck with your new travels and adventures ! You got yourselves another subscriber.❤️
@@flowerpower7308 Welcome to our channel!🤗🤗
Love your videos and just found you online. Curious about your trip to Meteora. How many of the monestaries were you able to hike to from Kalabaka? Is it the Monestary of holy trinity? Is that only accessible by hiking? We are so excited to go.
Hi Lauren, so glad to hear you enjoy our videos! We hiked to see all of them over the course of 2 days. The holy Trinity Monastery is the closest to Kalambaka and we visited that one and the St Stephens monastery on our first afternoon from Kalambaka. The next day we walked from Kalambaka through Kastraki to visit the other 4 monasteries. Word of warning, the Great Meteora monastery closes earlier than the other monasteries and we got there with only 30min to spare! Another thing to bear in mind when planning is that certain monasteries will be closed on certain days. It is a really awesome place, have a great time!
Hello, thank you for sharing the video about the monasteries. I wonder what is the best month to visit Metoera?
You are most welcome! We would advise against going over the peak summer months (June, July, August) as you will be lost in a sea of fellow tourists under a blistering hot sun. It is best to go in the shoulder periods of May and Sept, where the weather is still comfortably warm and it isn't as busy.
Nice video
Glad to hear you enjoyed it, thanks for watching!
we don't touch our noses to the icons, we kiss the icons, its like you are Kissing your mother or father
Ahhh, sorry about that and thanks for clarifying Iena. Thanks for watching 😃.
Are you kidding ! There are many places in the world with spectacular rock formations . It is beautiful though !
There certainly are other places with spectacular rock formations, not so many with monasteries on top. Meteora reminded us of the Tigers nest monastery in Bhutan, also a spectacular location.
@@BucketListTravellers Have you been to the oldest Monastery in the world ? I always thought it was in Greece but it is in Cairo Egypt . Maybe you can visit there too !
what an amazing place :) I heard drones cannot fly there
It was really special! I'm not sure about the drones, but wouldn't be surprised. They would certainly ruin the ambience. Thanks for watching Andrea!
Hello Travellers! Loved the video, so informative. I will be in Meteora next week so it was very useful as well. I'm a licensed tour guide in Israel and I would love to show you around if you ever make it here. If you do, drop me a line!
Hi Ben, so glad to hear you enjoyed our video. That would be wonderful to show us around in Israel! We haven't been yet and it is definitely on our bucket list. Have a great trip to Meteora!
I understand to pay an entrance for the museum... but just to get in the monastery... why on earth to pay an entrance? That's not very common in Greece.
That is interesting to know. I guess that is the only way the monks raise funds to maintain the facilities. It can't be cheap maintaining monasteries in the clouds! Thanks for watching.😀
All Monasteries are free for the believers all others (especially tourists) must pay 3 euros...and btw they are not pieces of art as well as we don't touch our noses to the icons as sign of respect etc. etc. etc.
Hi ypruss, thanks for watching.
@@BucketListTravellers As a Greek I can confirm for you *that all visitors* pay fee, Greeks pay the same fee. Do I agree with this? Ιt's complicated but generally speaking monasteries are very old and you need large amounts of money to maintain.
@@papertoyss Fair enough. Thanks for watching Paper Toys.
Did they give any reason why there is not filming... I can kinda understand because they ARE religious sites. However, they are clearly tourist destinations as well. they could even upcharge for those that want to film. ha I just wonder what they might be hiding.....I'm a bit cynical perhaps. ~JB
Not really, I think just because it was a religious site. Thanks for watching JB! -Jon