Athens to Stuttgart Road Trip Part 4 – Kalabaka and Meteora
After our party evening, we had a good night’s rest and some coffee in the morning. After that, we hit the mountains behind Kalabaka to see the Meteora rocks and the monasteries up there. In the early 9th century, monks started to stay in the caves there. It took another 500 years, and they started to build the monasteries. The first woman who was ever allowed to enter one was Queen Marie of Romania in 1921. More information: Wikipedia
Downtown Kalabaka
Monastery of the Holy Trinity
It was built in 1475
Monastery of the Holy Trinity
Inside the Holy Trinity Monastery
Looking down – in the good old times people and goods travelled up here with ropes and nets.
View from the Holy Trinity Monastery
Kalabaka from above
Monastery of St. Stephen
Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas
Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapavsa
It is a bit touristy here
Time to hit the road again and drive to Kozani where we planned to spend the night.
Above Verdikoussa
Outside Evangelismos
Above Leptokaria
The Ladon Lake or the Ladon Reservoir
Bridge over Limni Polyfytou
Cows
Goats
Unpaved roads
Only a few more kilometers
