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Meteora UNESCO site – Meteora Monasteries loop from Καλαμπάκα

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Meteora UNESCO site – Meteora Monasteries loop from Καλαμπάκα

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Meteora UNESCO site – Meteora Monasteries loop from Καλαμπάκα

01:15

16.4km

410m

Cycling

Moderate bike ride. Good fitness required. Mostly paved surfaces. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: June 25, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Train Station

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885 m

View of Kalambaka and the Meteora monasteries

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1.73 km

Meteora UNESCO site

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One of the most visited and well-known sites in mainland Greece is that of the Meteora monasteries, the striking Orthodox religious buildings built on top of large sandstone panettone. The …

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2.80 km

Meteora Monasteries

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Take enough water, very hot.

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6.33 km

View of Meteora and Kalabaka Valley

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East of the Pindus Mountains, mighty sandstone cliffs rise to a height of approximately 500 meters. 24 monasteries were once built on their summits. Monks and nuns still live in …

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8.22 km

View of Meteora Monasteries

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View of four of the six active monasteries. The landscape was used as a basis for the Games of Thrones series.

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9.69 km

Meteora Rock Formations and Monasteries

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12.7 km

View of the Holy Monastery of Barlaam

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You should leave early in the morning, as the places are already crowded at 10 a.m.

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16.4 km

End point

Train Station

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

15.1 km

932 m

319 m

< 100 m

Surfaces

16.2 km

179 m

< 100 m

Elevation

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Highest point (530 m)

Lowest point (210 m)

Weather

Thursday 25 June

34°C

17°C

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Comments

May 27, 2025,Meteora Kloosters.dag27

Today I visited the Meteora monasteries, I have been here twice before, in 1982 and 2004 but it is still impressive to cycle past here. We visited 2 monasteries, the Roussanou monastery (too busy and too much renovated) and Saint Nikolas monastery (steep path up, so quiet with many old wall paintings) very beautiful
Unfortunately it starts to rain, we …

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August 17, 2023,Meteora Klöster Hopping

At 35 degrees and rarely shade even with an e-bike exhausting!

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April 14, 2025,Tag 5: Vom Camping Vrachos Kastraki nach Great Meteora

We drive up to the last monastery and marvel at the unreal rock formations with the monasteries

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July 16, 2022,🇬🇷GreeceTours: 🌅🚴‍♀️ Meteora Sunset Bike Tour

Actually, we always rent bikes without an "E", but at 37° in the evening and almost 400 meters in altitude we simply got weak, especially since the friendly provider Meteora E-Bike in Kalambaka offers a nice complete package for you sunset tour. The 10-year-old son also found a suitable bike here, price/performance was also OK, and the scenery around the …

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