2-Day Delphi and Meteora Tour from Athens with UNESCO Highlights

2 Days Duration

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About This Tour

Embark on a captivating 2-day journey from Athens through historic locales such as Thebes, Levadia, and Arachova to Delphi, where you will explore the Archaeolo...

Duration: 2 Days · Tour type: Shared · Activity level: Easy · Accommodation: Included · Standard · Transport: Included · Wheelchair access: No · Cities: Athens, Lamia, Thebes, Levadeia, Trikala, Meteora, Kalabaka, Delphi, Arachova · Languages: English, French, Spanish

Know before you go: Meteora is considered one of the most beautiful and inspiring areas of mainland Greece, and its monasteries are one of the country's most unique attractions.; The monasteries are perched on top of towers of sandstone, which for centuries provided totally inaccessible retreats for the monks.; It is also the biggest and most important group of monasteries in Greece after those in Mount Athos.; In the past, there were no steps, and the main access to the monasteries was by means of a net that was hitched over a hook and hoisted up by a rope and a hand-cranked windlass to winch towers overhanging the chasm.; Monks descended in the nets or on retractable wooden ladders up to 40 m long to the fertile valleys below to grow grapes, corn, and potatoes.; Each community developed its own resources, and by the end of the 14th century, the Grand Meteoron emerged as the dominant community.; UNESCO has characterised the rock monasteries as a unique phenomenon of cultural heritage.

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What's Included

Professional tour guide
Entrance fees
Transfers from/to your hotel or the closest available location
Breakfast and dinner
Hotel accommodation

Not Included

Any private expenses
Resilience tax for hotel overnights:March - October:Hotels 3*: €3.0 per room/per nightHotels 4*: €7.0 per room/per nightHotels 5*: €10.0 per room/per nightNovember - February:Hotels 3*: €1.5 per room/per nightHotels 4*: €3.0 per room/per nightHotels 5*: €4.0 per room/per night
March - October:Hotels 3*: €3.0 per room/per nightHotels 4*: €7.0 per room/per nightHotels 5*: €10.0 per room/per night
Hotels 3*: €3.0 per room/per night
Hotels 4*: €7.0 per room/per night
Hotels 5*: €10.0 per room/per night
November - February:Hotels 3*: €1.5 per room/per nightHotels 4*: €3.0 per room/per nightHotels 5*: €4.0 per room/per night
Hotels 3*: €1.5 per room/per night
Hotels 4*: €3.0 per room/per night
Hotels 5*: €4.0 per room/per night

Itinerary

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Day 01

Athens to Delphi and Kalambaka via Arachova

Leave for Delphi via Thebes, Levadia, and the picturesque village of Arachova on the slopes of Mount Parnassus. Arrive in Delphi and visit the Archaeological Site. Delphi was considered the center of the earth and the universe and played a central role in the classical Greek world. Proceed through the sacred way to: The Athenian treasury The stoa of Athens The temple of Apollo, where the oracle was located The theatre Depart through Central Greece and the cities of Lamia and Trikala, crossing the Thessalian Plain. Arrive in Kalambaka, a small town built at the foot of the majestic grey rocks and crowded by the Meteora Monasteries. Dinner and overnight stay in Kalambaka.
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Day 02

Meteora Monasteries and Thermopylae Return

Savour breakfast in your hotel. Travel to nearby UNESCO-listed Meteora for a tour of the cliff-top monasteries. Visit Meteora and enjoy the unique and impressive scenery, with ageless monasteries containing priceless historical and religious treasures standing between earth and sky atop huge rocks. Enjoy a guided tour of two of the six monasteries. Start your drive back to Athens. On the way, stop to visit the Monument of Leonidas, where the 300 Spartans fought against the Persian army at Thermopylae (Hot Gates) - a short stop to see Leonidas' Monument across the road. Continuing your journey, arrive in Athens early in the evening.