Meteroa: Famous Greek City in the Sky! (Top Athens Day Trip!)

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Meteroa: Famous Greek City in the Sky! (Top Athens Day Trip!)

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METEORA GREECE TRAVEL GUIDE: THIS IS ONE OF THE OLDEST PLACES ON EARTH! It's called Meteora.. where 6 monasteries are built in the sky! While waiting for our yacht to sell back in Australia, John and I decided to go for a road trip through Greece. Today, we're hiking to the top of Meteora, a 4-hour drive from Athens, soaring 1,800ft high.
CHAPTERS:
0:00 Meteora Greece Travel Guide
0:47 Driving to Meteora from Athens
1:23 The Best Hike in Greece
3:28 Meteora History
4:58 Meteora Monastery Tips
8:41 Best Day Trip from Athens: Meteora (at sunset)
9:18 Delphi Ruins (Archaeological sites in Greece)
10:20 Road Trip through Delphi
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@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Hey guys!! We're currently in the Bahamas right now busy filming our next exciting sailing series before we'll spend the European summer filming boat-life onboard a unique yacht that's a new concept! 😱 So in the meantime, thanks for joining us on this road trip through Greece!☺ PS. Our very first Patreon just joined us onboard in the Bahamas - YAY! If you'd like the chance to join us on an upcoming adventure and for behind the scenes content, join our crew here 👉 www.patreon.com/kristinastravels

@vancesnyder2426 Жыл бұрын

I used to work in the Bahamas on a Cruise ship called the Majesty of the Seas. "Do you want your hair braided?" LOL

@PoojaDutt 6 ай бұрын

This was such a beautifully done video ☺ I've been to Meteora a few times and am always blown away by it's how amazing it is. Great storytelling as well! Just a note, I think it's usually frowned upon to fly drones at UNESCO world heritage sites just for the respect of the monks that live there (unless you have written permission). I brought my drone there but then realized I couldn't really use it after all :/

@roberthuta1271 Жыл бұрын

Great video guys! Don’t worry about being “off the boat” if you keep making travel videos this good. Safe and Happy Travels!

@tomriley5790 Жыл бұрын

Another wonderful video from you and John! Thanks for the map and a great trip, I really need to go back to Greece sometime soon :-)!

@helentilley3799 Жыл бұрын

Wonderful informative video , breath taking views ! Fabulous editing - can’t wait to enjoy your next adventure 🌏⛵️💗

@Ptolemy336VV Жыл бұрын

And Greece has countless other beauties with it's 80% mountains, extremely complex geography and topography, with a heavily indented mainland surrounded by 6000 islands. Each island and each region in Greece unique and all of the different beauties combined makes Greece not only full with incredible and specatular views but also immense diversity. Greece has it all. Wonderful mountains, volcano's, geological paradises, 800 natural hotsprings, 400 wetlands, the cleanest rivers in Europe and some of the most untouched rivers in Europe like Aoos, Archerontas, Voidomatis, Acheloos and many more. Perfect climate, to incredible culture and history and warmhearted people and heavenly food. It has everything. It has truly so many beauties. Kristina still only does very on the beaten path and still hasn't covered 99% of the nation in the beauty it has

@kimkristensen2816 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful. Thanks for all your efforts, and the lens works amasingly

@chrisgibbons6527 Жыл бұрын

Hi guys, killing it again, awesome content…….and places I never new existed!

@jonathanscott550 Жыл бұрын

Kristina and John fabulous video. Great scenery and places to go when visiting Greece.

@zoelawrence8808 Жыл бұрын

So just found my favourite KZfaq couple. You two need a show on TV ❤

@marklapierre5629 Жыл бұрын

Very beautiful scenery and good advice about things you should know.

@sivayamsiva9343 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing very informative video and useful detailed information congratulations 👌

@debmelton6422 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful and very interesting content - Thanks!!

@vancesnyder2426 Жыл бұрын

My wife and I are going to Athens, Meteora, Naxos and Paros this September 2023. I planned it all but it was tough. Thank you for doing such a great job of videoing and offering background information.

@BohemianBeatster Жыл бұрын

Amazing, totally beautiful and of course, so groovy.

@brahmincalgary9239 Жыл бұрын

The Monastery of St. Cyril in Meteora is where For Your Eyes Only (James Bond Movie) was filmed! Such an awesome area, beautiful. Thanks for making these awesome youtube vlogs Kristina and John!

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Damn!!! So cool!!! I’m making it a priority to go back and watch it! Cheers for your contribution to the community on here for those reading in the comments. Brilliant info! 🙌🙌

@EsotericNY Жыл бұрын

@@KristinasTravels ...was at St. Cyril's last year and, at risk of dating myself, 'For Your Eyes Only' popped to mind when you posted this (good flick). Re. the new lens - excellent choice if what I'm seeing is an RF 70-200mm f/2.8. Very much enjoyed this episode. 'Took me back' in several ways.

@illbeback126 10 ай бұрын

great succinct informative video. spectacular drone footage.

@KristinasTravels 10 ай бұрын

Thank you kindly! Glad you enjoyed it : )

@raymondpatroni7734 Жыл бұрын

Guys thanks what a beautiful place the Google pin is a great idea keep it up Thanks again

@rrocketman Жыл бұрын

I'm fortunate to have visited this area multiple times and whilst a day trip from Athens is good I recommend spending as many days as you can taking it slow🙂

@dorash______ Жыл бұрын

great video!

@KristinasTravels 11 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@RadDadisRad Жыл бұрын

Greece is a bucket list for me. Would love to spend a couple months there just going from town to town. I would relish everything.

@wallywombat164 Жыл бұрын

G'day Kristina and John. Thank you both for today's vid. Possibly ( in my not so humble opinion ) your best yet. Loved it. ❤❤😮😮❤❤

@georgedamis2495 Жыл бұрын

Love this video. Delphi was the first time I ever saw snow. Went to meteora on a tour climbed up the steps to find it was the one day of the week it was closed. Lol.

@boppermacca9346 Жыл бұрын

Now that was some spectacular scenery and I actually able to learn about somewhere I've never heard of, and I would like to discover myself

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Amazing Bopper ❤️🙌🙂 It’s so spectacular! Def add it to the bucket list - so many wow moments 🫶

@roadshoulderphotography683 Жыл бұрын

love the pin maps !! You have just made me add Greece and where your going to my Bucket list...it looks absolutely gorgeous and unbelievable!!! Thanks

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Awesome! So glad it will come in handy! 🙂🙂 and you’re into photography - you’re going to have a field day!!!!! ❤️🥰🙌😅 x

@roadshoulderphotography683 Жыл бұрын

@@KristinasTravels yes i am (into photography) and thank you again

@jamesrightasrain795 3 ай бұрын

Thanks for the map!

@KristinasTravels 2 ай бұрын

You're totally welcome, hope you have a great time!

@petermeharry782 Жыл бұрын

🤣 the little ankle roll after ‘watch your step’ brilliant

@bgd5339 Жыл бұрын

Someplace I would have never gone to on my own. So, thanks for sharing. 😊

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Aww, glad we got to show you around. So happy to share this with you Big D! 🙂

@Stephan_01 Жыл бұрын

Beautiful ♥️♥️🥰🥰

@Corrvision Жыл бұрын

Great episode!, your Use of Google earth to create a 3D map showing elevation is awesome and adds depth to the height and scale of the place, well done Kristina & John (The new Lens was worth it!), looking forward to the next video.

@MrWitheridge Жыл бұрын

Close on LOTR - but it was used in Game Of Thrones :) And James Bond! New lens looked great btw! The views and buildings looked amazing that high up! Very beautiful and looks like you had a great time! Have funs in Greece!

@glenhopkins8630 Жыл бұрын

Hey guys your video's are getting better & better but I guess it takes time to film & edit & add sound but hey Kristina, hats off to you & by the way you look good in shorts. Man that first climb up to the high Monestry was certainly something & shows how fit you guys are hey. Much easier in a car. I found the content very interesting & thanks for sharing that with us. I see that the weather is fine in town but very windy up high & I just wonder how they built those places. I bet you are enjoying your life in the Med & cannot wait to see some videos from there. You guys rock. I bet you have better temps than in Melb today where its 19C. Love

@Marvidsen1973 Жыл бұрын

Awesome and funny video. Appreciated! 🙏🏻☀️🙌🏻

@KristinasTravels 11 ай бұрын

🙌🏻 haha thanks for watching

@aloq7446 2 ай бұрын

Το αστείο που το βρισκεις

@ToneBekkestad Жыл бұрын

I had never heard of this place. Thank you for an awesome video filled with interesting informations and really good shots.🙏 May I ask what your new lens is called?

@trevhedges Жыл бұрын

Cheers guys!

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Thanks Trev, hope you like the seachange.. so to speak.. while we're on land haha!

@64and1 Жыл бұрын

You definitely went to all the right places! Now you can watch "For your eyes only" and see how Meteora and specifilay Holy Trinity monastery was back in the '80s. Fun fact, the monks wheren't very happy about all the crews and cameras and shut down the monasteries for days!

@navalgazingatcampdavid Жыл бұрын

Enjoyed your channel! Just Subscribed.I’m trying to convince my wife that a circumnavigation is a great retirement project and went so far as to even start a little channel (@NavalGazingatCampDavid) to sell her on the life style….desperate times and all that. Lol. Thanks again for the great content. I have a whoooole new appreciation for the time and care it takes to create these episodes!

@TravelInOneMinute Жыл бұрын

It looks like a tuff climb

@jasonargonaut9112 Жыл бұрын

Don't panic, at 5 of 6 monasteries you can borrow a sort of wrap around skirt. At the 6th monastery you can buy one for 3-4 EUR. Just don't forget the cash ;)

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Ohhh! What!? Amazing tip, thank you! Maybe they were all being lent out when we visited?! So amazing to share this with the community Jason, thank you for this contribution! And yes, take cash! Haha 😆

@meid9158 3 ай бұрын

always bring cash with you no matter where you travel!! Many of travelers who come from the US, Canada, or Australia/UK, are so used to using digital payment that they are not aware that a lot of countries are still mostly using cash and atm's are not everywhere in other countries.

@KristinasTravels 3 ай бұрын

100% - great tip! Totally agree! Thank you for watching and your support! See you for our next adventure :) Kristina x

@boomersudden6257 Жыл бұрын

Breath taking is all I can say.

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Truly! 🥹❤️☄️

@327365hp Жыл бұрын

She sure is! The scenery is beautiful too!

@tim595 Жыл бұрын

OMG Kristina, no one told you, if your Greek, you get in for free in the Monasteries, (all of them), You don't even have to wait in the line. During summer (peak season July, August), there could be a line to get in (especially the big monastery) of up to 40 minutes. Not pleasant in 40 degree sun beating down on you. All you do is bypass the line, go to the front and speak to them in Greek, (that's why he asked you, "are your Greek") when you were about to enter, if you speak to them in Greek (good greek), "kalimera leventi, ti kanete," etc. you just walk in. No fee and no waiting. it's slack and I felt bad for the tourists, especially mothers with children, but this is the system. But do take cash with you as they sell religious item inside if you want to purchase.

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

I was wondering why he asked if I was Greek!!!!! Amazing insight! Thank you so much Tim. I’ll have to brush up on my Greek skills before I go again some time haha 🙂🙂

@krosstsp1698 Жыл бұрын

Haha brush up the spelling on thank you as well😂 (efxaristo) keep it up guys !

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

@@krosstsp1698 haha 😂 😅

@matzmr Жыл бұрын

Somewhere I belong

@johannarodriguez3155 Жыл бұрын

Love the video. Thanks for the info. We are going on September. How many can you see in a day if you drive up to them? Where did you rent your car? We want to rent a car in Athens and return it to the airport. Thanks for any help you can give me

@braxtonyoung Жыл бұрын

Stop making these videos so good!

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

😅🥰 It’s so cool to know you saw this being edited underway!! 🙌🙌

@johnkatsaros7340 Жыл бұрын

There was no tobacco in the 9th century in Europe. So the monks were not avoiding that.

@KristinasTravels 11 ай бұрын

Hmmm interesting 🧐

@warrencapon6442 Жыл бұрын

Gee's Kristina as I was listening (:53 ), yikes I thought I heard the word, so I replayed it and all good it's fuss.

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Hahaha! Opps.. I do sometimes pronounce words a little weird! When I used to be a tour guide.. I used to work on the Aqua Duck on the Gold Coast.. and I accidentally said.. Aqua... uck... Luckily I only did this once.

@staisabose Жыл бұрын

Where did you all park your cars for the monasteries such as Varlaam?

@RonieNerbes-mt9ko Ай бұрын

I Love Jonna Napire 💜💚❤️ JUNE 16, 2024

@KristinasTravels Ай бұрын

Cute!

@RadDadisRad Жыл бұрын

Hey just a heads up there’s a better map app called What 3 Words. It converts 10’x10’ squares into GPS coordinates and then into 3 words. Makes getting to specific places much easier.

@travelonourmindsin4k Жыл бұрын

Aloha - do you need a permit/license to fly a drone on Greece? I have a DJI Mini Pro (

@user-xh9rz7rf8l Жыл бұрын

Beautiful video! By the way, your name is Greek (the female version of Christ = Christina). Meteor, meteorology and meteorite comes from the word meteoron, meteora is the plural form.

@svfuerte850 Жыл бұрын

James Bond - for your eyes only - think the baddie was hiding out there

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Oh realllllyy!? We'll have to go back and watch this one!! Cheers guys x

@anyarudko6308 Ай бұрын

Hi! My friends and I are wanting to visit Meteora by car but I was wondering how difficult is it to rent a car in Athens?

@KristinasTravels Ай бұрын

Hey! Renting a car from the airport was a bit annoying as the car hire was off site. So they picked us up in a shuttle bus to go to the car hire location. When we picked up the car.. they also said to us that they had double booked!! So we actually got a different car… We were going to Corfu and Zakynthos, and then they said we needed special insurance to go on Ferry’s… which supposedly was not true! So we didn’t actually pay extra in the end. So overall, the process was a bit annoying, BUT, that was the hardest part really. Actually, parking the car in Athens was also a little painful and expensive 😂 but driving to Meteora was AMAZING! Totally Worth it!!

@igorschannel3924 Жыл бұрын

Can’t find the link for your Google map.

@carolinaanthoness9428 Жыл бұрын

⛵🌏🐠🤿⛱🩱👙🩳🐟🐙⚓🐡🐚🎣💧🐬☀️🇦🇺

@xaralamposp4228 Ай бұрын

There were also some Greeks among those who came to worship on the feast. They therefore came to Philip from Bethsaida of Galilee, and asked him, saying, Sir, we want to see Jesus.............. And Jesus answered them, saying, The hour is come that the Son of man should be glorified.

@cameronhitz3509 10 ай бұрын

Linkin parks inspiration

@Michael_Chater Жыл бұрын

Linkin Park 2nd album

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Oh wow!!! I just looked it up!!! How cool is that. I’ll have to listen to it now 😮😲

@RadDadisRad Жыл бұрын

This album dropped a couple months before I graduated high school.

@SusannaJ Жыл бұрын

why did I think you and John were married? Anyway, living vicariously through you!

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

Probs because we’ve been with each other for 16+ years hehe 🙂🙂 I usually call him my partner, but some people overseas find that weird 😂 and they ask if we’re business partners 😂😂

@SusannaJ Жыл бұрын

@@KristinasTravels 😂 I'm from the Caribbean and I always found the word partner to be a bit weird, admittedly. It may be because we use it in a more casual sense, like to refer to a friend "my pardna" haha. You are both so fortunate to find each other and share a similar outlook on life and goals. Truly a blessing! Wishing you two all the very best! 🤗

@daviddawes293 Жыл бұрын

No way this place is real

@KristinasTravels Жыл бұрын

I know right… it’s absolutely insane!!!!! 💭🙃

@apostolospapas 2 ай бұрын

The monks built these monasteries to free themselves from tobacco and drug addictions? This is insulting, please actually read the history instead of making stuff up

@kaeobermoy4401 11 ай бұрын

Those were built during the Muslim Turk invasion. To preserve Christianity ✝️

@KristinasTravels 11 ай бұрын

Ohh that’s interesting, thanks for the message!

@manoszerv_ Жыл бұрын

Efcharisto = Thank you. Not efadisto.

@hjermsted22 Жыл бұрын

Meteora (specifically The Monastery of the Holy Trinity) is where the 007 film For Your Eyes Only filmed its riveting third act. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Your_Eyes_Only_(film)