Riding the “The Valley of fog” in Greece

Meteora Monasteries. UNESCO world heritage sites

My first visit to Meteora was in the early 1990s

It’s great when you’re on a tour of something incredible like this. Nature takes a million years to create and man begins to construct structures at the top of the giant rocks for over 12 centuries!

In addition, this place creates a phenomenon of astonishing fog. Which is why they call it a fog valley. (Read the story)

They chose to do this not because it was easy but because it was hard, almost impossible. And they succeeded in this great achievement to build them through their great faith.

Think of visiting this incredible place on a motorcycle. ! Yes, you may reserve the “Easy Rider Tour” with us, 10 riding days and one day is Meteora !

Meteora’s remarkable natural pillars once attracted devout hermits. Today, hikers and rock climbers are among those seeking nirvana.

The rising sun illuminates the monastery of Holy Trinity and nearby villages, Meteora, Greece. (Inu)

A vast complex of giant rock pillars with monasteries made on the picks of the sandstone cliffs centuries ago creates a truly surreal landscape found nowhere else in the world!

They came to this place between the 9th and the 10th century to find quiet and to isolate themselves in the many caves found scattered among the cliffs. For centuries those monks lived in complete isolation.

The Meteora monasteries are enthroned on mighty dark rock needles between heaven and earth. The spectacular structures in the north of Thessaly on the Greek mainland are a masterpiece by human hands and a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The name Metéora is derived from meteorizo (μετεωρίζω), which means “to lift up”. This name describes the location of the monasteries, which were built on high sandstone cliffs and sometimes seem to float in hazy air.

A visit to Meteora-Greece and the monasteries offer a unique perspective of nature’s grandeur in conjunction with history, architecture, and man’s everlasting desire to connect with the Divine. From the early Christian times, the cliffs of Meteora were regarded as a perfect place to achieve absolute isolation. A place for people to find peace and harmony and, thus, to support mankind’s’ eternal struggle for spiritual ascension.

Meteora today is the largest archaeological site of Greece in terms of the area that it covers. It is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1989 and an official holy place for Greece since 1995. A vast complex of giant rock pillars with monasteries made on the picks of the sandstone cliffs centuries ago creates a truly surreal landscape found nowhere else in the world!

Rose Harley