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Varlaam Monastery – Roussanou Monastery loop from Kalambaka

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Varlaam Monastery – Roussanou Monastery loop from Kalambaka

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4.6

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Varlaam Monastery – Roussanou Monastery loop from Kalambaka

03:21

11.1km

370m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Easily-accessible paths. Suitable for all skill levels. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: August 22, 2026

Waypoints

Start point

Bus stop

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2.31 km

Path Through the Meteora Rock Formations

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4.79 km

Viewpoint

5.58 km

View of the Meteora Monasteries

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Highly recommended. Attention: each of the monasteries is closed on another day of the week and can not be visited.

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5.71 km

View of the Varlaam and Rousanou Monasteries

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Especially beautiful at sunrise 😉

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5.90 km

Great Meteoron Monastery (Megalo Meteoro)

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The Megalou Meteorou or Metamorphoseos Monastery is the oldest, largest and most official of all the existing Meteora monasteries today, as its name 'Megalo Meteoro' (Great Meteoro) states. On its …

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6.44 km

Varlaam Monastery

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For me personally the most interesting monastery because of the view and paintings.

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8.21 km

Roussanou Monastery

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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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8.94 km

View of the Holy Monastery of Rousanou

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The photo is not Varlaam.

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9.45 km

Stone Bridge with Ancient Trees

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Romantic little stone bridge that is very stable. No water flows through it in the summer, but I can imagine it being useful in the spring after the snow melts.

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11.1 km

End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

4.19 km

3.27 km

1.67 km

1.01 km

954 m

Surfaces

5.17 km

2.04 km

1.67 km

1.02 km

836 m

371 m

Elevation

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Weather

Wednesday 26 August

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Comments

May 27, 2025,Verschillende Meteora Kloosters – Klooster Megalou Meteorou rondtocht vanuit Καστράκι

Very nice route, with insanely beautiful viewpoints. Easy route, last part at monastery Varaam was a small climb to get to the road. Unfortunately, last part was mostly on the highway, but from there you also had beautiful views of the rocks and monasteries.

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April 17, 2025,Boucle monastères des Météores – Monastère Megalou Meteorou au départ de Kastraki

Beautiful hike. Arrive early before 10:00 and the buses at the Grand Meteor. You can skip visiting the first monastery and instead do the next two. You pass near the climbing routes on the way in. If you're careful and lucky, you can see wild turtles. A species endemic to this area. In front of each monastery, there is a …

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May 27, 2025,Wanderung bei den Meteora-Klöstern

Breathtakingly beautiful hike.
We had to walk part of the way on the road because the original path through the monastery grounds was closed today.

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January 19, 2025,Giro dei monasteri partenza Kastraki

Very pleasant tour among the monasteries, recommended, the only thing is that it is not super marked (luckily we were following the trail) and it passes through woods which could disorientate.

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April 6, 2022,Klosterrunde Meteora

St. Nikolaos Anapavsas, Rosanou, Varlaam, Metamorphosis, Ypapanti

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April 15, 2025,Tag 6: Wanderung zu den Meteora-Klöstern

It rained during the night. While we were dry, we set off on a tour of the imposing rocks of Meteora and its monasteries. We visited the Rousanou nunnery and the Geological Museum in Kastraki. Both are interesting, but not essential.

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April 15, 2024,Von Kastraki nach Monestery St. Nikolay

A magnificent tour around the rocks and monasteries of Meteora. Initially in the forest, the hiking trail was sometimes difficult to find. But there were turtles and snakes to see. Great views all the time. There was a small stretch of road.

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June 6, 2024,Mehrere Meteora-Klöster – Kloster Megalou Meteorou Runde von Kastraki

We had downloaded the route from Komoot and only changed the starting point.
The path to the two monasteries Great Meteoro and Varlaam is a beautiful hiking trail, through forests and along the rocks.
The way back then unfortunately leads along the road with no shade.
We then changed the route from the Harnadel bend behind the Roussanou monastery and …

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