Our Meteora’s Hermit Cave Half Day Hiking Tour is available every day February through October. Your journey begins in the scenic village of Kastraki before you make your way up the jagged paths to this isolated monastic community. Once you’ve reached the top, step into the wondrous cave chapel built by Varnavas, a hermit and monk that resided there in the 10th century and is said to be the founder of this fringe movement. Experience the wonder of this diamond in the rough as you tread the same paths as the ancient faithful did so many centuries ago.

After drinking in the sights, take some time to listen to the legends and stories your local guide has collected as they walk you all the way through the founding of this community to its present state. Experience the prison cells, where wayward monks were sent to think about what they’d done. Your tour will finish with a walk past the cave of Saint George, the venerated soldier saint and dragon-slayer.

This tour has guaranteed departures from Kastraki village.