Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada)
Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada)
Holy Trinity Monastery (Agia Triada)
4.5
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Monday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Tuesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Wednesday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Friday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Saturday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Sunday
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
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Isabel Cristina N
Providence, RI37 contributions
Nov 2022 • Solo
Very punctual team and very accommodating. Highly recommended. An awesome and unique experience❤️ once in a lifetime trip. Full day full of history and the beauty and surroundings, including The Valley below are breathtaking. Do the 2 days or more. Very affordable as well!!
Written December 9, 2022
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Kevin S
Pontypridd, UK6,243 contributions
Jun 2022
The one with the most walking, assuming you are driving or being driven to each monastery. Several hundred metres on a paved downhill path, and then a steep 160 steps interspersed with 100 metres of flat walking to the entrance. And then reverse that walk to leave. Again a very impressive chapel interior. Larger grounds than Meteora or St Stephen gives good panoramic views. The significant highlight here is, with a good camera, the possibility to capture 4 monasteries in one scene. And double up with two monasteries close together for other shots.
Written July 3, 2022
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Philip_Bolster
Groningen, The Netherlands884 contributions
Jun 2022 • Family
The monastery most famous for being the scenery of the “For your eyes only”-movie. Although only 140 steps in the shade, it was not the easiest accessible of the monasteries, since one first has to descend a rather long way, which at the end has to be climbed. But the monastery was the most beautiful one, so all the effort will be rewarded.
Written June 22, 2022
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akarpe
New York City, NY16 contributions
Jun 2023 • Family
This monastery was beautiful inside and outside with the views. Beware that the there is a steep walk down and then another 300ish steps to reach the top of the monastery - definitely a little bit difficult to trek to the top. Despite the walk, worth it for the views!
Written June 7, 2023
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Benz Hazan
6 contributions
Jun 2022
it was a uniq temple to visit but a bad point to stop&wait point outside in parkuing. some salers available to sale. but no place to seat or hide your self away of the heat sun of june. tha space is big but need seat to rest and fresh yourself away from the sun.
Written June 9, 2022
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Daniel B
Karlsruhe, Germany88 contributions
Sep 2014 • Solo
The special thing about this monastery is that it is accessible via a small path from Kalambaka. It takes around 45 minutes to get there, or a bit more if you're not used to hiking. So if you arrive in Kalambaka around two or three hours before the monasteries close this one is the place to go. And without the new roads and dozens of tour buses right next to it, visiting this place feels quite different from the other monasteries.
It is also different from the other monasteries in that not the whole top of the rock is covered with buildings. There are some areas next to the monastery with a little bit of agriculture and very good view of Kalambaka town.
The monastery itself is very nice but fairly small.
I recommend seeing at least one more monastery apart from this one: the Megalo Meteoro Monastery.
It is also different from the other monasteries in that not the whole top of the rock is covered with buildings. There are some areas next to the monastery with a little bit of agriculture and very good view of Kalambaka town.
The monastery itself is very nice but fairly small.
I recommend seeing at least one more monastery apart from this one: the Megalo Meteoro Monastery.
Written September 18, 2014
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World Traveler
Vancouver, WA101 contributions
Dec 2018
I have seen many sunsets from traveling the world. This one is just breathtaking. The rock formations are majestic and the monastery built on top of the rock is just plain impressive...but the sunset...wow It was worth waiting around for one hour just to see it. If you want the best view (on the edge of the cliff) I recommend you show up at least an hour early because the location fills up rather quickly. Be careful though, there are no barriers so I wouldn't recommend taking kids on the edge of the rock.
Written November 20, 2019
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scs557
California64 contributions
Jul 2018 • Family
Agia Triada is probably the least visited of the monasteries in Meteora. It is the Monastery featured, I believe as St. Cyril's, in the Bond film For Your Eyes Only.
As of this post, they are doing a significant amount of renovation on the site but it is well hidden from the public. The church is pretty and the views are magnificent. It costs 3 Euros per person to enter. Unlike the other monasteries there is no gift shop.
The important information is how do I get to it? First it is on the way to St. Stephen monastery (the easiest to get to). There is a small area for parking along the entrance. Once you park, walk down the path. The path is wide without any cliffs to worry about and with a step every 20-50 feet. It is similar in design to the entrance to Megalo Meteora, but I felt less steep however a little longer. At the bottom of the path you go up the stairs. They are a little irregular, but, without the crowds of the other monasteries, they are easier to ascend and descend. Also, the safety walls are higher. As someone with acrophobia, they made me feel safer. The walls are along the side all the way up. I have kept looking for comments on how to enter and no one really discusses it. So again it is a walkable path down with out any cliffs to worry about. The stairs are not hard with a a good safety wall and probably no more steps than Megalo Meteora on the way up.
It took us about twenty minutes to go up and about the same to go down. We were the first people on the morning we visited. We took some water and filled our bottles at the fountain on top.
Again, I am acrophobic, but you can see the views away from the sides of the cliff. So go. The quiet is amazing, as all the other monasteries are extremely busy. Also, we took our five year old daughter. She made it up and down on her own
As of this post, they are doing a significant amount of renovation on the site but it is well hidden from the public. The church is pretty and the views are magnificent. It costs 3 Euros per person to enter. Unlike the other monasteries there is no gift shop.
The important information is how do I get to it? First it is on the way to St. Stephen monastery (the easiest to get to). There is a small area for parking along the entrance. Once you park, walk down the path. The path is wide without any cliffs to worry about and with a step every 20-50 feet. It is similar in design to the entrance to Megalo Meteora, but I felt less steep however a little longer. At the bottom of the path you go up the stairs. They are a little irregular, but, without the crowds of the other monasteries, they are easier to ascend and descend. Also, the safety walls are higher. As someone with acrophobia, they made me feel safer. The walls are along the side all the way up. I have kept looking for comments on how to enter and no one really discusses it. So again it is a walkable path down with out any cliffs to worry about. The stairs are not hard with a a good safety wall and probably no more steps than Megalo Meteora on the way up.
It took us about twenty minutes to go up and about the same to go down. We were the first people on the morning we visited. We took some water and filled our bottles at the fountain on top.
Again, I am acrophobic, but you can see the views away from the sides of the cliff. So go. The quiet is amazing, as all the other monasteries are extremely busy. Also, we took our five year old daughter. She made it up and down on her own
Written July 11, 2018
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Ljubomir D
Bosnia and Herzegovina239 contributions
Jul 2019
As for all Meteora, words to explain this are not enough. Pictures shows part of what you could experience, but to be there is unforgettable memory forever.
Written May 22, 2020
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Jym M
Toronto, Canada149 contributions
Sep 2016 • Solo
The monastery if very similar to the others however it is a long walk to get to. Many steps. The aircar will take over elderly and disabled people (I'm not sure if there's a cost)
Written September 18, 2016
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Salman J
Greater London, UK2 contributions
Does the monastery have any tributes/reminders linking it to the James Bond film. Just asking because another mountain top setting for a Bond movier, Piz Gloria in Switzerland used in On Her Majesty's Secret Service has a full 007 theme with life size cut outs of George Lazenby keeping the links to 007 going.
Dan the Viking
Eugene, OR157 contributions
They didn't have anything at the Monastery that I saw. In town at the hotel there was a lot of look what has been filmed here handouts. A lot of movies have been filmed around that town and at the monasteries.
Yan X
San Francisco, CA20 contributions
How long is the hike? Do you know whether the trail is the same one as on the google map? Thanks!
chachamatina
Berkley146 contributions
We took a car so I’m not sure about the trail but of the three we visited, this had the most steps up.
nadmarcel
Eastman, Canada17 contributions
Quel est l’horaire de visite pour les quatre monastères suivant: heures et jours les 29 et 30 septembre:
Monastere Agia Triada ( Holy Trinity Monastere
Grand Météor
Monastère Rousanou
Monastère Varlaam
Jackie L
Billericay, England, United Kingdom4 contributions
Thinking about visiting the Holy Trinity Monastery in November. My husband and I will be travelling with our baby who will be 14 months old. Do you think the walk up to the monastery and back down is safe enough to do while carrying a baby in a baby Bjorn carrier? I know it will be difficult but is it doable for a man of good health and fitness?
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