Wat er het hele jaar speelt in Kalampaka, Griekenland

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In januari begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monasteries on winter hours (1 nov – 31 mrt), Cloud on the pillars (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Clean Monday, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Clean Monday

  23 febCarnavalSluitingenDruk

  Clean Monday, the first day of Orthodox Lent and 48 days before Easter, is a public holiday. Offices and most shops close, families head outdoors to picnic and fly kites, and tavernas serve Lenten food such as seafood, bean dishes and flat lagana bread. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Monasteries on winter hours (1 nov – 31 mrt), Cloud on the pillars (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Druk — Independence Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Feestdag

  Independence Day

  25 mrtNationale feestdagSluitingen

  25 March, also the feast of the Annunciation, is a national holiday. Schoolchildren and bands parade through town centres under blue-and-white flags, banks, offices and most shops close, and fried salt cod with garlic sauce is the traditional lunch. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Clean Monday (23 feb), Monasteries on winter hours (1 nov – 31 mrt), Cloud on the pillars (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))

Topdrukte — Orthodox Easter, Easter holidays (Orthodox) in Griekenland

• Natuur

  Spring on the rocks

  1 apr – 31 mei · meestalWilde bloemen & bloei

  The pillars are green to the base and the footpaths between the monasteries are at their best before the plain heats up. Griffon vultures are on the thermals by mid-morning.

• Feestdag

  Orthodox Easter

  10–13 aprPasen & Goede WeekDrukSluitingen

  The monasteries keep the full liturgical week and Greek visitors come for it, so the town is booked out and the sites keep their own hours rather than the posted ones. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Climbing and hiking season

  1 apr – 15 jun · meestalWandelseizoen

  The conglomerate towers have been climbed since the 1970s and spring is the window, along with mid-September to November. Midsummer rock is too hot to hold by ten.

Druk — schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen, een van de beste maanden qua weer

In mei begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Spring on the rocks (1 apr – 31 mei (meestal)), Orthodox Easter (10–13 apr), Climbing and hiking season (1 apr – 15 jun (meestal))

Topdrukte — reizigers noemen het hoogseizoen, Summer holidays in Griekenland

In juni begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Climbing and hiking season (1 apr – 15 jun (meestal))

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Risico

  Thessaly plain heat

  1 jul – 25 augExtreme hitte

  This inland plain is one of the hottest places in Greece and the rock radiates it back. Monastery visits mean stairs in full sun, so it is an early-morning trip in high summer. Bron ↗

Topdrukte — August coaches, Summer holidays in Griekenland

• Feestdag

  August coaches

  1–31 augSchoolvakantiesDruk

  Day coaches from Thessaloniki and the Athens road arrive together in the middle of the day, and the narrow monastery stairs are one-in-one-out. Go at opening or at four. Bron ↗

Nog steeds bezig: Thessaly plain heat (1 jul – 25 aug)

Druk — Summer holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 3 van de markten die de plek vullen

In september begint er niets nieuws.

Druk — Ohi Day, schoolvakanties in 4 van de markten die de plek vullen

• Natuur

  Autumn colour in the Pindus

  15 okt – 20 nov · meestal

  The oak and beech on the slopes behind the rocks turn through late October, and the coaches have gone. It is the quietest good month here.

• Feestdag

  Ohi Day

  28 oktNationale feestdagSluitingen

  28 October marks Greece's refusal of the 1940 Italian ultimatum. School and military parades fill town centres in the morning, flags hang from balconies, and banks, offices and many shops close for the day. Bron ↗

Tussenseizoen — schoolvakanties in 2 van de markten die de plek vullen, een gewone maand

• Sluiting

  Monasteries on winter hours

  1 nov – 31 mrt

  From November the six monasteries drop to short winter hours and each closes two or three days a week rather than one. Plan the loop around the closures or you will drive past locked gates. Bron ↗

• Seizoen

  Cloud on the pillars

  1 nov – 15 mrt · meestalMistseizoenRisico

  Winter mornings put low cloud in the valley with the monasteries standing above it, which is the photograph everyone comes for. It also means some days you see nothing at all.

Nog steeds bezig: Autumn colour in the Pindus (15 okt – 20 nov (meestal))

Druk — Christmas holidays in Griekenland, schoolvakanties in 7 van de markten die de plek vullen

In december begint er niets nieuws.

Nog steeds bezig: Monasteries on winter hours (1 nov – 31 mrt), Cloud on the pillars (1 nov – 15 mrt (meestal))