{"id":211,"date":"2007-12-15T22:38:21","date_gmt":"2007-12-15T12:38:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/?p=211"},"modified":"2007-12-15T22:38:21","modified_gmt":"2007-12-15T12:38:21","slug":"meteora-kalambaka-greece","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/wordpress\/greece\/kalambaka-greece\/meteora-kalambaka-greece","title":{"rendered":"Meteora &#8211; Kalambaka, Greece"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"float: right\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\"><!--\r\ngoogle_ad_client = \"pub-1009507070974015\";\r\ngoogle_alternate_ad_url = \"http:\/\/www.travelsignposts.com\/google_adsense_script.html\";\r\ngoogle_ad_width = 300;\r\ngoogle_ad_height = 250;\r\ngoogle_ad_format = \"300x250_as\";\r\ngoogle_ad_type = \"text_image\";\r\n\/\/2007-06-30: TSBlog 300x250\r\ngoogle_ad_channel = \"2928184950\";\r\ngoogle_color_border = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_bg = \"FFFFFF\";\r\ngoogle_color_link = \"FF6600\";\r\ngoogle_color_text = \"000000\";\r\ngoogle_color_url = \"339933\";\r\n\/\/-->\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\"\r\n  src=\"http:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/show_ads.js\">\r\n<\/script><\/p>\n<p>We had such an action packed and enjoyable time in Sofia and felt a little sad to\u00a0be leaving this city this morning.\u00a0 From Sofia, we headed south into Greece, following the valley of the Struma River.<\/p>\n<p>Along the way we passed by the town of Sandanski, which was a Thracian settlement in the past.\u00a0 Sandanski was also the birthplace of Spartacus,\u00a0the leader of the Roman slave uprising in 73-71BC.\u00a0 He also led an army of escaped Roman slaves that defeated several Roman legions and came close to sacking Rome itself.\u00a0 Today, Sandanski is noted more\u00a0for its spa resorts.<\/p>\n<p>Another noteworthy town along the way is Melnik, which we are told is the best wine growing region in Bulgaria.\u00a0 Melnik is also noted for its famous sandstone pyramids and traditional houses.<\/p>\n<p>As we crossed into Greece, the change in landscape is quickly noticeable.\u00a0 Being a lover of olives and olive oil, the sight of olive groves on both sides of the road was a pleasurable vision.\u00a0 It was amazing to learn that\u00a0olives trees take 40 years before they fruit and once they&#8217;re of age, they can keep fruiting for 1,000 years.<\/p>\n<p>We\u00a0visited Kalambaka a few years ago,\u00a0and although we knew what to expect from Meteora, the sight of these massive smooth rocks were still amazing.\u00a0 Our hotel for the night was the Divani Meteora,\u00a0a local hotel chain which was rather lacking in ambience.\u00a0\u00a0Fortunately,\u00a0the hotel is located at the\u00a0foot of the\u00a0rock pinnacles and we had view of these from our room.<\/p>\n<p>Kalambaka town has changed immensely since our last\u00a0visit\u00a0about four years ago.\u00a0 Far from being a small sleepy town, it&#8217;s much more touristy now and the existence of many discos, nightclubs, bars, etc. unfortunately indicate the type of tourists that they&#8217;re attracting here.\u00a0 There were also numerous internet cafes along the main strip, but beware the stiff keyboards!<\/p>\n<p>Helen\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We had such an action packed and enjoyable time in Sofia and felt a little sad to\u00a0be leaving this city this morning.\u00a0 From Sofia, we headed south into Greece, following the valley of the Struma River. 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