Capital of the district of west Thessaly carrying the same name, Trikala is a city known for its liveliness, its green-conscious and technologically informed way of life, the river Lithaios which gifts it with its evergreen banks of plane trees, and the countless bicycles riding every street constituting the city’s trade mark.

You will climb the Byzantine castle and have your picture taken by the Tower with the huge clock which characterizing the city, visible from every street corner.

You will wonder in the picturesque old Manavika and the “alleys of Sakaflia”, in the Varousi of old town, and you will admire the intricate and particular mansions with their long marquees, and afterwards you will pick a mezze bar to dine on local, traditional, delicious small plates, completed with a glass of good wine.
And if you’re lucky, you will find yourself there in December, you will sneak into the Mill of the Elves, and feel the childlike wonder of Christmas time, while the festive atmosphere which only such a theme park can offer completely wraps you.

From Trikala you will effortlessly approach the monasteries of Meteora, built on the tops of huge, dark-colored rocks, rinsing magnificently over the endless Thessalian valley and seemingly touch the sky.

A unique and priceless matching of byzantine architecture and unparalleled natural beauty, with the monasteries incorporated in the gigantic rocks, hooked on them like a natural extension, as if they are trying to reach God.

The wild and unexplored landscape became an ideal residence for the first hermits and ascites and later an ideal refuge for pilgrims, with twenty-four monasteries, six of which are still operational.

A cinematic scenery, an amazing artistic, geological, and sacred treasure, which for most people inarguably constitutes an item on their life-long destinations.
Is it perhaps time for you to add it to your list?