FAQ
The short version of everything in the guides — what people actually ask before they go.
Summer hours apply from 1 April to 31 October and winter hours from 1 November to 31 March, and each monastery closes on its own weekday — Great Meteoron (09:30–15:00 in summer) closes on Tuesdays, Varlaam (09:00–16:00) on Fridays. Check before you go.
Yes, but it's a long day: day trips from Athens by bus or train take about 14 hours. Staying overnight in Kalambaka makes the sunset and morning tours possible.
Both take about 4 hours with pickup in Kalambaka or Kastraki. The morning tour goes inside three monasteries; the sunset tour goes inside one and adds the hermit caves.