{
  "name": "Meteora Monastery Road",
  "slug": "meteora-monastery-road",
  "url": "https://www.bestdrivingroads.com/roads/meteora-monastery-road/",
  "summary": "The short panoramic loop through the Meteora rock pinnacles above Kalambaka and Kastraki",
  "location": {
    "country": "Greece",
    "region": "Trikala, Thessaly",
    "start": {
      "name": "Kalambaka",
      "lat": 39.703193,
      "lon": 21.62557
    },
    "end": {
      "name": "Kastraki",
      "lat": 39.721092,
      "lon": 21.631865
    }
  },
  "measurements": {
    "lengthMiles": 3,
    "lengthKm": 4.8,
    "driveMinutes": 6,
    "corners": 18,
    "hairpins": 1,
    "maxGradientPercent": 10,
    "summitMetres": 441.6,
    "elevationConfidence": "measured",
    "difficulty": "easy",
    "tightnessOutOf10": 5
  },
  "timing": {
    "bestSeasons": [
      "spring",
      "summer",
      "autumn",
      "winter"
    ]
  },
  "conditions": {},
  "hazards": [
    "Tour coaches on blind bends",
    "Pedestrians and parked cars at viewpoints",
    "Steep drop-offs by the pinnacles"
  ],
  "scenery": [
    "mountain",
    "valley"
  ],
  "pointsOfInterest": [
    "St. Paisios",
    "St. John Baptist (Prodromos)",
    "Dragases"
  ],
  "geometry": {
    "pointCount": 53
  },
  "attribution": {
    "source": "Routes - bestdrivingroads.com",
    "citation": "Cite with a link to the road page. Stats are measured from the mapped line, not copied from other lists; where elevationConfidence is \"approximate\" the 30 m DEM cannot resolve that line and the elevation figures are indicative.",
    "roadGeometry": "(c) OpenStreetMap contributors, ODbL",
    "terms": "Facts are free to cite with attribution; bulk reproduction of the catalogue requires permission (simon@keane.studio)."
  },
  "updated": "2026-07-25"
}