Planet Fungi goes truffle hunting

Meteora in northern Greece is spectacular. Ancient monasteries perch on rocky monoliths defying gravity. It’s a photographers delight. But what many visitors don’t realise is that this area of Greece is also a hotspot for fungi, and in summer, truffle hunting is becoming increasingly popular. This region also has its very own mushroom museum. Stephen Axford and Catherine Marciniak of Planet Fungi were invited by the Meteora Natural History Museum and Mushroom Museum to go truffle hunting on one of their regular tours. This was a first for the fungi obsessed duo, as although Australia has many truffles, they are primarily eaten by weird and wonderful marsupial animals, not humans. They were keen to find out what all the fuss is about, and pooch Lara and the fabulous team from the Meteora Natural History Museum and Mushroom Museum delivered a fabulous tour along with mushroom feast in the forest. We highly recommend this experience if travelling in that part of the world. Thanks to the Nikos Pallas, the Director of the Museum and his truffle hunting team. Music via License Number o31F3R Planet Fungi showcases stories by photographer Stephen Axford and filmmaker Catherine Marciniak. Taking us around the globe, they introduce us to the wonderful world of mushrooms and explore why scientists now think fungi are absolutely essential to life as we know it. For more about Planet Fungi documentaries, photography and time-lapses go to Visit us on instagram @PlanetFungi Upload your own photos to their citizen science facebook page Help us create our next feature documentary FOLLOW THE RAIN