Category: Geosites of Meteora – Pyli Geopark

The monastery is located one kilometer north of the homonymous village of Kalambaka, outside the stone forest of Meteora. The year of its foundation is unknown. However, it is mentioned among the monasteries of Meteora in the year 1541, in a letter of Neophytos II, Bishop of Larissa, in which…

On the heights of Koperna, where the old village of Avra was located north of the current one, is the Monastery of Saint George of Avra. It is the Orthodox chapel of Saint George, which in recent years has been restored with the efforts of believers and its staffing by…

The Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Chrysinou was founded in 1740 and is located in the place Bouziania at 680 m. altitude. It was founded after the destruction of the monastery of the same name, which was located lower down in the position of Chania…

The Monastery of Saint Nicholas of Siamades is located in the municipality of Meteora, near the road Mourgani-Kastania, (at a distance of approximately 2 km from the main road). The first monastery, according to tradition, was originally built in the same area but in a different location, on the site…

The Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Stagiades is located just outside the village of Chasia, approximately 30 km from Kalampaka, this monastery dates back to 1004 AD, making it not only the oldest monastery in the Kalampaka region, but also one of the oldest in all…

On the eastern slopes of Mount Koziakas and at an altitude of 540 meters is the women's monastery of the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Vitouma. According to sources, it was founded in 1161 at the expense of Konstantinos Tarchaniotis and his wife Zoe. From…