Category: Geosites of Meteora – Pyli Geopark

In a natural cavity (tafoni) on the rock of Agios Pnevmas, opposite Panagia Doupiani in Kastraki, and accessible only to climbers, lies the Holy Monastery of Agios Georgios Mandilas. According to a long-standing local tradition, on the feast day of Saint George, at the end of the liturgical celebration, young…

The Holy Monastery of the Holy Cross of Dolianos Krania is one of the most remarkable post-Byzantine monuments of the 18th century. The pheronimos church, the only building that survives today, with its original and imposing architecture and the rich decoration, finds the place it deserves nestled in a green…

At the western exit of Kalambaka city towards Kastraki, we encounter the rocks “Amparia” and “Bandova” of the Meteora complex. These two rocks are part of the Meteora Conglomerates, which are 10-20 million years old. On the surface of these two rocks we observe the characteristic ellipsoidal cavities called “tafoni”….

Among the rock formations of Meteora, an impressive styloid rock formation that resembles a stone needle stands out. “Adrachti” (Needle or Spindle) as it has been known through recent history, is a single pillar located south of Kastraki among the large rocks of Meteora, such as Modi and Agia. Meteora…

The landforms of Gavros are a continuation of the Meteora complex to the north. The rocky outcrops of cohesive conglomerates and sandstones of the Meteora Conglomerate unit were deposited as submarine drifts and belong to the Meso-Hellenic Trench, as part of the Pentalophos-Meteora Formation of Upper Oligocene – Lower Miocene…