Category: Geosites of Meteora – Pyli Geopark

In a decree issued by the Byzantine Emperor Andronikos III Palaiologos in 1336, the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Gardiki is listed as belonging to the diocese of Stagon. From Byzantine archives and oral descriptions, it is believed that the monastery flourished even before the…

The Monastery of Saint George (Myrofillo) is located on a hill south of the village of Myro above the bed of the Acheloos (Aspropotamos) river. It was built in 1618 on the ruins, according to tradition, of an old church of Sotiros and the monastery of Panagia Mirokovos (< 1336)….

The Battle of Meritsa or Battle of Oxynia was fought on 11 and 12 February 1943 between ~800 men of the Greek People's Liberation Army (ELAS), under Nestoras Vokas ("Tzavellas"), Nikos Zaralis ("Hasiotis"), Aristides Bloutsos (National Republican Greek League – EDES) and Elias Kafantaris ("Adamantios") against a battalion of the…

In the square of Gardiki is the Church of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary. It is the central church of the village, in the style of a basilica with a dome, built of stone, around 1700, on the site of an older church. Later, the bell tower was added…

On the road to Gardiki, and 3 kilometers from the village of Agios Nikolaos (Kamnai), is the pilgrimage site of Saint Nicholas Asfakas. In an impressive location, the chapel is built at the base of a steep cliff. On the rock we can observe the impressive folds of the thin…

The Salambria Bridge in Sarakina was built in the 16th century together with the Pyli (Ag. Vissarion) arched bridge by the Metropolitan of Larissa Vissarion II. It took its name from the old name of the Pinios (Salambrias). In its original form, the bridge had six arches, with the third…