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…

Rousanou Monastery is located on the road from the village of Kastraki to Meteora. It is one of the six active monasteries of Meteora, which have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1988. It is built on a vertical columnar rock and its building complex covers the…

On the eastern rocks of Meteora above Kalambaka, lies the Monastery of Agia Triada. It is one of the six active monasteries of Meteora, which have been included in the UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1988. To the east and very close to it is the Monastery of Agios Stefanos….

The Monastery of St. Stephanos is located at the southeastern end of the cluster of meteoric rocks, just above Kalambaka, and it is the only monastery that can be visited without climbing stairs, because access to it is by a small bridge. The view from the patio of the monastery…

Going up to Meteora from the village of Kastraki, shortly after the chapel of Panagia Doupiani and between the ruined monasteries of Prodromos, Agia Moni and Pantokratoros, the men's Holy Monastery of Agios Nikolaos Anapausas is located on its narrow rock. The frescoes that decorate the small catholicon of the…