Category: Geosites of Meteora – Pyli Geopark

The monastery is located one kilometer north of Kleinovo, in a fir forest. It celebrates on June 29, the feast of the Apostles Peter and Paul. By Royal Decree of 1886 it was united with the other monastery of Kleinovo, the monastery of Chryssinos. The construction of the monastery is…

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…