Category: Geosites of Geological Interest

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…

The characteristic rock formations of Agios Dimitrios, Kalambaka, are a continuation of the Meteora complex to the north. On the surface of the rocky outcrops of Agios Dimitrios, erosion processes have created large or small cavities called “tafoni”. The rock outcrops of cohesive conglomerates and sandstones of the Meteora Conglomerate…

To the east of the Kalambaka plain, the impressive rock of Theopetra dominates above the homonymous village. The rock of Theopetra consists of hard limestone rocks of Cretaceous age which have been deposited over softer and more susceptible to erosion ophiolite rocks of Jurassic age. The different erosion of the…