Category: Sites of Historical – Cultural Interest

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…

On the eastern slopes of Mount Koziakas and at an altitude of 540 meters is the women's monastery of the Holy Monastery of the Assumption of the Virgin Mary of Vitouma. According to sources, it was founded in 1161 at the expense of Konstantinos Tarchaniotis and his wife Zoe. From…

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….