At the northwestern end of the meteoritic rocky cluster is the Monydrium of Agios Nikolaos Gavros, on the rock of which one finds scattered small ascetics and cells. The exterior masonry is characterized by mud-brick masonry with semi-carved corner stones on the pilasters of the doors, the openings and the…
View moreBefore reaching the village of Gavros, near the Ionas (Mourganis) River, lies the Hermitage (Monydrio) of Agios Theodosios. Scattered across the rock are small hermitages and monastic cells. Inside the small church, frescoes have been preserved in two layers. The most recent layer consists of 19th-century repaintings, while the older…
View moreNear the mountainous village of Chaliki in the Aspropotamos region stands the Monastery of Prophet Elias and the Transfiguration of Christ. According to local priest Christos Barbalis, the monastery was established in the mid-19th century by three shepherd brothers from Chaliki—Damianos, Hilarion, and Afxentios Mavrogeorgos. By Royal Decree dated July…
View moreAt a distance of 43 km from Kalambaka is the village of Panagia or Nea Koutsoufliani, where the historic monastery of Limpohovo, dedicated to the Nativity of the Virgin Mary, is located. The monastery is mentioned in 1336 in a decree of Emperor Andronikos III. The old monastery was built…
View moreThe 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…
View moreThe 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…
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