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Monastery of Saint Stephen

The Monastery of Saint Stephen is a Greek Orthodox monastery in central , situated in the Valley northeast of the town of Kalambaka. It is located at the top of a rocky precipice below Kukulas peak, 510 metres.
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  • Opening hours:
    Tuesday—Sunday: 9:00 AM—1:30 PM and 3:30 PM—5:30 PM
    November—March: Tuesday—Sunday 9:30 AM—1:00 PM and 3:00 PM—5:00 PM
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Meteora Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “Agios Stefanos monastery”, “Hagios Stefanos monastery, Meteora”, “Moni Agiou Stephanou (Meteora)”, and “St Stephen’s Holy Monastery”
  • Address: Καλαμπάκα
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora and The Holy Monastery of Roussanou.

Monastery
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The Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Agia Triada, Ayías Triádhos, Ayia Triada, is a Greek Orthodox monastery in central , situated in the Valley northeast of the town of Kalambaka. is situated 530 metres northwest of Monastery of Saint Stephen.

Monastery
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The Monastery of St. Rousanou is a former Greek Orthodox monastery near the town of Kalambaka, in the region of central . It is located at the top of a rocky precipice over 415 metres above the valley floor. is situated 1½ km north of Monastery of Saint Stephen.

Peak
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Alysos, also known as Altsos or Alsos, is a rock in the rock formation complex of , Greece. The rock overlooks the eastern side of the town of .

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kalambaka and Meteora.

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is a city of 11,500 people in the region of central , at the base of the monasteries. This is the hub of tourist services for the mystical clifftop refuges that loom above it.

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The monastery-crowned pillars of are among the most striking geological and cultural gems of . The formation consists of a number of steep and narrow rock pinnacles near the town of in northwestern , topped with a total of 24 monasteries, 6 of which are still in use and open to visitors.

Village
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is a village in municipal unit, Trikala, , Greece. It is located on the northwest of the main municipal unit of . takes advantage of a small valley opening into the southwest side of the Meteora massif.

Monastery of Saint Stephen

Latitude
39.70914° or 39° 42′ 33″ north
Longitude
21.6386° or 21° 38′ 19″ east
Elevation
463 metres (1,519 feet)
Inception
1545
Open location code
8GF3PJ5Q+MC
Open­Street­Map ID
way 379736573
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amenity=­monastery
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historic=­monastery
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tourism=­attraction
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­greek_orthodox
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­no
Geo­Names ID
11808352
Wiki­data ID
Q2336352
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Monastery of Saint Stephen” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس اسطفانوس”
  • Arabic: “دير القديس ستيفن”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Стефан”
  • Catalan: “monestir de Sant Esteve”
  • Czech: “Monastýr Agios Stefanos,”
  • Czech: “Monastýr Agios Stefanos”
  • Dutch: “Monastère Agios Stefanos”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Stefanoksen luostari”
  • French: “Monastere Agios Stefanos”
  • French: “Monastère Agios Stefanos”
  • French: “monastère Saint-Étienne”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Étienne”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა სტეფანეს მონასტერი (მეტეორა)”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა სტეფანეს მონასტერი”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Στεφάνου”
  • Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Στεφάνου Μετεώρων”
  • Italian: “Monastero Agios Stefanos”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Świętego Stefana”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Świętego Stefana”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Sfântul Ștefan” Meteora”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Стефана”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Esteban”
  • Swedish: “Aghios Stephanos”
  • Swedish: “Agios Stephanos”
  • Tatar: “Изге Стефанос кәшишханәсе”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир святого Стефана”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Стефана”

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