Great Meteoron Monastery

Great Meteoron Monastery is a monastery in , , which is located on P.O. Box: 15. Great Meteoron Monastery is situated nearby to , as well as near the peak .
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Orthodox
  • Address: P.O. Box: 15, Near Kalabaka, 42200

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron and Monastery of Varlaam.

Monastery
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The Monastery of Great Meteoron, mainly known as Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Saviour in Greece, is a Greek Orthodox monastery near the town of Kalambaka, in the region of central .

Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint Varlaam 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 that is 373 metres above the valley floor. is situated 320 metres southeast of Great Meteoron Monastery.

Monastery
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The Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas 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 320 metres southwest of Great Meteoron Monastery.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meteora and Kastraki.

Photo: Wisniowy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
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.

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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.

Great Meteoron Monastery

Latitude
39.72638° or 39° 43′ 35″ north
Longitude
21.62649° or 21° 37′ 35″ east
Open location code
8GF3PJGG+HH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 12836253687
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­monastery
Open­Street­Map attribute
denomination=­orthodox
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