Pyxari (box-tree)
Pyxari (box-tree) is a peak in Kalampaka, Trikala, Thessaly. Pyxari (box-tree) is situated nearby to the village Kastraki, as well as near the locality Αγλίστρα.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron and The Holy Monastery of Varlaam.
Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron
Monastery
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The Monastery of Great Meteoron is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece. It is situated on top of a rock called Meteora or Platylithos, which is 415 metres above the Pineios valley floor.
The Holy Monastery of Varlaam
Monastery
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The Monastery of St. Varlaam is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece. It is situated at the top of a rocky precipice that is 373 metres above the valley floor.
Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas
Monastery
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The Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece. Founded at the end of the 14th century, it is situated at the top of a rocky precipice.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meteora and Kalambaka.
Meteora
Photo: Wisniowy, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The monastery-crowned pillars of Meteora are among the most striking geological and cultural gems of Greece. The formation consists of a number of steep and narrow rock pinnacles near the town of Kalambaka in northwestern Thessaly, topped with a total of 24 monasteries, 6 of which are still in use and open to visitors.
Kalambaka
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Kalambaka is a city of 11,500 people in the Thessaly region of central Greece, at the base of the Meteora monasteries. This is the hub of tourist services for the mystical clifftop refuges that loom above it.
Kastraki
Village
Kastraki is a village in Kalabaka municipal unit, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece. It is located on the northwest of the main municipal unit of Kalabaka. Kastraki takes advantage of a small valley opening into the southwest side of the Meteora massif.
Pyxari (box-tree)
Latitude
39.7135° or 39° 42′ 49″ northLongitude
21.6224° or 21° 37′ 21″ eastOpen location code
8GF3PJ7C+9WOpenStreetMap ID
node 1333712492OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peak
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In Other Languages
“Pyxari (box-tree)” goes by many names.
- Greek: “Πυξάρι”
Localities in the Area
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