Badovas
Badovas or Bantovas is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece. Badovas has an elevation of 334 metres.Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Peak with an elevation of 334 metres
- Description: rock in Meteora, Greece
- Also known as: “Badova”, “Bantova”, and “Bantovas”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron and Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora.
Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron
Monastery
Photo: Janmad, CC BY-SA 2.0.
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 Thessaly region of central Greece.
Monastery of the Holy Trinity, Meteora
Monastery
Photo: Dido3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity, also known as Agia Triada, Ayías Triádhos, Ayia Triada, is a Greek Orthodox monastery in central Greece, situated in the Pineios Valley northeast of the town of Kalambaka.
Monastery of Rousanou
Monastery
Photo: RoubinakiM, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Monastery of Rousanou is a Greek Orthodox monastery now used as a convent near the town of Kalambaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece. It is located at the top of a rocky precipice over 415 metres above the Pineios valley floor.
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
Photo: Haneburger, CC0.
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.
Badovas
- Categories: rock formation, rock, and landform
- Location: Kalampaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece, Balkans, Europe
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
39.7105° or 39° 42′ 38″ northLongitude
21.6217° or 21° 37′ 18″ eastElevation
334 metres (1,096 feet)Open location code
8GF3PJ6C+6MOpenStreetMap ID
node 3830668064OpenStreetMap feature
natural=peakWikidata ID
Q112220768
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In Other Languages
From German to Greek—“Badovas” goes by many names.
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Monastery of St Nicholas Badovas and Atop the rockslide boulder.
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