St Dimitrios
The Monastery of St. Dimitrios is a former Greek Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Kalabaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece.Photo: Falk2, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Archaeological site
- Description: former monastery in Kalabaka Municipality, Thessaly Region, Greece
- Also known as: “Monastery of St. Dimitrios”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ypapantis Monastery and Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron.
Ypapantis Monastery
Photo: NDessenne, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Ypapantis Monastery, also known as the Monastery of the Ascension of the Savior, is a former Greek Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Kalabaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece.
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. Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron is situated 1 km southwest of St Dimitrios.
The Holy Monastery of Varlaam
Monastery
Photo: Dido3, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Monastery of Saint Varlaam is a Greek Orthodox monastery in central Greece, situated in the Pineios 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. The Holy Monastery of Varlaam is situated 1 km south of St Dimitrios.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Meteora and Kastraki.
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.
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.
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.
St Dimitrios
- Categories: monastery, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Kalampaka, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.73321° or 39° 43′ 60″ northLongitude
21.63101° or 21° 37′ 52″ eastOpen location code
8GF3PJMJ+7COpenStreetMap ID
node 4332250541OpenStreetMap feature
historic=archaeological_siteWikidata ID
Q112894872
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Spanish—“St Dimitrios” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Свети Димитър (Метеора)”
- Bulgarian: “Свети Димитър”
- German: “Agios Dimitrios”
- Greek: “Άγιος Δημήτριος”
- Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Δημητρίου Μετεώρων”
- Spanish: “Agios Dimitrios”
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