Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas

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.
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  • Opening hours:
    9:00 AM—3:30 PM
    Friday: closed
    November—March: Saturday—Thursday 9:00 AM—2:00 PM
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Meteora Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “Agios Nikolaos Anapafsa monastery of Meteora”, “Hagios Nikolaos Anapausa monastery”, “Iera Moni Agiou Nikolaou Anapafsa”, and “Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas”
  • Address: Καλαμπάκα

Places of Interest Nearby

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

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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 . is situated 330 metres north of Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas.

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 470 metres east of Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas.

Monastery
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The Monastery of Rousanou is a Greek Orthodox monastery now used as a convent 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 700 metres east of Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Meteora and Kastraki.

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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.

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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.

Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas

Latitude
39.7239° or 39° 43′ 26″ north
Longitude
21.62456° or 21° 37′ 28″ east
Inception
1527
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير القديس نيقولاوس أناباوساس”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Никола Анапавса”
  • Bulgarian: “Свети Николай Анапавсас”
  • Catalan: “monestir de Sant Nicolau”
  • Czech: “Monastýr Agios Nikolaos Anapafsa”
  • Czech: “Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου Αναπαυσά”
  • Dutch: “Monastère Agios Nikolaos”
  • Finnish: “Pyhän Nikolaoksen luostari”
  • French: “monastère Agios Nikolaos”
  • French: “Monastère Agios Nikolaos”
  • French: “Monastère Saint Nicolas Anapausas”
  • Georgian: “წმინდა ნიკოლოზ ანაპავსის მონასტერი”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου Αναπαυσά”
  • Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου Αναπαυσά Μετεώρων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου Αναπαυσά”
  • Italian: “Monastero Agios Nikolaos”
  • Macedonian: “Манастир „Св. Никола Успокоител“”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Świętego Mikołaja Odpoczywającego”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Sfântul Nicolae Anapafsas” Meteora”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Анапавса”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Святого Николая Анапавсаса”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Nicolás Anapausas”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de San Nicolás”
  • Swedish: “Aghios Nikolaos Anapafsas”
  • Swedish: “Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas”
  • Tatar: “Изге Николаос Анапафса кәшишханәсе”
  • Ukrainian: “монастир Святого Миколая Анапавсаса”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Миколая Анапавсаса”

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