Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron

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 .
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  • Opening hours:
    9:30 AM—3:00 PM
    Tuesday: closed
    November—March: Thursday—Monday 9:30 AM—2:00 PM; Tuesday—Wednesday closed
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Meteora, Greece
  • Also known as: “Great Meteoro”, “Great Meteoron monastery”, “Megalo Meteoro”, “Metamorphosis”, “Monastery of Great Meteoron”, “Mone Megalou Meteoron”, and “Transfiguration Monastery”
  • Address: Καλαμπάκα

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Holy Monastery of St. Nikolaos of Anapafsas and The Holy Monastery of Varlaam.

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 330 metres south of Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron.

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 410 metres southeast of Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron.

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 800 metres southeast of Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron.

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 Great Meteoron

Latitude
39.72676° or 39° 43′ 36″ north
Longitude
21.62557° or 21° 37′ 32″ east
Open location code
8GF3PJGG+P6
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير ميتيورون العظيم”
  • Bulgarian: “Преображение Господне”
  • Catalan: “Gran Meteor”
  • Catalan: “Monestir del Gran Meteor”
  • Czech: “Monastýr Velká Meteora”
  • Dutch: “Grand Météore”
  • Finnish: “Suuren Metéoron luostari”
  • French: “Grand Météore”
  • Georgian: “დიდი მეტეორის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Großes Meteoron-Kloster”
  • German: “Megalo Meteoro”
  • German: “Megalo Meteoron”
  • Greek: “Μεγάλο Μετέωρο”
  • Greek: “Μονή Μεγάλου Μετεώρου”
  • Greek: “Μονή Μεταμορφώσεως”
  • Greek: “Μονή Μεταμόρφωσης του Σωτήρως”
  • Italian: “Gran Meteora”
  • Macedonian: “Голем Метеор”
  • Polish: “Wielki Meteor”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă a „Marelui Meteor” Meteora”
  • Russian: “Большой Метеорский монастырь”
  • Russian: “Мегала Метеора”
  • Serbian: “Манастир Велики Метеор”
  • Slovenian: “samostan Veliki Meteoron”
  • Slovenian: “Veliki Meteoron”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio del Gran Meteoro”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Gran Meteora”
  • Swedish: “Meteoron”
  • Swedish: “Stora Meteoron”
  • Tatar: “Мегало Метеоро кәшишханәсе”
  • Turkish: “Büyük Meteoron Manastırı”
  • Ukrainian: “Мегала Метеора”

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