The Holy Monastery of Varlaam

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.
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  • Opening hours:
    9:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Friday: closed
    November—March: Saturday—Wednesday 9:00 AM—3:00 PM; Thursday—Friday closed
  • Type: Monastery
  • Denomination: Greek Orthodox
  • Description: monastery in Meteora Municipality, Greece
  • Also known as: “Iera Moni Varlaam”, “Monastery of Varlaam”, “Moni Varlaam”, “Varlaam monastery”, and “Ιερά Μονή Αγίων Πάντων”
  • Address: Καλαμπάκα
  • Wheelchair access: no

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Dragon cave and Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron.

Cave
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Monastery
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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 410 metres northwest of The Holy Monastery of Varlaam.

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 430 metres southeast of The Holy Monastery of Varlaam.

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.

The Holy Monastery of Varlaam

Latitude
39.72507° or 39° 43′ 30″ north
Longitude
21.62981° or 21° 37′ 47″ east
Inception
1544
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8GF3PJGH+2W
Open­Street­Map ID
way 634421149
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Wiki­data ID
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Ukrainian—“The Holy Monastery of Varlaam” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “دير فارلام”
  • Bulgarian: “Варлаам”
  • Bulgarian: “Варлаамски манастир”
  • Catalan: “monestir de Varlaam”
  • Catalan: “Βαρλαάμ”
  • Czech: “Monastýr Varlaam”
  • Finnish: “Varlaámin luostari”
  • French: “Monastere de Varlaam”
  • French: “monastère de Varlaam”
  • French: “Monastère de varlaam”
  • French: “Monastère de Varlaam”
  • French: “Monastère De Varlaam”
  • French: “Monastère Saint-Varlaam”
  • Georgian: “ვარლაამის მონასტერი”
  • German: “Kloster Varlaam”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Βαρλαάμ Μετεώρων”
  • Greek: “Ιερά Μονή Βαρλαάμ”
  • Greek: “Μονή Βαρλαάμ Μετεώρων”
  • Greek: “Μονή Βαρλαάμ”
  • Italian: “Monastero di Varlaam”
  • Polish: “Klasztor Warłama”
  • Polish: “Monastyr Varlaam”
  • Romanian: “Mănăstirea Ortodoxă „Varlaam” Meteora”
  • Russian: “Монастырь Варлаама”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio de Varlaam”
  • Spanish: “Monasterio Varlaam”
  • Swedish: “Varlaam”
  • Tatar: “Варлаам кәшишханәсе”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир святого Варлаама”
  • Ukrainian: “Монастир Святого Варлаама”

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Highlights include Église Saint-Varlaam and Hagia Moni.

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