Monastery of Great Meteoron
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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 Thessaly region of central
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From right to left: the Great Meteoron, the Devil's Tower, Ypsilotera, and a partial view of the Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas
The Monastery of Saint Nicholas Anapausas is a former Greek Orthodox monastery near the town of Kalambaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece. It is located at the top of a rocky precipice over
Monastery of Great Meteoron
…safe haven offered by the cliffs. By end of the fifteenth century, there were 24 such monasteries, such as Great Meteoron, Rousanou–Saint Barbara, and St. Nicholas Anapausas. The Monastery of Great Meteoron was founded by Athanasius the Meteorite in 1356, sponsored by the local lord Simeon Uroš, based in nearby Trikala, who…
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