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Old Sketes in Meteora Holes

Old sketes on a Meteora rock, with ladders that the monks have constructed with wood to create a communication grid.

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Monastery Agias Varvaras Rousanou | Meteora

The Monastery Agias Varvaras Roussanou was founded in the middle of the 16th century.

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Monastery of St. Nikolas | Meteora

The Monastery of St. Nicholas was built in the 16th century.

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Koziakas Mountain

Koziakas is a mountain of the prefecture of Trikala, reaching from Kalambaka to Pyli Trikalon.

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Monastery of St. Stephen | Meteora

The Monastery of St. Stephen was built and decorated in the 16th century, and it was shelled by the Nazis during World War II.

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Natural History Museum of Meteora & Mushroom Museum

The Museum is located in Kalambaka, on the highway connecting Trikala with Egnatia Highway.

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Handkerchiefs of Agios Georgios Mandilas Custom | Meteora

Twice a year, the people of Meteora that know rock-climbing from their ancestors, climb on a rock and leave hundreds of handkerchiefs.

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Holy Monastery of Timios Stavros | Aspropotamos Krania

It constitutes one the most important post-byzantine monuments of the 18th century, nested inside a full green forest.