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The Monasteries
Great Meteoron
Rousanou/St. Barbara
Great Meteoron
The Monastery of Great Meteoron - This is the largest of the monasteries located at Meteora, although in 2015 there were only three monks in residence. It was erected in the mid-fourteenth century and was the subject of restoration and embellishment projects in 1483 and 1552. One building serves as the main museum for tourists. The Katholikon (main church), consecrated in honour of the Transfiguration of Jesus was erected in the middle of the fourteenth century and 1387/88 and decorated in 1483 and 1552.
Varlaam
Rousanou/St. Barbara
Great Meteoron
The Monastery of Varlaam – The Monastery of Varlaam is the second largest monastery in the Meteora complex, and in 2015 had the largest number of monks (seven) of the monasteries for men. It was built in 1541 and embellished in 1548. A church, dedicated to All Saints, is in the Athonite type (cross-in-square with dome and choirs), with spacious exonarthex (lite) is surrounded by a dome. It was built in 1541-42 and decorated in 1548, while the exonarthex was decorated in 1566. The old refectory is used as a museum while north of the church is the parekklesion of the Three Bishops, built in 1627 and decorated in 1637.
Rousanou/St. Barbara
Rousanou/St. Barbara
St. Nicholas Anapausas
The Monastery of Rousanou/St. Barbara was founded in the middle of the sixteenth century and decorated in 1560. Today it is a flourishing nunnery with 13 nuns in residence in 2015.
St. Nicholas Anapausas
St. Nicholas Anapausas
St. Nicholas Anapausas
The Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas, built in the sixteenth century, has a small church, decorated in 1527 by the noted Cretan painter, Theophanis Strelitzas. There was one monk in residence in 2015.
St. Stephen
St. Nicholas Anapausas
Holy Trinity
The Monastery of St. Stephen has a small church built in the sixteenth century and decorated in 1545. This monastery rests on the plain rather than on a cliff. It was shelled by the Nazis during World War II who believed it was harboring insurgents, after which it was abandoned.The monastery was given over to nuns in 1961 and they have reconstructed it into a flourishing nunnery, with 28 nuns in residence in 2015
Holy Trinity
St. Nicholas Anapausas
Holy Trinity
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity is on top of the cliffs. It was built in 1475 and was remodeled in 1684, 1689, 1692, 1741. There were four monks in residence in 2015.
Kalabaka
Holy church of the Dormition of Theotokos
Center for the Digital Projection of the History and Culture of Meteora
Holy church of the Dormition of Theotokos
The church of the Assumption of Virgin Mary, which is found in the old city, was erected between the 10th and the 11th century on the ruins of an old Christian “basilica” church. The order (way of building) is “trikliti” (triforium) basilica of mixed type “it has very high and lit the intermediate “klitos” (aisle) of the narthex and the “trivilo”.
Natural History Museum of Meteora
Center for the Digital Projection of the History and Culture of Meteora
Holy church of the Dormition of Theotokos
The Museum includes a rich collection of birds and mammals as well as an integrated mushroom museum, the first of its kind in Greece. There are about 350 species of animals and 250 of the main species of mushrooms.
The way the collections are presented through dioramas accurately represents the natural environment,where the animals live and the mushrooms grow. The quality of the exhibits is excellent. They are placed in thematic units, and the exhibits are distributed according to the type of the ecosystem they belong to. An original presentation has been designed for the mushrooms, encompassing three phases of their development and providing a complete picture of how they are developed in each individual ecosystem.
The excellent quality of the exhibits and the well-formed design of the environment deliver an impressive result and make the Museum experience not only enjoyable but also productive.
Center for the Digital Projection of the History and Culture of Meteora
Center for the Digital Projection of the History and Culture of Meteora
Center for the Digital Projection of the History and Culture of Meteora
The Digital Projection Centre of Meteora’s History and Culture is found in the city of Kalambaka, opened on May 2017.
It is a centre with modern technology, 3D projector, sounder 5.1 and special low frequency subwoofer. Visitors wearing special glasses can watch in 3D (three dimensions) shows depicting:
- Mythology concerning the Holy Meteora (15 minutes): Travel millions of years ago, and see the Holy Meteora that we all admire today.
- Show-tour of the Holy Monasteries of the Holy Meteora (15 minutes): Travel through the Holy rocks and Monasteries and discover their beauty and all that is available to see and visit.
Greek Education Museum
Museum of Geological Formations of Meteora - Kastraki
Center for the Digital Projection of the History and Culture of Meteora
The Greek Education Museum is located in the city center of Kalambaka and houses the private collection of Mr Pavlos Balogiannis in a space of 1000 sq.meters dedicated to the history of Greek education and learning, aspiring to serve its educational and cultural orientation.
The museum aims at the preservation,study, promotion and encancement of Greek Education and its values and hopes to establish a strong collection between the visitor and the greek letters and culture in a simple, experidential way and become a cultural center that provides education, learning and science.
The presentation of the collection is perfectly centered to the needs of the modern visitor.
Museum of Geological Formations of Meteora - Kastraki
Museum of Geological Formations of Meteora - Kastraki
Museum of Geological Formations of Meteora - Kastraki
The Museum "GEOLOGICAL FORMATIONS OF METEORA" opened its gates to the public for the first time in May 2018.
It is housed in the old building of the Primary School of Kastraki, which has been declared a historical monument.