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1. View of Varlaam Monastery – Roussanou Monastery loop from Kastraki

11.0km

03:19

370m

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2. View of Varlaam Monastery – Rock Formation in Meteora loop from Kastraki

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350m

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3. View of the Thumb of Meteora – View of Varlaam Monastery loop from Kastraki

6.30km

02:15

360m

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Rainer & Petra

June 23, 2024

In the 14th and 15th centuries, the ascetics began to climb higher, huge rocks with the help of winches and poles. The monks felt not only undisturbed in the Meteora monasteries, but also safer from looters and raids because the monasteries could only be entered via ladders and ropes.

From the 14th century onwards, the monks built 19 monasteries and the complexes were supported financially and by granting privileges by pious regional rulers such as King Symeon. Over the years, a number of monasteries and hermitages were built.

Over time, the number of monasteries and hermitages rose to a total of 41. The entire complex now consists of 24 individual monasteries and hermitages, of which only six are still inhabited. The remaining eighteen monasteries are either too difficult to reach or have been abandoned due to the risk of collapse. The individual monasteries are only 1.5 to 3 km apart!

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Meteora Monasteries

1. View of Varlaam Monastery – Roussanou Monastery loop from Kastraki

2. View of Varlaam Monastery – Rock Formation in Meteora loop from Kastraki

3. View of the Thumb of Meteora – View of Varlaam Monastery loop from Kastraki

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