Meteora
Meteora is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only to Mount Athos. Their height is more than 20 metres (66 ft). Wikipedia
Before you go
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Daylight 9 h 23 in Dec, dark by 17:09 · 14 h 58 in Jun
- January: 9 h 40 of daylight
- February: 10 h 42 of daylight
- March: 11 h 54 of daylight
- April: 13 h 14 of daylight
- May: 14 h 21 of daylight
- June: 14 h 58 of daylight
- July: 14 h 43 of daylight
- August: 13 h 46 of daylight
- September: 12 h 29 of daylight
- October: 11 h 12 of daylight
- November: 10 h 01 of daylight
- December: 9 h 23 of daylight
Getting there
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Best-documented sights
All of them in the guide- The Holy Trinity Monastery Attraction · 390 m
- St Stephen's Holy Monastery Attraction · 850 m
- The Holy Monastery of Roussanou Attraction · 840 m
- Church of Dormition (Byzantine Church) Attraction · 540 m
- Monastery of St Antony Monastery · 820 m
- Hermitage of Saint Gregory the Theologian Monastery · 840 m
- Monastery of St Nicholas Badovas Attraction · 880 m
- St. Peter in Chains (Altsos) Archaeological site · 50 m
Within a kilometre of the centre, ordered by how well documented each is — not by a "best" anyone decided. Each opens on the map in the guide. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited there.
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