Place:Metéora, Trikala, Thessaly, Greece

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NameMetéora
Alt namesMeteorasource: Canby, Historic Places (1984) II, 594
Méteorasource: Columbia Lippincott Gazetteer (1961); Knaurs: Griechenland (1985)
TypeCity or Town
Coordinates39.733°N 21.633°E
Located inTrikala, Thessaly, Greece     (1050 - )
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The Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The six (of an original twenty-four) monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. Between the 13th and 14th century, the twenty-four monasteries were established atop the rocks.[1] Meteora is located near the town of Kalabaka at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains.

Meteora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria I, II, IV, V, and VII.

The name means "lofty", "elevated", and is etymologically related to meteor.

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