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Holy Trinity Monastery

The most dramatic of the monasteries, alone on a tall pillar, reached by 140 steps cut into the rock.

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Open
Closed one day a week; check ahead
Price
Paid; a small fee
Time Needed
1 hour
Address
Meteora, 422 00 KalambakaDirections
Getting There
From the road between Roussanou and St. Stephen, then a path and steps.

Why Go

Built in the 15th century, the monastery featured in the James Bond film For Your Eyes Only. A cable car carries supplies across the gorge; visitors climb the steps for views over Kalambaka.

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