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==List of rocks== [[File:J26 510 Gamma-, Beta- und Alphawand.jpg|thumb|right|250px|The Alpha, Beta, and Gamma Rocks of Meteora]] [[File:GR-Meteora-kloester.png|thumb|right|250px|Map of Meteora]] There are various rocks of Meteora that surround the village of [[Kastraki, Trikala|Kastraki]] and border the north side of the main town of [[Kalabaka]].<ref>{{cite web|title=8 κορυφαία αξιοθέατα σε Μετέωρα – 2022|website=Tripnholidays|url=https://el.tripnholidays.com/2059-meteora-gr-thes-mete-el|language=el|access-date=2022-06-02}}</ref><ref>[https://www.openstreetmap.org/#map=15/39.7134/21.6330&layers=Y OpenStreetMap].</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meteora, Rock climbing|website=theCrag|date=11 May 2016|url=https://www.thecrag.com/en/climbing/greece/meteora|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> The height in metres is also given for various rocks.<ref name="arch">{{Cite web|url=https://arch.duth.gr/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/melegkou.pdf|title=Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια|publisher=Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών)|date=December 2019|access-date=2022-06-08}}</ref> *[[Dupiani]] (Δούπιανη; {{convert|390|m|abbr=on}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Node: Δούπιανη (1333712611)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=10 May 2020|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1333712611|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meteora-Doupiani|website=Vertical-Life|url=https://www.vertical-life.info/en/outdoor/thessaly/meteora/meteora-doupiani|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> *[[Agio Pneuma (Meteora)|Agio Pneuma]] (Άγιο Πνεύμα; {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Meteora-Holy Ghost|website=Vertical-Life|url=https://www.vertical-life.info/en/outdoor/thessaly/meteora/meteora-holy-ghost|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> site of the historic {{ill|Monastery of St. George of Mandila|bg|Свети Георги Мандилски}} and [[Monks' Prison (Meteora)|Monks' Prison]] *[[Kumaries]] (Κουμαριές; {{convert|497|m|abbr=on}}) *Toichos Alpha (Τοίχος Α) / Kafkasia<!-- Check if these two names actually do refer to the same rock --> ({{convert|480|m|abbr=on}})<ref name="arch"/> *Toichos Beta (Τοίχος Β) / Sfika<!-- Check if these two names actually do refer to the same rock --> ({{convert|528|m|abbr=on}})<ref name="arch"/> *Toichos Gamma (Τοίχος Γ) / Palaiokranies<!-- Check if these two names actually do refer to the same rock --> ({{convert|540|m|abbr=on}})<ref name="arch"/> *Toichos Delta (Τοίχος Δ) / Lianomodia<!-- Check if these two names actually do refer to the same rock --> ({{convert|531|m|abbr=on}})<ref name="arch"/><ref>{{cite web|title=Meteora-Delta Spur|website=Vertical-Life|url=https://www.vertical-life.info/en/outdoor/thessaly/meteora/meteora-delta-spur|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> *St. Eustratius (Αγίου Ευστρατίου) *Archangel (Ταξιαρχών) *Chalasma (Χάλασμα) *Marmaro (Μάρμαρο; "marble"),<ref>{{cite web|title=Node: 4382627843|website=OpenStreetMap|date=22 February 2020|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/4382627843|access-date=2022-06-21}}</ref> traversed by a paved road that connects Kastraki with Kalabaka *[[Surloti]] (Σουρλωτή; {{convert|600|m|abbr=on}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Meteora-Sourloti|website=Vertical-Life|url=https://www.vertical-life.info/en/outdoor/thessaly/meteora/meteora-sourloti|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> *[[Modi (Meteora)|Modi]] (Μόδι; {{convert|584.5|m|abbr=on}}), site of the historic [[Monastery of St. Modestus]] *[[Alysos]] (Άλυσος) / Altsos (Άλτσος) / Alsos (Άλσος) ({{convert|587.8|m|abbr=on}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Node: Άλτσος / Άλσος (3830643354)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=26 April 2020|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3830643354|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> site of the historic [[Monastery of the Apostle Peter's Chains]] *[[Pyxari]] (Πυξάρι; {{convert|523.9|m|abbr=on}}),<ref>{{cite web|title=Way: Πυξάρι (629598668)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=28 May 2022|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/way/629598668|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> site of the historic {{ill|Hermitage of Saint Gregory the Theologian|bg|Свети Григорий (Метеора)}} (Ασκηταριά Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Θεολόγου), [[Monastery of St. Anthony (Meteora)|Monastery of St. Anthony]], and Monastery of Chrysostomos<ref>[https://www.pinterest.com/pin/236509417910192383/ Map of Monasteries, Meteora]. Baedeker, ''PlanetWare''.</ref> *[[Badovas]] (Μπάντοβας; {{convert|447.3|m|abbr=on}}), site of the historic {{ill|Monastery of St. Nicholas of Badovas|bg|Свети Николай Бандовски}}<ref>{{cite web|title=Node: Μπάντοβας (3830668064)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=26 April 2020|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/3830668064|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> *[[Ambaria]] (Αμπάρια; {{convert|400|m|abbr=on}})<ref>{{cite web|title=Node: Αμπάρια (1333712546)|website=OpenStreetMap|date=26 April 2020|url=https://www.openstreetmap.org/node/1333712546|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Meteora-Ambaria|website=Vertical-Life|url=https://www.vertical-life.info/en/outdoor/thessaly/meteora/meteora-ambaria|access-date=2022-06-03}}</ref> *[[Agia (Meteora)|Agia]] (Αγιά; {{convert|630|m|abbr=on}}), also known as Megali Agia, or "Large Aya". Site of the historic Monastery of St. Apostoles (Μονή Αγίων Αποστόλων). *Mikri Agia (Μικρή Αγιά), or "Small Aya" *[[Adrachti]] (Αδράχτι; {{convert|474|m|abbr=on}}) *[[Ftelias]] (Φτελιάς) *St. Dimitrios (Αγίου Δημητρίου), where the [[Monastery of St. Dimitrios]] and [[Ypapantis Monastery]] can be found *Kelarakia ({{lang|el|Κελαράκια}}) *Psaropetra ("Fish Rock"), now a viewpoint on the main road that is popular with tourists <!-- Other rock names or geographical features mentioned in Provatakis (2006, p. 15), but these need to be verified first: Kapsalos (near Chalasma), Pouliana (east side of Kalabaka), Abelia (SE side of Kalabaka), Miriai (SE of Kalabaka), Sopotos (east of Alysos), Kastanes (near Archangel Rock), Plakes (a valley south of the Dragon's Cave) --> The greater Meteora rock formation also extends northwest into the [[Gavros, Trikala|Gavros]] and [[Agios Dimitrios, Trikala|Agios Dimitrios]] areas, although the term ''Meteora'' is commonly used to refer to only the rocks around [[Kalabaka]] and [[Kastraki, Trikala|Kastraki]].
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