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Kalambaka
it is known in all Greece and around the world because of the famous Monasteries
that built on the tops of the Meteora rocks , located around
the north and east of the town.
Millions
of visitors stream into the area from around the world every year
to see from near, admire and worshiping . The sojourn in kalampaka
and Kastraki. Kalampaka is a town with rich history and important
monument , with the most great of all the Holy Church of the Assumption
of the Virgin. The church is located north-east of the town , just at the
feet of the great rock called Agia.
The
town of Kalampaka it is built at the base of the rocks of Meteora at the
left bed river side of Pinios river, just at the point where he enters
the Thessalian valley.
The
town of Kalampaka is the centre town of an area with very important
sightseeing, like that of Aspropotamos (white river) , Chasia, Koziaka
mountain and of course Meteora.
 The
town of Kalambaka is the capital of the homonymous district which occupies
the north – west section in the prefecture of Trikala.
The
ancient name of the town was Eginio and it is mentioned in the Hellenic
and roman period because of the importance of its location.
The
name Eginio , witnesses a built in wall sign at the east part of the church
of Saint John the Baptist . During the 10th century, beginning 901-907
the today’s town is mentioned as Stagi, a name that is still being used
as a metropolitan title.
Many
travelers visited Kalampaka during the ancient and the contemporary
times, and it is mentioned either as Eginio, or Stagi, or with the today’s
name of Kalampaka.
In
the north east section of town is the quarter of Sopotos , one of the oldest
part of town , very picturesque encircled by the arch of the two
great rocks , east by the rock of Holy Trinity and to the north by
the greatest and most majestic rock, the rock of Alsos.
In
the town there are many small chapels and churches of the after Byzantine
era. In many of them you can find significant frescos.
The
town’s cathedral it is built to honor the local Saint , Agios Vissarios,
who was the Bishop of Larissa and the founder of the Dousico’s monastery.
The church’s religious paintings are made by agiografhos Ioannis Albanis.
 The
most important monument of kalambaka is the Byzantine church of the
Assumption of Mary , mother of Christ, at the north part of town under
the shadow of the magnificent and majestic rocks. The style of the church
is trikliti (three) basilica. It is used to be for centuries the cathedral
of the Stagon bishopric.
In
the north east section part of the church it is remaining very important
frescos of the 12th century. The rest of the frescos are from the 15th
century made by monk Neofitos , son of the great Theofanis the Cretan.
Very
important significance has the unique of its kind out of marble pulpit
at the centre of the church and the out of marble kivorio of the Holy of
the Holiest( Agia Trapeza).
To
the church belongs the very valuable portable Byzantine icon
of the crucifixion of Christ in one side and the Assumption of the
Virgin at the other.
The
above icon it is guarded in the museum of the Varlaam monastery. |
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