Meteora

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cultural heritage site religious site rock formation tourist attraction

Meteora is a spectacular rock formation in central Greece famous for its centuries-old monasteries perched atop towering sandstone pillars and recognized as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

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Observed surface forms (13)

Surface form Occurrences
Meteora monasteries 5
Meteora monastery complex 2
Eastern Orthodox monasteries of Meteora 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural heritage site ⓘ
religious site ⓘ
rock formation ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
administrativeRegion Greece ⓘ
surface form: Trikala regional unit
climate Mediterranean climate with continental influences ⓘ
country Greece ⓘ
firstHermitSettlementCentury 11th century ⓘ
geologicalComposition sandstone ⓘ
geologicalType sandstone pillars ⓘ
governedBy Greek Orthodox Church ⓘ
hasHeritageStatus UNESCO World Heritage Site ⓘ
hasMonasteryComplex Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Great Meteoron Monastery

Holy Trinity Monastery ⓘ
Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Rousanou Monastery

St. Nicholas Anapausas Monastery ⓘ
St. Stephen Monastery ⓘ
Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Varlaam Monastery
hasNameEtymology Greek word meaning "suspended in the air" ⓘ
hasPanoramicViewsOf Pindus Mountains ⓘ
highestPillarApproximateHeight over 400 meters ⓘ
historicalRegion historical region of Thessaly ⓘ
locatedIn Thessaly ⓘ
central Greece ⓘ
locatedNear Kalambaka ⓘ
Kalambaka ⓘ
surface form: Kastraki
numberOfActiveMonasteries 6 ⓘ
organizedMonasticLifeCentury 14th century ⓘ
overlooks Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form: Peneios River valley

Thessaly ⓘ
surface form: Plain of Thessaly
partOf Greek Orthodox monastic tradition ⓘ
protectedAs protected natural landscape ⓘ
rankedAfter Mount Athos ⓘ
religiousTradition Eastern Orthodox Christianity ⓘ
tourismActivity cultural tourism ⓘ
hiking ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ
rock climbing ⓘ
UNESCOSiteCriteria (i) ⓘ
(ii) ⓘ
(iv) ⓘ
(vii) ⓘ
UNESCOSiteType mixed cultural and natural site ⓘ
UNESCOWorldHeritageDesignationYear 1988 ⓘ
usedBy hermit monks ⓘ
viewedAs one of the most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

this entity surface form: Meteora area
this entity surface form: Meteora monasteries
Meteora → hasMonasteryComplex → Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Great Meteoron Monastery
Meteora → hasMonasteryComplex → Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Varlaam Monastery
Meteora → hasMonasteryComplex → Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Rousanou Monastery
Kalambaka → hasNearby → Meteora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Eastern Orthodox monasteries of Meteora
this entity surface form: Meteora monastic complex
Kalambaka → isGatewayTo → Meteora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meteora monasteries
Kalambaka → locatedAtFootOf → Meteora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meteora rock pillars
Thessaly → near → Meteora ⓘ
Trikala regional unit → near → Meteora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meteora rock formations
Trikala → nearbyAttraction → Meteora ⓘ
Meteora → overlooks → Meteora self-linksurface differs ⓘ
this entity surface form: Peneios River valley
this entity surface form: Meteora monastery complex
this entity surface form: Meteora monastery complex
this entity surface form: Meteora UNESCO World Heritage Site
St. Stephen Monastery → partOf → Meteora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meteora monasteries
this entity surface form: Meteora, Thessaly, Greece
Thessaly → religiousSite → Meteora ⓘ
this entity surface form: Meteora monasteries
this entity surface form: Meteora monasteries
Thessaly → tourismAttraction → Meteora ⓘ