miércoles, 19 de febrero de 2025

MONASTERY OF ST. VARLAAM / ΙΕΡΆ ΜΟΝΗ ΒΑΡΛΑΑΜ. Meteora, Thessaly, Greece


MONASTERY OF ST. VARLAAM / ΙΕΡΆ ΜΟΝΗ ΒΑΡΛΑΑΜ

Meteora

Admission ticket for the Church and the Museum Nº 164009
3 €

The Eastern Orthodox Monastery of St. Varlaam is situated at the top of a rocky precipice that is 373 metres above the valley floor. It was founded in 1517 by Theofanis and Nektarios Apsarades. The construction of the monastery dates back to 1536. Its church, completed in 1544, is decorated with beautiful frescoes depicting the Last Judgement.

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