It is the biggest and oldest of the six monasteries located at Meteora. It was founded in the 14th century AD by St. Athanasios Meteorites, a monk from Mount Athos. The rock on which the Holy Monastery of Great Meteoron stands, rises over 2,000 feet above sea level.
The old building of the monastery serves nowadays as the main museum for tourists. Among the exhibits of the museum are wood-carved crosses, important religious manuscripts and rare ricons.
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