Sights of Trikala!!!

Litheos River

• A landmark of Trikala is “Litheos” river which crosses the town.

• Whether it is Autumn or Spring, its beauty is remarkable luring passers-by for a relaxing walk next to its banks.

The central Bridge

• There are many bridges but the one that stands out is the central bridge built by French mechanics in 1886.

Osman Shah Mosque (or Koursoum Mosque)

A rare monument like “Osman Shah Mosque” brings to mind memories of other historical times.

It was built in mid 16th century by the famous architect Sinan Pasha who was of Greek origin.

In 1993 the mosque was reconstructed. It is protected by UNESCO.

Central square

This is the central square, also called “Heroes square”. If a visitor stands there, he will orientate very easily, whatever route he chooses.

The imposing fortress of the city of Trikala

The imposing fortress with the Tower and the Clock dominates the city of Trikala. Its roots sink in Classical and Hellenistic times

Varoussi, the old city “Varousi” is the name of the old

town of Trikala. The etymology of the word "Varousi" means the district outside the castle. It was the Christian district during the Turkish rule until the 1930s.

The old houses were built between the 17th and 19th centuries and they were made basically with canes, plaster or bricks.

Nowadays the new houses built in the district have to follow the same architecture.

Meteora Meteora is one of the

greatest monuments in the world, protected by UNESCO.

It is the most remarkable monastic community, after Mount Athos Monastic Center in Greece.

On the sharp peaks of these magnificent rocks came the first hermit monks and later in the 14th century Saint Athanasios Meteorites established the first organized monastic community in the Great Meteoro.

Twenty-four monasteries, many cells, and hermitages flourished scattered all over the rocks for over 600 years.

Today the functioning monasteries are only six: “Great Meteoro”, “Varlaam”, “Agia Triada”, “Agios Stefanos” “Roussanou” and “St. Nicholas Anapafsas”.

Everyday innumerable visitors gather from all over the world for meditation and prayer. They also have the opportunity to know the life of the monks, admire the indescribable landscape, the artistic architecture and iconography and moreover study the priceless relics.

Written by

• Avraam Vasilis• Agoumis Konstantinos• Helidonis Ioannis