Manavika | Trikala
17/03/2025
The “Manavika” (greengrocers’ market) area is a listed neighbourhood in the city’s historical center. It consists of low shops of a traditional character, which, after
The “Manavika” (greengrocers’ market) area is a listed neighbourhood in the city’s historical center. It consists of low shops of a traditional character, which, after
Architectural finds from the archaeological site of the Asclepeioncorroborate the historical documentation of ancient author Strabo that in Trikki there was the “most ancient and
Ten bridges, half of them for pedestrians and cyclists, span the banks of the Lithaios within the city. The oldest and most famous is the
The Muslim mosque of Osman Sah or Koursum mosque was erected by Osman Sah, who served as commander of the sajaki (prefecture) of Trikala and
Meteora, on the northwestern tip of Thessaly’s plains, is an important geological phenomenon and one of the most important monuments of Christendom. The gigantic rocks,
The renowned cylinder mill of Matsopoulos (previously known as Agathoklis’ mill) was constructed in 1884; it ground tons of cereals from the whole of Thessaly
The clock on Frourio Hill is the architectural landmark of Trikala. In the middle of the 17th century the Ottomans had set up a clock
The fortress of Trikala, which overlooks the city, was built by Byzantine Emperor Justinian in the 6th century on the ruins of the acropolis of
Varousi is the old listed neighbourhood of Trikala, which spreads out over the eastern side of Frourio, the Castle. It used to be the city’s
The Roussanou monastery was rebuilt in the mid 16th century by the Epirus brothers hieromonks Ioasaph and Maximus on older buildings of the monastery, which
The foundation of the monastery of Agios Stefanos dates back to the 12th century, but its establishment took place in the 14th century and was
The katholikon of the monastery of Agia Triada was built in 1475/76, but the monastery existed as early as 1362. The church was painted in
The monastery of Agios Nikolaos Anapafsas owes its name to an old owner who founded the monastery in the 14th century. The monastery was renovated
The monastery of Varlaam owes its name to the first emigrant Varlaam, but its history begins in 1518, when the brothers Nektarios and Theophanis the
The oldest and largest is the monastery of Great Meteor or Metamorphosis, founded shortly after the middle of the 14th century by Hosios Athanasios the
Over the last few years the old open waterway of the Lithaios has been regulated and beautified with well attended banks, ponds and waterfalls. Its