Monastery of Rousanou

Varlaam Monastery or Monastery of the Saints is a male monastery founded in the early 16th century and named after the ascetic Varlaam, who settled on the cliff and built a chapel there in the 14th century. The monastery experienced a time of wealth and spiritual influence in the 16th century. It was during this period that the bryzone tower was built (1536). The monastery is one of six that continue to be active in the Meteora, and have been included in UNESCO's World Heritage Sites since 1988.

The present building of the Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas dates from the early 16th century and probably owes its name to an ascetic who lived on the rock in the 14th century. Fully adapted to the rock on which it was built, the monastery is suspended on several floors. The monastery was famous for having been painted by the Cretan painter Theophanes the Cretan in 1527 and houses one of the most important collections of post-Byzantine painting.

The Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Redeemer, also known as the Great Meteoron, is a male monastery founded in the 14th century by St. Athanasius of Meteora and reached its apogee in the mid-16th century. The monastery is the largest of the six monasteries still active in Meteora that have been listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites since 1988. It is located at the highest point of the Meteora, at an altitude of 534 metres.