Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas

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.

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 monastery of Roussanou is a women's monastery probably founded in the 16th century. The monastery declined in the 19th century and became a hermitage of the Varlaam monastery. The monastery has the peculiarity of occupying the entire plateau on top of the rock where it is located. It is one of the six monasteries that continue to be active in the Meteora and have been listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1988.