ABOUT TRIKALA PREFECTURE
Trikala prefecture is mountainous and assembles the interest of visitors all the time. The ski center of Koziaka is another one interesting proposal for their housework of wintry sport that it does close never. Generally it is a paradise for cult of the nature and the Christianity, that with amazing beauty monasteries, above in this unique rocks, is supplemented the marvel of nature.
The capital of prefecture is a modern city with many beauties, good street-layout, open squares, parks and pedestrian zone. The good road network is accessible to each tourist all the beautiful hamlets that exist round Trikala. The city has enough sights and saves many smartly mansions. In the old district Varousi, that has been declared preferable, there are many interesting corners in order to visit. It is the commercial and intellectual center of prefecture and has long delivery in the song. The very known and worthy popular composer Vasilis Tsitsanis, was given birth here. You should visit the Lithaio tributary of Penaeus that crosses the city with its waters and planes, leaving behind a magic landscape for you that you will visit. A Byzantine fortress in the citadel of ancient Trikkis, the clock in the fortress, the churches of Saint Ioannis of Precursor, Saint Ioannis of Eleimona, Saint Panteleimona, Saint Anargyron and Virgin Mary Revealing, are certain parts that if you visit them you will be excited.
In the western department of Thessalia ground, is founded an uncanny stone state, the Meteora. More 1000 rocks nail the look, so as no human description but and no picture cannot present with liveliness their imposing beauty. Perhaps, it is one of most beautiful ground, as natural and in any case the phenomenon is unique in entire the world. When visitors leave from there have feelings of admiration, awes, but also fear. There are six monasteries that visitors can go there to see the beauty. The monasteries are: The Transshipment of Christ, Agios Varlaam, Agia Triada, protomartyr Agios Stefanos, Agios Nikolaos anapafsa and finally, the Rousanou monastery. There were 24 monasteries but most of them were devastated or destroyed and now you will meet only the above six ones.
Under these imposing rocks is found the Kalampaka in altitude of 240 metres from the sea. With this name it is acquaintance from the years of Ottoman domination that depended administratively in Larisa-Alli Passa. Kastraki the unique village that pops up between the colossus's stones is found in altitude of 270 metres from the sea. The name of village is owed certainly to the Byzantine castle that was found previously there and that its ruins are saved until today.
