Ypsilotera Monastery


The Ypsilotera Monastery, also known as Kalligrafon Monastery, is a former Greek Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Kalabaka, in the Thessaly region of central Greece.

Names

Other names for the monastery include:
  • Μονή της Θεοτόκου της Υψηλοτέρας Πέτρας
  • Μονή των Καλλιγράφων
  • Εισοδίων της Θεοτόκου
  • Μονή του Δωροθέου

Description

The monastery was famous for its manuscripts and calligraphers. It was founded in 1347 by Paschalis of Kalambaka. It is located on Ypsilotera Rock, that is above sea level, next to the "Devil's Tower," a geological rock formation that is between the Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas and Monastery of Varlaam.
The best views of the monastery ruins can be seen from the monasteries of Great Meteoron and Varlaam. The Holy Monastery is located on a lower rock that is directly adjacent to Ypsilotera Rock.