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Sights of Region

Arch bridge of Porta or Agios Vysarionas

It is located 1,5 klm after the city of Pili in the road for Elati. It was built in 1514 by the metropolitan of Larissa Visarionas and is the second ,in size, single arch limestone bridge in Thessaly having a length of 67 metres, with a width of 2.7 metres, and is 13 metres high.

Bridge of Palaiokaria – Double waterfall

It was built after 1500 and it was the passage from Pyli to Palaiokaria and Mesochora. The length of the single arch bridge is 26 meters and the height is 10 meters. The distance from the village of Elati is 14 kilometers.

There exist two impressive waterfalls, with 12 m. Height the big one and 2 meters the small one ,which is an impressive picture in a rocky place and stiff but also full of trees .

Bridge of Chatzipetros – Vlachostrata

It was built in 1750 and has 30 meters length and 8 meters height . Crossing the bridge on the other side you can see the rock path (Vlachostrata), which provides visitor a magnificent view and the scent of the various flowers located there. It is 21 km. far for Elati.

Waterfalls of Desi

The one has 30 meters height and the other is 100 meters high.

Holly Abbey of Agios Visarionas or Dousiko

It is located in the eastern side of Koziakas in altitude of 650 m. and is 18 km far from Elati. It was founded by Agios Visarionas, back then he was ametropolitan of Larissa, in 1527-1535 and its architecture is athonitian type.

Holly Abbey of Porta Panagia

It is located in the old settlement of Porta Panagia , ,really close to Pili and 13 km far from Elati. It was built in 1283 by the Emperor Ioannis Angelos Komninos Doukas and the materials used for the abbey came from the ancient temple of Artemis.

Holly Abbey of Gkoura

Located in 550 meters altitude it was built in 1743. It suffered many damages from the Turks, Albanians and lately the Germans and its final reconstruction finished in 1991. It has an amazing view to the lowland of Thessaly and is only 16.5 kilometers far from Elati.

Agia Paraskevi Curch

It was built in 1792, has a rich history background and breathtaking view. It is 2 kilometers after Neraidochori and 21 kilometers far from Elati.

Holy Abbey of Ipsosis Timiou Stavrou Dolianon

It was built in 1770 and burned from the Germans in the autumn of 1943, but it was not totally destroyed. It is a unique sample of peculiar architecture in Greece. It is three-aisled royal with 13 domes in 1150 meters altitude lost in the firs and 57 kilometers far from Elati. There are also two dates of feasts for the abbey in September 14th and August 15th.

Meteora

A place of world fame known for its unique landscape, the high stiff rocks and the hermitages or the monasteries built on the top of the rocks like eagle nests, something so amazing that many people call the castles of Orthodoxy.

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