Thessaly

By Travelog Editorial Team ยท Updated August 8, 2026

Thessaly is the region in central Greece home to Meteora, and today Meteora is the only Thessalian site Travelog covers: a guide plus a standalone page on the Great Meteoron Monastery, the oldest and largest of the six monasteries still open to visitors today.

Meteora is the reason Thessaly has a Travelog page today. The sandstone-pillar monasteries are the single site the region's UNESCO story is built around, so the guide's overview plus the Great Meteoron Monastery's standalone page underneath it cover what a genuine Meteora visit centers on.

  • Meteora Greece's only mixed cultural-and-natural UNESCO site, now with a standalone Great Meteoron Monastery landmark page.