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Thessaly, Greece Metéora: Varlaám monastery Pineiós River Metéora: Roussanou
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Kalambáka
Kalambáka Town of Kalambáka, in the Pineiós River valley, Thessaly, Greece.

Thessaly

region, Greece
Also known as: Thessalía
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Thessaly, region of northern Greece south of Macedonia (Modern Greek: Makedonía), lying between upland Epirus (Ípeiros) and the Aegean Sea and comprising chiefly the fertile Tríkala and Lárissa lowlands. It is well delineated by topographical boundaries: the Khásia and Cambunian mountains to the north, the Óthrys massif to the south, the main Pindus (Píndos) Mountains to the west, the Olympus (Ólympos) massif to the northeast, and the coastal ranges of Óssa (Kíssavos or Óssa) and...

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