Badovas Explained

Badovas
Other Name:Μπάντοβας
Map:Greece
Elevation M:447.3
Elevation Ref:[1]
Coordinates:39.7105°N 21.6217°W
Coordinates Ref:[2]
Location:Meteora
Country:Greece
Region:Thessaly
Region Type:Region
District:Trikala
District Type:Regional unit
Settlement:Kalabaka
Fetchwikidata:ALL

Badovas or Bantovas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Μπάντοβας) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]

Monasteries

The Monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova / Nikolaus Kofina (Agiou Nikolaou tou Bantova, Αγίου Νικολάου του Μπάντοβα / Agiou Nikolaou Kofina, Αγίου Νικολάου Κοφινά) (39.7107°N 21.6221°W) was founded 1400 in a rock cave at Badovas. In 1943, it was bombed and destroyed by the Germans.

The ruins of the Monastery of St. Nicholas of Petra (St. Nicholas of Skala) (Μονή Αγίου Νικολάου της Πέτρας) (39.7108°N 21.6212°W) are also located on Badovas Rock, just to the west of the monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova.[4]

Access

The rock can be reached via a trail that branches off from the gate of the main road leading up to the Monastery of St. Anthony (Agiou Antoniou, Αγίου Αντωνίου), which is the main monastery building of Pyxari Rock. There is no direct access to the monastery ruins.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Μετέωρα: Ικριωματικά καταφύγια. Δημοκρίτειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θράκης (Τμήμα Αρχιτεκτόνων Μηχανικών). December 2019. 2022-06-08.
  2. Web site: Node: Μπάντοβας (3830668064). OpenStreetMap. 2020-04-26. 2022-06-03.
  3. Web site: Meteora, Rock climbing. theCrag. 2016-05-11. 2022-06-03.
  4. Web site: Μετεωρικές μονές: Συμβολή στον απαιτούμενο και ευκταίο διάλογο. Σπυρίδων Βλιώρας (Προσωπική ιστοσελίδα). el. 2022-06-02.