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Badovas
Μπάντοβας
Highest point
Elevation	447.3 m (1,468 ft)
Coordinates	39°42′38″N 21°37′18″E / 39.7105451°N 21.6217265°E / 39.7105451; 21.6217265
Geography
BadovasMeteora
Country	Greece
Region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Settlement	Kalabaka

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Badovas or Bantovas (Greek: Μπάντοβας) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.

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°42′39″N 21°37′20″E / 39.710731°N 21.622125°E / 39.710731; 21.622125 (Monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova)) was founded c. 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°42′39″N 21°37′16″E / 39.710824°N 21.621164°E / 39.710824; 21.621164 (Monastery of St. Nicholas of Petra)) are also located on Badovas Rock, just to the west of the monastery of St. Nicholas of Badova.

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.

References

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

v t e Monasteries of Meteora
Active monasteries	Great Meteoron Varlaam Rousanou St. Nicholas Anapausas Holy Trinity St. Stephen
Defunct monasteries	Pantocrator St. John the Baptist Ypsilotera Holy Monastery Kallistratou St. Nicholas of Bantova St. Anthony St. Gregory [bg] St. George of Mandila [bg] St. Modestus Chains of the Apostle Peter Holy Apostles Holy Archangels [bg] Ypapantis St. Dimitrios
Rocks	Dupiani Holy Spirit Surloti Modi Alysos Pyxari Badovas Ambaria Agia Adrachti

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