The story of Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery was founded in 1541 by two brothers from Ioannina on a rock first settled by the hermit Varlaam in the 14th century.
Its main church is covered with beautiful 16th-century frescoes. Visitors can see the old winch tower and the net that was once used to haul up supplies — and people — before steps were carved into the rock in the 1920s.
