Tessália Kalambaka Kalambaka is the town at the foot of the rocks of Meteora, in Tessália, with about 8,000 inhabitants. It has a train station, a bus terminal, hotels and tavernas, and is the base for visiting the six monasteries, the Byzantine Church of the Dormition, the village of Kastraki and the Theopetra cave. It is about 350 km from Atenas and 230 km from Tessalônica.