Modi (Meteora)
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Modi (Greek: Μόδι), Modestos or Agiou Modestou (Greek: Αγίου Μοδέστου) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.[3]
CountryGreece
| Modi Modestos | |
|---|---|
| Μόδι | |
Modi or Modestos Rock (right half of the photo). Surloti Rock is on the left. | |
| Highest point | |
| Elevation | 584.5 m (1,918 ft)[1] |
| Listing | Rock formations of Greece |
| Coordinates | 39.7158188°N 21.6296873°E[2] |
| Geography | |
  Modi Modestos | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Thessaly |
| Regional unit | Trikala |
| Settlement | Kalabaka |
Monastery of St. Modestus
The Monastery of St. Modestus (Agiou Modestou, Αγίου Μοδέστου) was built around the 12th century on Modesto (Modi) Rock. It was first mentioned in a 12th-century letter and was also mentioned in 1614. The monastery ruins (39.714796°N 21.629437°E) can still be found on Modi Rock.[4]
