Pyxari

Pyxari or Pixari (Greek: Πυξάρι) is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece.^[3] Pyxari is located at the southwestern edge of the Meteora rock complex.

Pyxari
Πυξάρι
Highest point
Elevation	523.9 m (1,719 ft)[1]
Coordinates	39.7131°N 21.6228°E / 39.7131; 21.6228[2]
Geography
Location	Meteora
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Thessaly
Regional unit	Trikala
Settlement	Kalabaka

Monasteries and hermitages

The rock has cave hermitages perched on cliffs, which were formerly inhabited by Christian ascetics.

The Monastery of St. Anthony (Agiou Antoniou, Αγίου Αντωνίου) was built around the 14th century on the south side of Pyxari Rock. Only a small church has survived from the monastery (39.712166°N 21.621643°E / 39.712166; 21.621643 (Monastery of St. Anthony)).^[4] It is located just to the east of the Monastery of Saint Gregory the Theologian.^[5]

The historic Cell of Constantius (Κελί του Κωνστάντιου) (39.7142225°N 21.6249977°E / 39.7142225; 21.6249977 (Cell of Constantius)) is located to the northeast of Pyxari Rock.^[4][6]

Other hermitages or monasteries at Pyxari include:^[7]

• Hermitage of Saint Gregory the Theologian [bg] (Ασκηταριά Αγίου Γρηγορίου του Θεολόγου) (39.7123978°N 21.6215300°E / 39.7123978; 21.6215300 (Hermitage of Saint Gregory the Theologian))^[8]
• Monastery of Chrysostomos