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Trikala is a city and a prefecture in northwestern Thessaly, Greece. It contains Kalambaka, and Meteora with monasteries above the rocky ledges.

Located in the fertile plain of Thessaly in central Greece, modern Trikala is the Homeric Trica (Trikki), one of the places touted as the birthplace of Asclepius (Asklepios), who is more often said to have been born at Epidaurus, where his main temple was situated in antiquity. Ruins of an old sanctuary to the physician-god, an Askepieion, or healing place, are located between the central square and the church of Saint Nicholas (Agios Nickolaos) in Trikala. It is the oldest Asclepium of Greece. This was a kind of medical center, from which the worship of Asclepius gradually spread.

There are other late Hellenistic and Roman period remains, mosaic floors, a stoa and a baths. Dominated by its Byzantine fortress on Hellenistic foundations occupying the ancient Acropolis, the picturesque city is divided into two by an old aqueduct. The churches of Agios Demetrios and Agii Anargyri lend more Byzantine character to the modern town.

	The fortress with the watch is the trademark of the city. This watch goes back to the Justinian age. In the same area, the visitor can also visit an outdoor theatre and enjoy his coffee in a nice cafe-restaurant. Perhaps the most striking attraction, along with the river
The Castle town (fortress)
	Below the fortress is the "Varousi", the medieval district of the city with great architectural interest
The old city (Varousi)
	In the center of Trikala are the ruins of the famous ancient Asclepeeon of Trikki. Further away, just off the main bridge there is a big statue of Asclepius
Asklepeeon (ancient healing place)
	A particularly important industrial monument. The first industry in Greece producing flour and pasta. In the same area there is also a café place and a Cinema
Matsopoulos park
	In the southern entrance of town is the Koursoum-Mosque, a work of “islamizated” Architect Sinan - Pasha. Reconstructed in 1996 by the Municipality of Trikala to finance European Union. This work of art is protected by UNESCO
Koursoum-Mosque
	At the junction of Asklepios and Garibaldi streets there is the Cultural Organization of the Municipality of Trikala, which housed the Public Library with 28 thousand volumes, the Municipal Gallery of the great painter Theodore Marcellus. A homogenous gallery with 94 paintings which the artist donated to the Municipality of Trikala
Municipal Gallery
	In Kalambaka (20km away from Trikala) rising perhaps one of the most impressive geological phenomena on earth, Meteora rocks, offspring of large river deposits (possibly Aliakmon) in Cenozoic century (60 million years BC). This is place is also a very famous rock climbing area
Meteora rocks
	On steep and bare tops of the rocks up the state of Eastern Orthodox asceticism. Twenty-four monasteries in the beginning and now seven remain to attract thousands of visitors.
Orthodox Monasteries in Meteora

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