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The Holy Spirit Rock or Holy Ghost Rock, also known as the Agion Pneuma in Greek, is a rock in the Meteora rock formation complex of Thessaly, Greece. It stands on the northern flank of the westward-opening valley in which Kastraki, Trikala is located. The southern flank is guarded, so to speak, by Surloti Rock. South of it a NE trending line of additional precipices separates Kastraki from the more urban Kalabaka, a municipal unit, and seat of, Meteora (municipality). Kastraki is a community of Kalabaka.
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