Kalambaka

Kalambaka is a city in the municipality of the same name, Trikala prefecture, Thessaly, Greece.

The city had a population of 7721 inhabitants according to the 2001 census.

Kalambaka has been populated since ancient times, its former name being Aeginion. It is situated near Meteora with its monasteries, 352km from Athens and 237km from Thessaloniki. The Pineios River flows nearby.

Kalambaka is the seat of the municipality and the province of the same name.

Singer-composer Vasilis Tsitsanis wrote a well-known rebetiko song named "Kalambakiotissa" - the woman from Kalambaka.