Business Insider: Look inside Meteora, a remote complex of monasteries built thousands of feet above the ground in Greece
Look inside Meteora, a remote complex of monasteries built thousands of feet above the ground in Greece
High above the Meteora landscape in the central region of Greece, 60 monks and nuns live in fabled monasteries perched on the edge of sandstone peaks. In centuries past, their place of worship brought ...
The Monasteries of Meteora in Greece are stunningly beautiful. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the grouping of six monasteries rests on natural sandstone rock pillars. They are part of the ...
Soar over the breathtaking Meteora in Greece with this stunning drone footage. Discover the majestic rock pillars crowned by ancient monasteries, nestled in a dramatic natural landscape that blends ...
CNET: From James Bond to 'Game of Thrones,' the impossible and incredible monasteries of Meteora
From James Bond to 'Game of Thrones,' the impossible and incredible monasteries of Meteora
Six of the 24 Orthodox Christian monasteries strewn across Meteora, a collection of massive stone pillars and rounded boulders in northwestern Greece, are still active more than 700 years after the ...
This story appears in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. The monasteries of Meteora, Greece, are marvels of engineering. Perched atop sandstone cliffs, with monastic cells hidden in ...