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 ...

Meteora has become a fantastic destination for sport climbing over the years, attracting climbers from Greece, Europe, and ...

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 ...

Set high on the sandstone cliffs, the Greek Orthodox monasteries of Meteora have looked out over the valleys of Thessaly since the fourteenth century, but the religious history of the place is far ...

Above the town of Kalambaka, on the north-western edge of Greece’s Plain of Thessaly, giant rock formations reach nearly 400m into the sky, like something out of a science fiction movie.

This week's Offbeat Traveler is inspired by Los Angeles Times reader Gene Minick, who recently visited the remote monasteries of Metéora in Greece's Thessaly region.

Discover the historic Greek monasteries of Meteora, ... Great Big Story. Meteora, Greece's gravity-defying monasteries. Posted: November 13, 2024 | Last updated: March 26, 2025.

Perfect peace in Greece: Mystical mountains, divine views - Meteora's hilltop monasteries are heavenly. Meteora is a three-hour drive from Thessaloniki in the central Greek mountains ...

Greece is most often characterized by its idyllic beaches and ancient ruins, which are fantastic and not to be missed. However, on my second trip to Greece we stayed with a friend who showed us ...

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 ...