The monastery complex of Meteora, Greece, sits thousands of feet above the ground, making it one of the most remote places to live and worship in the world.; While 30 monasteries were built over ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Greece, the cradle of Western civilisation, bears a wealth of archaeological and historical treasures, some of these being thousands of years old. From the Acropolis in Athens to the mysterious ...

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.

While the original monastery count was 24, only six are functioning for now. If you have Greece on your bucket list, know that you cannot strike it off till you visited the Meteora Monasteries.

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 ...

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 ...