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 ...

Meteora, Greece’s city in the sky. 15 July 2011. Share Save. Theopi Skarlatos. Features correspondent. Share Save. The Holy Monastery of Rousanou, one of the six still in operation in Meteora, ...

In October, I flew to Greece to visit my daughter’s family. After a few days seeing the sights of Athens, we drove to the town of Kalabaka, a four-hour drive northwest. The town is situated at ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...