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” means “hanging from heaven” in Greek, and the six remaining monasteries are accessible only by hiking up the steep stairs carved into the cliff faces in the 1920s (before that ...

These locations are wonderfully dramatic and treacherous, but the Greek Orthodox Church one-ups them all with Meteora, a collection of monasteries perched on rock pillars 1300 feet above ground ...

Hanging Monasteries of Meteora in Greece: Incredible destination that should be on your bucket list The Acropolis, the Eiffel Tower and Positano have long been lauded as must-see travel spots, but ...

Meteora is a rock formation located in Greece, and houses one of the largest — and most remote — Eastern Orthodox monastery complexes in the world. The monasteries date back to the 14th ...

What a Trip: Spectacular rock formations of Meteora, Greece A Virginia Beach reader sees the massive, soaring cliffs and the monasteries that cling to them.

Where we went: My husband and I took a tour of Greece and the Greek isles, including this spectacular visit to the hanging monasteries at Meteora. We began our tour in Athens and Corinth, followed ...

Some of these residences, like the Meteora Monasteries in Greece and Popa Taung Kalat in Myanmar, were built at the summits of massive monoliths that dominate the entire landscape. Others, like ...

Between a rock and a hard place: The Holy Trinity is part of the Meteora - which translates as 'suspended in the air' - complex of monasteries in Greece, one of the largest collections of such ...

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 ...