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.

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 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 ...

the Church of St Nicholas is one of the iconic images of Meteora and contains the famous frescoes by the Cretan artist Theophanis Strelitzas. The secluded Monastery of Saint Stephen, one of the ...

One of these places was Meteora, an enchanting, surreal complex of Greek Orthodox monasteries perched high on weathered cliffs formed millennia ago. The monasteries (mostly built between the 13th ...

Today, the enormous fingers pointing to the heavens are a protected Unesco World Heritage Site and go by the name Meteora ... Holy Monastery of St Nicholas houses a single-nave church with ...

Discover the historic Greek monasteries of Meteora, perched high on rock pillars and recognized by UNESCO for their unique blend of nature and architecture. Congress passes bipartisan deal to ...

I am not that person. Walking into a church usually fills me with the overwhelming urge to lay down and take a nap. So when I saw the Hanging Monasteries of Meteora on my cruise itinerary ...