Soar over the breathtaking Meteora in Greece with this stunning drone footage. Discover the majestic rock pillars crowned by ancient monasteries, nestled in a dramatic natural landscape that blends ...

The monasteries of Meteora are one of Greece's biggest attractions. The area's also popular for adventure travel, including rock-climbing and rafting . CNN — ...

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 ...

Balanced across 24 giant rock formations that reach nearly 400m into the sky are ancient monasteries, visible through the clouds. Above the town of Kalambaka, on the north-western edge of Greece ...

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 ...

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.

Meteora, Greece's gravity-defying monasteries. Posted: November 13, 2024 | Last updated: December 15, 2024. Discover the historic Greek monasteries of Meteora, perched high on rock pillars and ...

Fifty-six, fifty-seven, fifty-eight . . . I have to stop to catch my breath. With fifty-eight stairs behind me, I have yet to face another 137 to reach my final target: the holy monastery of Varlaa… ...

The karsts of Meteora, though, rise up seemingly separate. At first, from the town, the only monastery you can see is St Stephen's, at the eastern end. This is, in fact, not a monastery at all ...

The monasteries of Meteora are one of Greece's biggest attractions. The area's also popular for adventure travel, including rock-climbing and rafting . CNN — ...

The monasteries of Meteora are one of Greece's biggest attractions. The area's also popular for adventure travel, including rock-climbing and rafting . CNN — ...