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 ...

Meteora in Greece features monasteries perched 1,300 feet high on cliffs, blending faith, nature, and history in a UNESCO ...

The monasteries of Meteora, Greece, are marvels of engineering ... sanctuaries reflect the contemplative solitude sought by the monks who built them between the 14th and 17th centuries.

There is so much more to Greece than Athens, Santorini, and Mykonos. Here are the best places to visit, from historic cities ...

but the Greek Orthodox Church one-ups them all with Meteora, a collection of monasteries perched on rock pillars 1300 feet above ground. Between the 14th and 16th centuries, Greek monks built 20 ...

The steps up to Great Meteoron, the largest monastery in Meteora, slope along the rocky ... The Natural Adventure’s 12-day Ultimate Northern Greece itinerary features three days in the region ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation ... Some of these residences, like the Meteora Monasteries in Greece ...

Located in central Greece, the Meteora monasteries — now a UNESCO World Heritage Site — are perched on huge cliffs that will take your breath away. Orthodox Christian hermit monks first began ...