Meteora

Monasteries in the sky · Greece

Orthodox
14th century

From the 14th century monks built monasteries on top of huge sandstone pillars rising out of the plain of Thessaly. Up there they were closer to heaven and safe from raiders in troubled times. 'Meteora' means 'suspended in the air'. Today six of the monasteries are still lived in, and you can reach them by steps cut into the rock.

Did you know?

Until the 1920s, visitors and supplies were hauled up in nets and baskets on long ropes.

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Sources

Meteora monasteries · Wikipedia

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