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 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 ...

Others, such as myself, a matter of minutes — fortuitously passing Meteora’s most celebrated sunset spot as dusk closes in. It’s quite the vantage point: all around, thrusting upwards ...