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

Journey to Meteora, Greece, where ancient monasteries perch atop towering rock pillars blending history and nature. Then, experience the fiery spectacle of Iceland’s Fagradalsfjall Volcano, showcasing ...

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 ...

With fifty-eight stairs behind me, I have yet to face another 137 to reach my final target: the holy monastery of Varlaam, one of the six still active Meteora monasteries. Perched on a ...

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.