Spire of the Meteora by Jeff Rose via FlickrThe Meteora. Greece. (Greek: Μετέωρα, “suspended rocks”,
Spire of the Meteora by Jeff Rose via FlickrThe Meteora. Greece. (Greek: Μετέωρα, “suspended rocks”, “suspended in the air” or “in the heavens above”) is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Pineios river and the Pindus Mountains of Epirus. The nearest town is Kalambaka. The Metéora is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List under criteria I, II, IV, V and VII. -- source link
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