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The area's also popular for adventure travel, including rock-climbing and rafting High above the Meteora landscape in the central region of Greece, 60 monks and nuns live in fabled monasteries perched ...

Atop vertical columns of rock in central Greece, the monasteries of Meteora defy logic and inspire awe. Here's what they look like up close and inside. The karst rises from the flatland as if escaping ...

High above Kalambaka in Griechenland, the Meteora-Klöster rise from sheer rock pillars. Discover how Meteora became a UNESCO icon and what U.S. travelers should know before visiting. From the valley ...

Meteora above Kalambaka in Greece is a landscape of sandstone pillars crowned with Orthodox monasteries. Their rock-top setting still shapes every visit. Fotorealistische Panoramaaufnahme von ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The monasteries of Meteora in Thessaly are perched atop mighty rock formations; the backdrop starred as a location in Game of ...

Six of the 24 Orthodox Christian monasteries strewn across Meteora, a collection of massive stone pillars and rounded boulders in northwestern Greece, are still active more than 700 years after the ...

Soar over the breathtaking Meteora in Greece with this stunning drone footage. Discover the majestic rock pillars crowned by ancient monasteries, nestled in a dramatic natural landscape that blends ...