The Metéora (“suspended rocks”, “suspended in the air” or “in the heavens above”) is one of the largest and most important complex of monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwestern edge of the Plain of Thessaly near the Peneios river and Pindus Mountains, in central Greece. The Metéora is home to six monasteries and is included on the UNESCO World Heritage List. (stolen from the web)
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Only way you could get there was to mountain climb with ropes.
View of the monastery from Kalambaka.
View of Kalambaka from the monastery.
Visited this one, but not allowed to take photos inside.
Perched high so invaders could not reach you.
Enclave built in the side of this huge rock.
Elephant rock.
Only way you could get there was to mountain climb with ropes.