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Holy Trinity Monastery: Meteora’s James Bond Monastery

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Holy Trinity Monastery: Meteora's James Bond Monastery

Holy Trinity Monastery stands alone on one of the tallest, most isolated rock pinnacles at Meteora. Locals call it Agia Triada. The pillar rises sheer above the town of Kalabaka on the plain of Thessaly in central Greece. This monastery earns its fame twice over: for its dizzying, almost impossible setting, and for a starring … Read more

Meteora Monasteries: Visiting the Six Clifftop Monasteries

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Meteora Monasteries: Visiting the Six Clifftop Monasteries

Meteora crowns central Greece with six active Eastern Orthodox monasteries perched on giant sandstone-conglomerate pillars. The rocks rise sheer above the town of Kalabaka and the village of Kastraki in Thessaly. Monks settled these summits from the fourteenth century, turning inaccessible caves and crags into places of prayer. The complex earned UNESCO World Heritage status … Read more