Greece (Meteora Monasteries) - Steve

Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece near the town of Kalampaka on the northwestern edge of the Thessel Plain. There is one of the largest complexes of Orthodox monasteries. Monks and hermits began to settle here as early as the 11th century. At the instigation of the monk Athanasius, the first monastery, named Megalon Meteoro, was built between years 1356 and 1370. According to him, the name Meteora then began to be used for all local monasteries. A total of 24 of them were built durin [...]