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Meteora

This was a visit to the famous monasteries of Meteora, astonishing retreats perched on rock pinnacles rising up to 1,000 feet above the valley floor.

Of the six functioning monasteries, the Holy Monastery of St. Stephen and the Holy Monastery of Roussanou are inhabited by nuns while the remainder are inhabited by monks. The total monastic population of the Meteora monasteries in 2015 was 56, comprising 15 monks in four monasteries and 41 nuns in two monasteries.
Meteora Panorama
Meteora Panorama
Meteora landscape at sunset
Meteora landscape at sunset

 Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery


 Carrying supplies to the Monastery
Carrying supplies to the Monastery
 St. Barbara Monastery
St. Barbara Monastery
St. Nicholas Monastery
St. Nicholas Monastery



 The Monastery of the Holy Trinity
The Monastery of the Holy Trinity







 St. George Chapel
St. George Chapel
 Faces in the rock
Faces in the rock