Mystical Clifftop Monasteries of Meteora, Greece

Despite the sometimes violent history linked to the villages and monasteries of Meteora due to the numerous invasions and attempts to conquer the area, serenity and peace are still the prevailing sense that overwhelmed me at each holy site we visited, even those more popular with the tourists.

A Very Brief History of the Monasteries of Meteora

The mystical, beautiful and awe inspiring clifftop monasteries of Meteora have a long history in this region of Greece. The monks came to Meteora…