From Athens, hop a train or drive to Kalambaka, gateway to Meteora’s sky-clinging monasteries. The cave itself is usually closed for conservation, but the adjacent visitor center displays a scale ...

Monastery of the Holy Trinity. Credit: Harshil.Shah, CC BY-ND 2.0. The Meteora (Greek: Μετέωρα, lit. “middle of the sky”, “suspended in the air” or “in the heavens above” — etymologically related to ...

Simonopetra, or the Simonos Petra Monastery, home of the all-male autonomous community Agion Oros, or Holy Mountain, stands on the peninsula of Mount Athos in northern Greece, Sunday, April 13, 2025.

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The monasteries are located in the northwestern part of the Thessalian plain, near the town of Kalambaka, which has only 12.000 inhabitants, AA writes. The Meteora Monasteries are today under UNESCO ...

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Rising from the lush Thessaly plains near Kalambaka like giant dollops of Play-Doh, the Meteora – with its weird and wonderful sandstone pillars housing 24 Byzantine monasteries – is one of ...

THESSALONIKI, Greece (AP) — A fire at a hotel Monday left its owner dead and 11 people hospitalized near the centuries-old monasteries at Meteora in central Greece. The three-story hotel in Kalambaka, ...

Discover the historic Greek monasteries of Meteora, perched high on rock pillars and recognized by UNESCO for their unique blend of nature and architecture.

Kalambaka is one of the best cities in Greece for rustic charm and a view of the mountains of Meteora. You will be blown away when you arrive at Kalambaka in the central Greece region of Thessaly.