Articles of category "Meteora"

There is an area called Thessalia, in the heart of Greece, in which one of the most well known and best climbing areas of Greece is situated. It is called Meteora. The monasteries of Meteora Greece, perched on pinnacles jutting from the Thassalian plain near the town of Kalambaka, are one of Europe's most amazing sites.

If you have seen pictures of Greece or have ever looked through travel brochures, you have probably been impressed by the monasteries perched on top of enormous rocks and have probably wondered how they could have been built... The land of these monasteries is Meteora in Greece, one of the most amazing places in the country, if not the world.