Meteora, Thessaly, Greece

Meteora

Meteora is a cluster of huge dark cliffs of sandstone which are rising out of Kalambaka, near the first hills of Pindos and Hasion. The monasteries of Meteora, which are built on the top of some of the rocks, are currently the second most important group of monasteries in Greece after Mount Athos.
The six visited monasteries of Meteora, are now restored and most of their mural decoration is preserved.
 

The monastery of Agios Stefanos

The monastery of Rossanos

Meteora

The creation of this geological landscape, although it has occasionally been a benchmark for many Greek and foreign geologists, it's not yet clearly understood. The lofty, cut off between them, rocks, whose height reaches sometimes 400 meters, is a unique geological phenomenon, covering an area of ​​about thirty kilometers.

Transportation between the rocks

Meteora attracts a lot of extreme sports fans

In 1989 Unesco inscribed Meteora in the list of UNESCO World Heritage, as a particularly important cultural and natural resource.

Falling stars in Meteora

Meteora during winter

The breathtaking view of Meteora