Carved right into the rock, up on a cliffside or overlooking the valley from atop a rocky promontory... In the Balkans, from ...

The monasteries of Meteora in Thessaly are perched atop mighty rock formations; the backdrop starred as a location in Game of Thrones - Paul Williams /Alamy ...

In September, we’re planning a 12-day stay in Greece before a cruise, spending time in Thessaloniki followed by Mount Olympus, Meteora, Delphi and finally Athens by train. Any suggestions for an ...

At the foothills of the Pierian Mountains, near the Aliakmon River, lies the Holy Monastery of Saint John the Forerunner in the Skete of Veria The pilgrimage of protothema.gr to the Monasteries of ...

Just 15 kilometers southeast of Veria, in a beautiful region where Mount Vermio meets the Pierian Mountains, lies the Holy Monastery of Theotokos Kallipetra. The name “Kallipetra,” meaning ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Orthodox Christian monk Father Spyridon walks at ...

Others, such as myself, a matter of minutes — fortuitously passing Meteora’s most ... the Ottoman occupation of Greece. At its peak, two dozen Greek Orthodox monasteries were dotted across ...

In October, I flew to Greece to visit my daughter ... the 11th century because of its remoteness; monasteries followed. The area is known as Meteora. The views of the rising rock formations ...

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Described by Serie Architects as "an ambitious complex", the building forms the centrepiece building in Shrimad Rajchandra Ashram – a 100-hectare monastery on top of a hill in Dharampur in India ...