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It is situated at the top of a rocky precipice over 400 metres high and forms part of 24 monasteries which were originally built at Meteora, one of the oldest still existing of the Meteora monasteries (Meteora means "suspended in the air" in Greek). Six of the 24 monasteries are still active and open to visitors.
The Monasteries of Meteora in Greece are stunningly beautiful. Listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, the grouping of six monasteries rests on natural sandstone rock pillars.
The Monastery of Great Meteoron (Greek: Μεγάλο Μετέωρο) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece. [2] It is situated on top of a rock [ 3 ] called Meteora or Platylithos , which is 415 metres above the Pineios valley floor.
Community of Jesus, a Benedictine monastery located in Orleans. Glastonbury Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery located in Hingham. Mount Saint Mary's Abbey, a Roman Catholic monastery in Wrentham. Society of St. John the Evangelist, an Anglican monastery in Cambridge. St. Benedict Abbey, a Benedictine monastery located in Harvard.
Meteora by night. The Meteora (/ ˌ m ɛ t i ˈ ɔːr ə /; [1] Greek: Μετέωρα, pronounced) is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only to Mount Athos. [2]
The Monastery of St. John the Baptist (Greek: Μονή Αγίου Ιωάννη Προδρόμου, romanized: Moni Agiou Ioanni Prodromou) is a former Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece. [1] It is located on a rock directly adjacent to the Monastery of St. Nicholas Anapausas.
The Monastery of St. Stephen (Greek: Μονή Αγίου Στεφάνου) is an Eastern Orthodox monastery that is part of the Meteora monastery complex in Thessaly, central Greece. [2] It is situated at the top of a rocky precipice. [3] Kukulas (Κουκουλάς) peak (510 m) overlooks the monastery. In 1961, the monastery was converted ...
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