Meteora is a rock formation located in Greece ... it began operating as a nunnery. St. Stephen's Monastery, which has been inhabited by nuns since the 1960s, is the easiest monastery for visitors ...

The karsts of Meteora, though, rise up seemingly separate. At first, from the town, the only monastery you can see is St Stephen's, at the eastern end. This is, in fact, not a monastery at all ...

High above the Meteora landscape in the central region of Greece, 60 monks and nuns live in fabled monasteries perched on the edge of sandstone peaks. In centuries past, their place of worship ...

This story appears in the March 2020 issue of National Geographic magazine. The monasteries of Meteora, Greece, are marvels of engineering. Perched atop sandstone cliffs, with monastic cells ...

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

Today, the enormous fingers pointing to the heavens are a protected Unesco World Heritage Site and go by the name Meteora – which ... The Holy Monastery of St Nicholas houses a single-nave ...