Meteora

No Legends and Myths for this Miracle of Greece. Meteora are not mentioned in classical Greek Myths or in Ancient Greek Literature .May this serene, mystical, magical, spiritual, breathtaking spot inspire you to create your own legend.

Majestic rocks dominate the town of Kalampaka in Thessaly. They are considered a rare geological phenomenon formed about 60 million years ago. It is about dark rocks, which have been made of sandstone and their height reaches over 500m from the sea. In Christian times, the cliffs were regarded as a perfect place to achieve absolute isolation, both  physical and spiritual. Here, between Heaven & Earth, there were over one thousand caves, and the 1^st Christian hermit monks s nested inside during the 9^th century A.D.  Monasteries were not built until the 14^th A.D., when the monks sought somewhere to hide in the face of an increasing number of Turkish attacks.By the 16^th A.D., the numbers of Monasteries existing in the site had reached a total of 24.

Today, only 6 remain active for people to visit . Once you take the decision to do it, consider it as a place of worship, where you should enter dressed modestly : Men with long trousers and shirts, women  with long skirts and sleeve blouses. Experience the thrill.  

Visit 2 Monasteries

• Nicolas Anapafsas
• Varlaam
• Great Meteoron
• Roussanou
• Holy Trinity
• Stefanos