Meteora is a cluster of enormous dark sandstone rocks rising out of Kalambaka, near the first Pindos and Chassia heights.
Meteora is a cluster of enormous dark sandstone rocks rising out of Kalambaka, near the first Pindos and Chassia heights.
The monasteries of Meteora, built on the tops of some of the rocks, are today the second most important monastic complex in Greece, after Mount Athos.
Of the thirty that have historically existed, only seven now operate, which have been on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1988.