Set atop a narrow Meteora cliff, the Holy Monastery of Roussanou offers a blend of rich history and stunning scenery. Built in the early 16th century on the remains of an older site, it is now an ...

Visiting the Meteora monasteries is more than just a sightseeing trip — it’s stepping into living spiritual heritage. From Roussanou’s flowered paths to Great Meteoron’s historic frescoes, each site ...

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 hidden in ...

When you're trying to connect with your god, it helps to find some peace and quiet, if you can. But that was, indeed, no such problem for the architects of these impossibly built monasteries.

From a distance, when you catch the first glimpse of the colossal sandstone monoliths of Meteora in Greece, they look familiar. And then it hits you. Meteora was the real-life inspiration for the ...