The Metéora (Μετέωρα, pron, lit. `middle of the sky`, `suspended in the air` or `in the heavens above` — etymologically related to `Meteorite`) is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, ...
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group of monasteries on the summits of vertical rock formations in Thessaly, Greece. The monasteries are located just north of the small town of ...
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