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Taken from court of the
Varlaam Monastery (Meteora), a mid 14th century establishment.
Very impressive location.
Standing above the Meteora landscape you feel like heaven. A photographers dream at a very bright sunset evening. Worth to visit...
After visiting Arachova, it would have been a crime not to revisit Meteora, so I didn't commit a crime, as seen here on a crisp late March morning.
St Stephen Monastery (Agios Stefanos), the alluvial plain of the Pineios River and the Pindus Mountains in the background. This is one of the few still "functioning" monasteries. The story of these medieval and most remote places of spiritual retreat is well-known. The paradox is that the influx of mass tourism (and, yes, me included), being one of the reasons why these places can be financially maintained by Church and Government, is directly opposed to the monkish idea of getting away from the noise of the world. Under today's conditions, I would say, one can much more easily live as a hermit in the middle of the city. Leica M8, Voigtlaender 35/1.4.
All of these monasteries are perched on high cliffs and accessible by staircases cut into the rock formations
Los Monasterios de Meteora (en griego, Μετέωρα Μοναστήρια Metéora Monastíria; es decir; en español, Monasterios suspendidos del cielo, Monasterios suspendidos en los aires o Monasterios en el cielo) están localizados al norte de Grecia, en la llanura de Tesalia, en las proximidades de Kalambaka, en el valle del río Pinios.
Vaarlam Monastery. Leica M8, Voigtlaender 35/1.4. Expensively restored and well-maintained, this is another monastery that has to live with an almost daily influx of hundreds if not thousands of tourists and pilgrims alike. Leica M8, Voigtlaender 35/1.4.
A 10 image stitch to get the full panorama of this valley in Greece. Such a magical place despite the fact that the weather was awful and this was the best photo I could get in the time I was there.
Unesco World Heritage Site
The Meteora is a rock formation in central Greece hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. The six monasteries are built on immense natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area. ~ Wikipedia
The Meteora is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, Greece, hosting one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos.
First time visiting Meteora, couple months ago and i had only few hours to take a shot early in the morning!!
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Used my DJI Spark to get a birds eye view of this Monastery embedded in a cliff at Meteora, Greece - incredible sight!
Météores : Monastère de Varlaam. Kalambaka (Καλαμπάκα), Thessalie (Θεσσαλία), Grèce (Greece, Ελλάδα). DSC_0032
The Meteora is a rock formation in the northwestern Greece, hosting one of the most prominent complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, viewed locally as second in importance only to Mount Athos. Twenty-four monasteries were established atop the giant natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area, mainly from the second half of the 14th century under the local rule of Simeon Uroš. Six of these are still active and open to visitors. This picture shows the monasteries of Rousánou (front) and Agios Stéphanos (back) in the evening light.
Meteora ist eine Felsformation im Nordwesten Griechenlands, die einen der bedeutendsten ostorthodoxen Klosterkomplexe beherbergt, der nach dem Berg Athos als zweitwichtigster Ort gilt. Vierundzwanzig Klöster wurden auf den riesigen natürlichen Säulen und hügelähnlichen, abgerundeten Felsen errichtet, die das Gebiet dominieren, vor allem in der zweiten Hälfte des 14. Jahrhunderts unter der lokalen Herrschaft von Simeon Uroš. Sechs dieser Klöster sind noch aktiv und für Besucher geöffnet. Dieses Bild zeigt die Klöster von Rousánou (vorne) und Agios Stéphanos (hinten) im Abendlicht.
Text from Wikipedia, modified and translated.