The Meteora is an incredible formation of sandstone pillars in Greece that are home to several monasteries. A big part of what makes these monasteries so special is that they were carved out of the pillars themselves. It's almost as if building monasteries on top of a 370 metres high rock formation wasn't difficult enough, so the monks decided to give themselves even more of a challenge. If that was the goal, mission accomplished. In all seriousness though, these monasteries are...
The Meteora is an incredible formation of sandstone pillars in Greece that are home to several monasteries.
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