Meteora is a rock formation located in Greece, and houses one of the largest — and most remote — Eastern Orthodox monastery complexes in the world. The monasteries date back to the 14th ...

Explore the breathtaking beauty of Meteora's hidden monasteries ... Mysterious 'complex' near Egypt's Great Pyramid spotted on Google Maps ...

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 ...

In October, I flew to Greece to visit my daughter’s family ... The area is known as Meteora. The views of the rising rock formations and monasteries perched on outcroppings above sheer drops ...