Means rocks suspended in the air or in the sky, one of the largest and most important gatherings of monasteries in Greece

The importance after Mount Athos, monasteries built on the rocks at the northern edge of the vertical

Of Thessaly plain near the river and Pindus Mountains, which are located in the center of Greece,

Meteora area consists of six monasteries, and is considered one of the most important tourist attractions in Greece,

Meteora is included in the World Heritage List of UNESCO since 1988,

Can not be accessed easily to the top of the rock, the monks built the first simple Ladders

Pushing through the holes in the wood inside the rocks, and they went up through it until they are natural caves

Which became their resort solid, put the wood of various types and forms to suggest

As a nest for the birds, and the cord pulley system is used to carry food and drink for the clergy,

The ropes were the only means of connecting them to the outside world ..

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