photo sharing and upload picture albums photo forums search pictures popular photos photography help login
Peter Szalay | profile | all galleries >> Greece >> Meteora tree view | thumbnails | slideshow | map

Athens | Corinth, Mycenae, Nafplio, Epidaurus | Delphi | Hydra, Poros, Aegina | Meteora | Mount Olympus | Thermopylae | Thessaloniki

Meteora

The Metéora (Greek "suspended rock") is one of the largest and more important complexes of Eastern Othodox Monasteries in Greece, second only to Mount Athos. The six today existing monasteries are built on natural sandstone rock pillars, at the northwest edge of the Plain of Thessaly
Monastery Varlaam
Monastery Varlaam		 Cliffs of Meteora
Cliffs of Meteora		 Monastery Varlaan
Monastery Varlaan		 Monastery of Great Meteoron
Monastery of Great Meteoron		 Church interior
Church interior		 Bell tower
Bell tower
The winch room
The winch room		 View down from the monastery
View down from the monastery		 View from Varlaan Monastery
View from Varlaan Monastery		 Meteora valley and Kalambaka
Meteora valley and Kalambaka		 Holy Monastery of Rousanou
Holy Monastery of Rousanou		 Double sided Triptych from 16th century
Double sided Triptych from 16th century
Monastery of Great Meteoron
Monastery of Great Meteoron		 Cliffs of Meteora
Cliffs of Meteora		 Varlaam Monastery
Varlaam Monastery		 Meteora valley and Monastery of St Stephen
Meteora valley and Monastery of St Stephen		 Monastery of St Stephen
Monastery of St Stephen		 Monastery of St Stephen
Monastery of St Stephen

comment | share
Type your message and click Add Comment
It is best to login or register first but you may post as a guest.
Enter an optional name and contact email address. Name
Name Email
help private comment
click on thumbnails for full image