High above the Meteora landscape in the central region of Greece, 60 monks and nuns live in fabled monasteries perched on the edge of sandstone peaks. In centuries past, their place of worship brought ...

The monasteries of Meteora in Thessaly are perched atop mighty rock formations; the backdrop starred as a location in Game of Thrones - Paul Williams /Alamy After a lengthy drive along traffic-jammed ...

Greece is most often characterized by its idyllic beaches and ancient ruins, which are fantastic and not to be missed. However, on my second trip to Greece we stayed with a friend who showed us some ...

The Great Meteoron Monastery: The region's largest and oldest monastery is the Great Meteoron. Meteora means "suspended in the air" and this place of worship gave its name to the entire region.

This week’s Offbeat Traveler is inspired by Los Angeles Times reader Gene Minick, who recently visited the remote monasteries of Metéora in Greece’s Thessaly region. The Fountain Valley resident ...

For centuries, monks have sought solitude and isolation on their path to spiritual enlightenment, choosing some of the most remote places on the globe to construct their monasteries. Some of these ...

There’s something unforgettable about medieval monasteries: they weren’t just places of worship—they were fortresses of faith ...