Meteora is a medieval marvel of "floating" Byzantine monasteries perched atop 600-meter-high sandstone pillars. Established by hermit monks in the 14th century seeking refuge and solitude, these spiritual fortresses are repositories of priceless post-Byzantine frescoes, rare manuscripts, and silver relics. It is a unique landscape where the architectural ingenuity of the Middle Ages meets a geological phenomenon 60 million years in the making.
