Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from invaders ...
Meteora is home not to one, but six fully functioning monasteries. The Holy Trinity, the oldest of those six, is a gravity defying construction overlooking the Greek town of Kalambaka. In order to get ...
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 ...