The Meteora are rock formations fashioned as a result of the erosion of wind and rain over the years, growing separate pillars of diverse top and width. Amazingly, across the 14th Century, monasteries started to be constructed at the very top of the rock pillars, access being received only via detachable ladders and winch systems used to haul up baskets and nets – for goods and those!
In 1988, Meteora became recognized for its high-quality fee as a UNESCO world history web site. Nowadays, six of those monasteries stay and are open to the public for viewing. Luckily for us, stairs have been carved into the rocks in the Twenties, allowing less difficult access for traffic, with the access factors for every of the monasteries a short power from the city of Kalambaka.
Performing to hold to the tops of the rock pillars, and visually charming, you marvel how the monks ever controlled to create these lovely sanctuaries. Inside you may locate small museums, chapels open for travelling, beautiful frescoes, illuminated manuscripts, early printed books, splendid gardens, incredible views and daunting entrance structures displaying the perilous get right of entry to technique previously utilized by the occupants and site visitors.
