Welcome to Meteora, Greece, Thessaly
The area of Meteora Greece is located at coordinates
39°42' 51 " N 21°37' 52 ". Meteora is located in central Greece in area of Thessaly. It is a great place in Greece. Meteora is surrounded by magnificent rock formations of which have the distinction of having several monasteries built on top of them during the 14th and 15th centuries. Meteora has some of the most enchanting views of lush green hills and valleys.
This section of Greece, Mykonos Island provides much information: pictures, map, villages, history, museums, architecture, excursions, weather and more such as a large range of hotels. |
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Meteora is part of central Greece, and is placed on the north-western edge of the Plain of Thessaly near Pindus Mountains and the Peneios River. It constitutes one of the most dramatic landscapes of the country and is also its second largest and most popular complex of monasteries. The monasteries look as if they were suspended in the air, which wasn purposely done in the 14th century, in order to protect the hermit monks during the Ottoman occupation, by the inaccessibility of these huge rock pillars. Due to the safety of the location of the monasteries there were 26 of them built by the 15 th century six of which are still in use today.
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