Balanced across 24 giant rock formations that reach nearly 400m into the sky are ancient monasteries, visible through the clouds. Above the town of Kalambaka, on the north-western edge of Greece’s ...

THE mystical ancient rock-top monasteries of Meteora are definitely not for the faint-hearted. Take a look at these spectacular photos. The word “meteora” means “middle of the sky”, or “in the heavens ...

The Monastery of the Holy Trinity is a clifftop monastery in central Greece. It is dubbed as 'the monastery suspended in air' owing to its location: on a rocky precipice at 1,300 feet high.

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 ...