In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twenty-four of these monasteries were built, despite incredible difficulties, at the time of the great revival of the eremetic ideal in the 15th century.
Summary from the UNESCO World Heritage Centre.
Photo: 00 0541 Kloster Agía Triáda (Meteora) - Griechenland.jpg by W. Bulach, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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