Meteora 2) Ancient Agora (area) with Acropolis in the backdrop.
Meteora was one of our favorite places in Greece that we visited. It's located in North Central Greece near the village of Kastraki and the town of Kalambaka. Meteora is a set of monastaries situated on huge precipitous rocks that rise abruptly from the towns nearby. It's a sort of strange landscape in that the ro
cks seem to appear out of nowhere. The Pindos Mountain range is nearby but not nearly close enough to be a part of these rock foramations. For the nearby residents, along with the monks and nuns of the monastaries, these rock formations are thought to be sacred. The exact construction dates of these monastaries are unknown although many of them are thought to have been built in the early part of the 11th century. Many of the monastaries have been destroyed but 10 still remain, six of which can still be visited by
cks seem to appear out of nowhere. The Pindos Mountain range is nearby but not nearly close enough to be a part of these rock foramations. For the nearby residents, along with the monks and nuns of the monastaries, these rock formations are thought to be sacred. The exact construction dates of these monastaries are unknown although many of them are thought to have been built in the early part of the 11th century. Many of the monastaries have been destroyed but 10 still remain, six of which can still be visited by civilians. We only visited four but were quite surprised as to the differences between the four.
Some had an extremely peaceful atmosphere, transcendant if you will, while others seemed quite staged and spiritually inadequate, if you will. Of course, all in all, they were all extremely tranquil and sacred;however, some just stood out more than others...
3) Theatre--Acropolis(Athens)
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