Meteora: Extremely Scenic Rock Formations, UNESCO World Heritage in Greece, family of 5 trip.

Описание: The Meteora (/ˌmɛtiˈɔːrə/;[1] Greek: Μετέωρα, pronounced [meˈteora]) is a rock formation in the regional unit of Trikala, in Thessaly, in northwestern Greece.Twenty-four monasteries were established atop the giant natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that dominate the local area, mainly from the second half of the 14th century under the local rule of Simeon Uroš.  Six of these are still active and open to visitors: the monasteries of Great Meteoron (est. 1356), Varlaam, Saint Nicholas Anapausas, Rousanou, Holy Trinity, and Saint Stephen.The Meteora complex was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List in 1988 because of its outstanding architecture and beauty, combined with religious and cultural significance.The name means "lofty", "elevated", and is etymologically related to meteor. Radiocarbon dating evidences human presence dating back 50,000 years. One of the caves there used to be open to the public, but is currently closed indefinitely, for safety inspections.
Greece is a cradle of western civilization, cradle of science ( most scientific discipline names came from Greek) democracy, theater, literature , logic, analysis, You name it Without this tiny on a global scale piece of land ( about 0.1% or 1/1000 of earth land area) the population of humankind could easily be 10 times less than it is now and most of humans might be still clad in animal skins and sleep on the ground . I visited Greece for the 4-th time in October 2025 with my wife and three kids. My wife drove our rented car for 2690 km 8 day trip over at least 16 destinations, including 11 UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Mycenae and Tityns, Epidaurus, Mystra, Bassae ( Apollo Temple), Olympia, Vergina ( Philip Tomb) . Meteora, Zagori (+ Vikos gorge), Delphi, H. Loukas Monastery, Acropolis of Athens, etc. Other prominent places include Nafplio, Monemvasia, Ioannina, Lamia, Konitsa etc.
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