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Monasteries' History | Meteora | Ascetes and Hermits on Sacred Rocks

The ascetic community in Meteora started around the beginning of the 13th century.

Esodia Theotokos Church | Chios | The Scarved Monument of Snakes Island

The second largest church in the village of Pyrgi, of a unique exterior decoration with the traditional scarf technique.

Monastery Architecture | Lesbos

Lesvos monastery architecture belongs mainly to the Genuate period, being an interesting local, eastern and western mixture.

Holly Trinity Monastery | Meteora

The Holy Trinity Monastery is an Eastern Orthodox monastery at the top of a rocky precipice over 400 meters high.

Monastery of Varlaam | Meteora | Unesco World Heritage Monument

It is a mens' monastery on the top of a steep rock, one of the six still operating in the area of Meteora.

Church of Petra | Lesbos

The church of Petra (Sweetkissing Madonna) is built on a rock in the center of the village of Petra, and it needs 114 steps to reach.

Limonas (Saint Ignatios) Monastery | Lesbos

A men's monastery situated in the center of the island of Lesvos, founded during Byzantine years and operated until Ottoman occupation.

Great Meteoron Monastery | Meteora

The Great Meteoron monastery is the largest, though in 2015 there were only 3 monks in residence.