Meteora

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Meteora

interior of Greece
(photos taken in 1957)

 

a town on a hill

 

family transportation

 

farm scene
(tall cypress trees often indicate a grave yard)
they lead the soul to heaven

 

the mountains where the Byzantine monasteries are located

 

Monks often lived a secluded life

 

high on the rock

 

 

entrance by basket lowered

More Photos from 2004

 

a view for praising God

 

a long way for water?

 

an Orthodox church as the center

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Athens Athens 2004 Corinth Canal Corfu Crete Antiquities Crete Delphi Edessa Elderhostel Epidaurus Greater Macedonia Homeric Legend Ioannina Ionian Islands Kalambaka Meteora Meteora  2004 Metsovo Mycenae Mycenae 2004 Mystras Nafplion Northern Greece Olympia Orthodox Easter Pella Rhodes Santorini Synagogue on Rhodes Thessaloniki

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