5 Hidden Destinations in Europe
Greece
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Greece · Arcadia, Peloponnese
Perched precariously in the sheer face of a towering limestone cliff, this ancient monastery looks like it was woven into the rock itself, high above a rushing river.
Nestled deep within the dramatic Lousios Gorge, Moni Prodromou is an Orthodox monastery largely carved directly into the vertical cliff face...
Greece · Amorgos, Cyclades
Clinging to a sheer, rust-red cliff face 300 meters above the azure Aegean, a dazzling white monastery seemingly floats between sea and sky, an 11th-century marvel defying gravity.
Founded in the 11th century, the Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa is a breathtaking feat of human devotion and engineering, built directly ...
Greece · Peloponnese
In a remote Greek village, a tiny chapel stands with 17 large trees inexplicably growing directly out of its roof, seemingly without visible roots or a water source, defying all laws of nature and engineering.
This miniature chapel is a true enigma: 17 massive oak trees sprout from its fragile roof, with their roots nowhere to be seen and no appare...
Greece · Mount Athos (Autonomous Monastic State of the Holy Mountain)
Perched precariously on the precipitous cliffs of Greece's forbidden Mount Athos, this ancient monastic settlement is home to monks who dedicate their lives to prayer in isolation, some in cells carved directly into the rock face.
Within the strictly autonomous monastic state of Mount Athos, the Skete of Saint Anne represents a pinnacle of ascetic living, where communi...
Greece · Thessaly
Imagine ancient monasteries defying gravity, perched impossibly atop colossal sandstone pillars – welcome to a place where heaven meets earth.
Meteora is a UNESCO World Heritage site known for its unique geological formations and historic Eastern Orthodox monasteries. These 14th-cen...