The Varlaam Monastery was constructed in 1350 and named for the first monk to establish a monastery on the rock. After his death, no other monks lived in the monastery, and it lay abandoned for ...

With fifty-eight stairs behind me, I have yet to face another 137 to reach my final target: the holy monastery of Varlaam, one of the six still active Meteora monasteries. Perched on a ...

The Grand Meteoron, the largest, boasts magnificent frescoes and a medieval library. The Monastery of Varlaam contains masterpieces by Frangos Catellanos, one of the masters of post-Byzantine art.

With 58 stairs behind me, I have 137 more to go to reach my final target: The holy monastery of Varlaam, one of only six of the original 24 Meteora monasteries still in use. Perched on a ...

There you can enjoy the beaches or tour the traditional windmills on the island. Varlaam Monastery-Meteora is a tiny chapel on a promontory, named after the monk who built it. Seven monks ...

There are place names that intrigue and invite us to discover more. Who can see the name Meteora without imagining a connection with the heavens? Indeed, the name of this historic site in the ...

The Holy Monastery of Varlaam is the second largest. Two rich monks took over the site in the 16th Century and it took more than 20 years to hoist all of the building materials to the top.