As seen in "For Your Eyes Only"

The James Bond movie. I even went home and checked - its the same room. This is the way they monks come up - they sit in a bucket and get winched up into this room.

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Floating Monks

May 22nd 2009
I first discovered Meteora unknowingly about 10 years ago while watching the James Bond Movie "For Your Eyes Only". It was the image of a sombre monastery perched on the peak of a gargantuan column of rock, all set amidst a backdrop of gnarled craggy peaks that made me decide then and there that one day I would visit that place. So I was pleasantly surprised when planning our trip that that very ... read more

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more

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