The monasteries of Meteora: Day 4 of Grecian road trip 20220623_094502

The monasteries of Meteora: Day 4 of Grecian road trip

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June 23rd 2022
Today we visited these amazing monasteries built high up in the mountains by those practicing the Greek Orthodox faith. While we saw several, we actually walked around the monastery of Meteora (for men) and the St. Stephens (for women). We were able to invest ourselves in the history of the apostles and the ways in which religion is still alive and well in the area today. After that humbling e ... 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