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Meteora, Greece

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May 19th 2008
Made it to Meteora in time! After being on the train from 11am to 4pm my time, I set foot in Meteora thinking that I had no chance of seeing the monasteries here today as most close around 5pm and it was a minimum 45 mins walk just to my hotel from the station, let alone the walk up to the monasteries from there. However! A taxi driver offered to take me up to the highest monastery (which is close ... read more

Europe » Greece » Thessaly » Meteora

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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