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Meteora

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November 7th 2014
METEORA, THURSDAY/FRIDAY. 6/7 NOVEMBER, 2014. Will it happened again! We turned the lights out as we departed Delphi. The Inn owner was closing after our departure. We caught the train to KALAMBAKA the town servicing the tourism industry visiting the famed monasteries of Meteora, which are suspended off huge monolithic rock formations which loom over the town 800 metres below. The train ... read more

Europe » Greece » Central Greece

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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