Don’t make my Meteora day trip mistake. Here’s what you should differently when you visit Greece’s most beautiful spot ...

High above the Meteora landscape in the central region of Greece, 60 monks and nuns live in fabled monasteries perched on the edge of sandstone peaks. In centuries past, their place of worship brought ...

The monasteries of Meteora in Thessaly are perched atop mighty rock formations; the backdrop starred as a location in Game of Thrones - Paul Williams /Alamy After a lengthy drive along traffic-jammed ...

Some people love exploring temples and cathedrals when they travel. I am not that person. Walking into a church usually fills me with the overwhelming urge to lay down and take a nap. So when I saw ...

The poet and painter Edward Lear once remarked that 'no pen or pencil' could do justice to the mountain monasteries at Meteora, and I'm happy to prove him right. Actually, I was meant to be sailing ...

This week’s Offbeat Traveler is inspired by Los Angeles Times reader Gene Minick, who recently visited the remote monasteries of Metéora in Greece’s Thessaly region. The Fountain Valley resident ...

Greece is most often characterized by its idyllic beaches and ancient ruins, which are fantastic and not to be missed. However, on my second trip to Greece we stayed with a friend who showed us some ...

Meteora is a complex of imposing dark rocks, rising over the settlements of Kalampaka and the picturesque Kastraki village, on the plain of Thessaly, Greece. There are approximately 900 multi-pitch ...