January
27
/ 2023
Towering over the Thessalian Plain in Central Greece, is a majestic rock formation, called Meteora, meaning ‘elevated’ or ‘hanging from heaven’, where Eastern Orthodox monasteries literally cling to the cliff tops, suspended between heaven and earth. Petrified diatoms, comprising several genera of microalgae found in oceans and rivers, hint that millions of years ago, this region was once the estuary of a river. Debris from northern Central Europe washed down the river and as the water of the estuary slowly drained, millions of years of corrosion shaped the conglomerate and sandstone into the outstanding pillars. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"103614","attributes":{"alt":"Aerial view of the landscape of Meteora with the monasteries perched on the cliffs (GDMpro S.R.O./ Adobe Stock)","class":"media-image","height":"198","style":"width: 610px; height: 198px;","typeof":"foaf:Image","width":"610"}}]] Aerial view of the
