Ancient Greece is called the foundation of Western civilization. The traditions of ancient Greece, history, discovery and religion laid the foundation of today's Western civilization. Today we will talk about a place which is one of the best places of Greece. There is a place called Meteora on the 5000-year-old rocks of Thessaly region of Greece, which is a beautiful landscape in itself. It is considered to be one of the oldest structures of man-made. It is a beautiful rock formation with built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries on it.
It is located near the town of Kalambaka near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains. In the sixteenth century there were 24 monasteries at Meteora. The six of these monasteries are built on large natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that represent the whole area. The other remainder monestories are largely in ruin now. The rocks are composed of a mixture of sandstone and conglomerate. The name of this amazing place is also included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After entering the walls of the stone above the rock, the Theopetra cave begins. It is located 4 kilometres from Kalambaka. To protect the monks from the strong cold winds during ice age, the entrance to the cave was covered with stones. Theopetra cave was constructed around 23,000 years ago. It is believed that caves around Meteora were constantly inhabited between 50,000 and 5,000 years ago.
In the 9th century a group of monks reached here, since then there is evidence of human living here. The total population of the Meteora monasteries in 2015 was 56. However now there are more facilities than ever before. German geologist Phillipson came here in the 19th century. According to him thousands of years ago, there was a large river which had a narrow and long route that meet in the sea at the end. He said that due to a deltoid cone of river and further transformed by earthquakes, the creation of the big boulders is formed. The monasteries now serve as a famous tourist attraction.
It is located near the town of Kalambaka near the Pineios river and Pindus Mountains. In the sixteenth century there were 24 monasteries at Meteora. The six of these monasteries are built on large natural pillars and hill-like rounded boulders that represent the whole area. The other remainder monestories are largely in ruin now. The rocks are composed of a mixture of sandstone and conglomerate. The name of this amazing place is also included in the list of UNESCO World Heritage Site.
After entering the walls of the stone above the rock, the Theopetra cave begins. It is located 4 kilometres from Kalambaka. To protect the monks from the strong cold winds during ice age, the entrance to the cave was covered with stones. Theopetra cave was constructed around 23,000 years ago. It is believed that caves around Meteora were constantly inhabited between 50,000 and 5,000 years ago.
In the 9th century a group of monks reached here, since then there is evidence of human living here. The total population of the Meteora monasteries in 2015 was 56. However now there are more facilities than ever before. German geologist Phillipson came here in the 19th century. According to him thousands of years ago, there was a large river which had a narrow and long route that meet in the sea at the end. He said that due to a deltoid cone of river and further transformed by earthquakes, the creation of the big boulders is formed. The monasteries now serve as a famous tourist attraction.
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