Sunday, 28 May 2017
Now for a closer look at some of the monasteries.
Now for a closer look at some of the monasteries.
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| Holy Trinity Monastery is only accessible via cable car (the white box near the center of the photo). |
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| A chapel in St. Stephan's monastery. Most of the monasteries allow visitors in their gardens and large church ("Katholikon"), although photography is not allowed inside the churches or museums. |
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| Courtyard in St. Stephan's Monastery. |
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| A terraced garden just outside St. Stephan's. |
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| Four monasteries: (left to right) St. Nicholas Anapafsas, Rousanou, Grand Meteora (Transfiguration), and Varlaam. |
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| Grand Meteora Monastery |
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| Varlaam Monastery |
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| Varlaam Monastery |
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| Sandstone cliff with the St. George hermitage/cave. |
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| The St. George hermitage is filled with colorful headscarves on 23 April every year (St. George's Day) to ask St. George to look favorably upon the owners -- especially in matters of marriage and health. Read about the origin of this tradition here. |
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