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Meteora is a rock formation, a mixture of sandstone and conglomerate, with an average altitude of 313 meters, which rise outside of Kalampaka in the prefecture of Trikala, in Thessaly, Greece.
The tough access and the wild landscape were a suitable place for Christian monks, so, in the long run, 30 monasteries were created on the tops of some rocks and this is one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. In 1989 Unesco included Meteora in the list of World Heritage Sites, as a cultural and natural asset of special importance.
The filmmaker, who is located on the rock that houses the male monastery of Barlaam, gives us a panoramic shot with an image from the village of Kastraki, which looks as if it has taken root on the slopes and valleys of the Meteora area.
Then we have shots from the buildings of the unique monastical style architecture of Barlaam Monastery, the tiled roof with the arches in the courtyard, the towers of the church of All Saints, the plain areas for the cells and again shots, between the rocks, towards Kastraki.
A general view on the rock which houses the Monastery of the Holy Trinity and a zoom-in shot on its buildings. We see an incredibly long, labyrinthine path with the visitors ascending to the first and largest monastery of Meteora, the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior or the Monastery of the Great Meteoron as well as a panoramic view with some of its buildings.
A general view of the rock with the Monastery of Barlaam and below we see the abyss.
The visitors return to the car and tourist bus parking lot at the Meteora observation deck.
Lastly, we see shots of the imposing rocks and the Monasteries at the top as well as a girl who, as she holds a red flower, poses, waves at some people and smiles at the filmmaker.
The tough access and the wild landscape were a suitable place for Christian monks, so, in the long run, 30 monasteries were created on the tops of some rocks and this is one of the largest and most precipitously built complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries, second in importance only to Mount Athos. In 1989 Unesco included Meteora in the list of World Heritage Sites, as a cultural and natural asset of special importance.
The filmmaker, who is located on the rock that houses the male monastery of Barlaam, gives us a panoramic shot with an image from the village of Kastraki, which looks as if it has taken root on the slopes and valleys of the Meteora area.
Then we have shots from the buildings of the unique monastical style architecture of Barlaam Monastery, the tiled roof with the arches in the courtyard, the towers of the church of All Saints, the plain areas for the cells and again shots, between the rocks, towards Kastraki.
A general view on the rock which houses the Monastery of the Holy Trinity and a zoom-in shot on its buildings. We see an incredibly long, labyrinthine path with the visitors ascending to the first and largest monastery of Meteora, the Monastery of the Transfiguration of the Savior or the Monastery of the Great Meteoron as well as a panoramic view with some of its buildings.
A general view of the rock with the Monastery of Barlaam and below we see the abyss.
The visitors return to the car and tourist bus parking lot at the Meteora observation deck.
Lastly, we see shots of the imposing rocks and the Monasteries at the top as well as a girl who, as she holds a red flower, poses, waves at some people and smiles at the filmmaker.
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