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Meteora: Greek Monasteries Perched High in the Air and Open for Tourists (VIDEO)

Filed under: Video, Arts & Culture

Otterman56/Flickr

In Northwestern Thessaly, a few hours out of Athens, rock towers crowned with the ancient monasteries of Meteora loom over fertile valleys.

Islands of Orthodox Christianity from the high tide of a Turkish onslaught in the 11th century, the monasteries still function today, bustling . . . → Read More: Meteora: Greek Monasteries Perched High in the Air and Open for Tourists (VIDEO)

Meteora: Greek Monasteries Perched High in the Air and Open for Tourists (VIDEO)

Filed under: Video, Arts & Culture

Otterman56/Flickr

In Northwestern Thessaly, a few hours out of Athens, rock towers crowned with the ancient monasteries of Meteora loom over fertile valleys.

Islands of Orthodox Christianity from the high tide of a Turkish onslaught in the 11th century, the monasteries still function today, bustling . . . → Read More: Meteora: Greek Monasteries Perched High in the Air and Open for Tourists (VIDEO)

Greece Strikes Mean Airport Closures and Travel Delays

Filed under: News

Associated Press

Those trying to travel to and from Greece will find their plans hampered, thanks two days of strikes that began Tuesday by a Greek trade union.

The anti-austerity strikes are meant to protest the passage of a controversial economic package, and will involve a 48-hour walkout . . . → Read More: Greece Strikes Mean Airport Closures and Travel Delays

Destin-Nation Greece: Budget Travel on the Cheap

Filed under: Beach, Budget, Destin-Nations

eguidetravel, flickr

Greece on a budget. Looking for an inexpensive European getaway? Look no further than the land of the philosophers, whitewashed and blue domed churches, Hercules and those other gyros.

Greece on a budget. Looking for an inexpensive European getaway? Look no further than the . . . → Read More: Destin-Nation Greece: Budget Travel on the Cheap

Destin-Nation Greece: Budget Travel on the Cheap

Filed under: Beach, Budget, Destin-Nations

eguidetravel, flickr

Greece on a budget. Looking for an inexpensive European getaway? Look no further than the land of the philosophers, whitewashed and blue domed churches, Hercules and those other gyros.

Greece on a budget. Looking for an inexpensive European getaway? Look no further than the . . . → Read More: Destin-Nation Greece: Budget Travel on the Cheap

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