"令人頭暈目眩的米特奧拉高度"

令人頭暈目眩的石塔佇立在希臘北邊的平原，支撐著好幾百年的修道院。

希臘是一個充滿驚奇景觀和壯觀風景的國家，但是絕對沒有什麼可以比平衡在該國西北部岩石尖頂上的修道院更令人驚嘆。這些修道院是聯合國教科文組織世界遺產，大家廣為熟知的名稱是米特奧拉，意思是「懸掛在空中。」沒有人可以確定那些巨大石柱是怎麼建造出來的，但是一般認為人們從9世紀就開始住在那裡。

米特奧拉的六座修道院都還在使用，其中最老、最大也最高的一座是梅特歐隆修道院。它是建於西元14世紀，而它的文化遺產處處可見。跟其它修道院一樣，它也不太容易到達。但是你的努力絕對值得，因為在上面的景觀還有修道院本身都是那麼奢侈。

有人住在這麼高的地方還能建造出這些石塔，這似乎都那麼不可思議，但是不可否認這個地區是多麼精采。一位住在這裡的修女解釋：「這是很多聖人住過的地方，我一直對這個地區感到十分敬畏。不知為什麼在這裡我覺得祈禱都能快一點傳到上帝那裏。」

(Travel) The Dizzying Heights of Meteora

Dizzying towers of rock soar above Greeces northern plains and support centuries-old monasteries.

Greece is a country full of incredible sights and breathtaking scenery, but theres surely nothing more spectacular than the monasteries balanced on top of spires of rock in the countrys northwestern regions. The monasteries are a Unesco World Heritage Site, and they're known as Meteora, which means suspended in the air. No one is quite sure how the massive pillars of rock were formed, but it is thought that people started to live there in the 9th Century.

Six of Meteoras monasteries are still used, and of them, the Monastery of the Great Meteoron is the oldest, largest, and highest up. It was established in the 14th Century, and its rich heritage is apparent everywhere you look. As with the rest of the monasteries, its not easy to get to. But your efforts will be rewarded, as the views, along with the monastery itself, are sumptuous.

It seems incredible that people live up here and have managed to build on these rocky towers, but theres no denying that the area is spectacular. As one of the nuns who lives there explained: This is a place where lots of saints have lived and I have always been in awe of the area. Somehow being up here makes me think my prayers will reach God much more quickly.

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