In the Heavens Above

We wanted to visit the Holy Mountain but only males are allowed entrance, because according to Dalrymple in the 11th century it came to the ears of the Byzantine Emperor that the monks were in the habit of debauching the daughters of the shepherds who came to the mountain to sell milk and wool. Therefore ıt was decreed that nothing female - no woman, no cow, no mare, no bitch - could step within its limits.

Hence we visited much more touristic Meteora, which is the second largest complex of Orthodox monasteries in Greece, second only to The Holy Mountain. 6 monasteries were built on rock pillars in the 16th century.