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| Monastery on top |
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| The nunnery is a fair way up! |
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| Church inside a monastery |
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| Our walk back down to the bottom |
In a region of almost inaccessible sandstone peaks, monks settled on these 'columns of the sky' from the 11th century onwards. Twenty-four of these monasteries were built, despite incredible difficulties, at the time of the great revival of the eremetic ideal in the 15th century. Their 16th-century frescoes mark a key stage in the development of post-Byzantine painting. More info here.
