Greek monks were trying to build monasteries in places that were hidden or difficult to access in order to protect them from ...

I puffed up the last of 350 steep and slippery steps to Panagia Hozoviotissa ... and high above me the 10th-century monastery, with its eight floors linked by narrow stone staircases carved ...

Greece, Cyclades, Amorgos Island: Monastery of Panagia Hozoviotissa. Source: Getty Images/Andia/Universal Images Group During the last few years, Amorgos is home for Semeli Drymonitis, who is a ...

Standing at the center of the inland village of Ano Mera, the Monastery of Panagia Tourliani is a historical and cultural site worth visiting. One of the largest churches on the island ...