Founded in the 4th century, Sümela is a gravity-defying marvel, hanging nearly 1,000 feet over a wooded valley in Turkey, that today attracts thousands of religious pilgrims.

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, the ...

Cliff hanger: Sümela Monastery, founded in the 4th century, is a spectacular sight -- hanging 1,000 feet above a river valley in eastern Turkey.

Monastery of Paleokastro is ranked #12 out of 19 things to do in Mykonos. See pictures and our review of Monastery of Paleokastro.

God put me here to care for them,” he told The Associated Press in Greek at Panagia Hozoviotissa monastery, where he said not even a rock fell during the tremors.

Greece's foreign ministry said on Monday images showing a band dancing to electronic music at the former Orthodox Christian Sumela monastery in Turkey were "offensive" and "a desecration" of the ...

For more than 50 years, Spyridon Denaxas has prayed, worked and welcomed the faithful in an island monastery carved into a seaside cliff that's little changed since its founding more than a ...

Meet the monk who lives in the cliffs on a Greek holiday island For more than 50 years, Father Spyridon has welcomed the faithful in a monastery carved into a cliffside ...

Or, given the restrictions of lockdown, in this video by wedding photographer and videographer George Avgousti, we can vicariously visit the old monastery of Panagia tou Sinti, southeast of ...