罗萨诺修道院，迈泰奥拉，色萨利 ，希腊 Roussanou Monastery, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece (© Marius Roman/Getty Images)

罗萨诺修道院，迈泰奥拉，色萨利 ，希腊 Roussanou Monastery, Meteora, Thessaly, Greece (© Marius Roman/Getty Images)

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罗萨诺修道院，希腊

一提到希腊，您可能会想到大海、沙滩、白色的建筑和蓝色的圆顶。然而，这个国家的宝藏景点可不止这些。今天的图片展示的是罗萨诺修道院，它坐落于希腊北部色萨利的迈泰奥拉（一个砂岩峰林地区），四周是高耸的悬崖。相传在14世纪，一群僧侣为了躲避政治纷争来到了这里，他们攀爬悬崖，在上面建立起了修道院。如今，在迈泰奥拉联合国教科文组织世界遗产区内还有6座仅存的修道院，而罗萨诺修道院便是其中之一。如果您攀爬上去，将会看到令人惊叹的自然美景，不过，真正的“宝藏”在修道院的内部：一个拜占庭艺术和建筑的世界。这种艺术风格起源于东罗马帝国（也被称为拜占庭帝国），该帝国从公元4世纪持续到1453年君士坦丁堡的陷落，而这一时期的艺术便被人们称为：拜占庭艺术。

The Monastery of Roussanou, Greece

Welcome to the Roussanou Monastery, nestled amidst the towering cliffs of the Meteora rock formation in Thessaly, northern Greece. Roussanou is one of the six monasteries that remain active in this UNESCO World Heritage Site. Despite the construction difficulties, 24 monasteries were founded on these 'columns of the sky' in the 14th and 15th centuries.

Once you've conquered the climb, you'll be greeted by stunning panoramic views, but the real treasures lie within the monastery itself—a world of Byzantine art and architecture. This style emerged in the Eastern Roman Empire, which lasted from the 4th century CE until the fall of Constantinople in 1453. Are you ready to take the climb?