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Añisclo Canyon is located in the Pyrenees of Huesca (South of Monte Perdido ), flowing southward. It has a length of about 10 kilometers (from the Circus Añisclo to the confluence with the river Aso). It is due to the erosive action of water on limestone, which for centuries has beautiful shapes carved into the rock. [Source]
The capital and touristic centre of Santorini Island, Thira (also called Fira), is located high on the edge of the huge ancient volcano caldera rim. Over 850 m long stairs lead up the crater wall, 587 steps, from the old port of Skala Thira to the town. [Source]
Zakynthos or Zante is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the third largest of the Ionian Islands. It covers an area of 410 km2 (158 sq mi) and its coastline is roughly 123 km (76 mi) in length. The island is named after Zakynthos, the son of a legendary Arcadian chief Dardanus.  [Wiki]
Delphi was the site of the Delphic oracle, the most important oracle in the classical Greek world, and became a major site for the worship of the god Apollo after he slew Python, a dragon who lived there and protected the navel of the Earth. Python (derived from the verb pythein, "to rot") is claimed by some to be the original name of the site in recognition of Python which Apollo defeated. [Wiki]
Acropolis means “high city” in Greek, literally city on the extremity and is usually translated into English as Citadel. For purposes of defense, early people naturally chose elevated ground to build a new settlement, frequently a hill with precipitous sides. In many parts of the world, these early citadels became the nuclei of large cities, which grew up on the surrounding lower ground, such as modern Rome. [Source]
The monks live in the Meteor from the 11th century. These monasteries were built on top of the huge pillars of sandstone, most of which were inaccessible by road, for the protection of its residents during the unstable political situations. [Source]
The Metéora is one of the largest and most important complexes of Eastern Orthodox monasteries in Greece. The Theopetra caves 5 kilometres (3.1 mi) south of Meteora had inhabitants fifty millennia ago. The structure is a stone wall that blocked two-thirds of the entrance to the Theopetra cave near Kalambaka on the north edge of the Thessalian plain. [Wiki]