File 016 · Thessaly, Greece

Meteora

Monasteries on sandstone pillars since the 1300s. Until the 1920s monks and visitors were hauled up in rope nets.

Why go

Monasteries on sandstone pillars since the 1300s. Until the 1920s monks and visitors were hauled up in rope nets.

The shoot: For Your Eyes Only (1981)

Bond climbs the rock face to the hideout.

Stand here

From the road below Holy Trinity, look up the rock face the climb was filmed on.

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Visit

Best: Sunset from the viewpoints near Agios Stefanos. Access: Each monastery is ticketed and closes one day a week. Modest dress. Getting there: Train from Athens to Kalambaka, about 5 hours.