Imagine going to the net! If you could not climb up to the top of the monastery at Varlaam in Meteora, the only way up was in the net.
People, building equipment, material, and the goods, all had to be placed in a net and pulled up 300 meters.
The monks pulled their nets up and down with a net and pulley system.
Imagine climbing over the edge to get into the net!
Don’t start down too soon for a very quick descent to the bottom. That’s how they knew it was time to replace the net!
The cover of this book sold at the Varlaam Monastery bookstore, catches our imagination, doesn’t it?
At the Varlaam Monestery we also saw something else that was amazing: the earliest music manuscript.
One of the most isolated places in the world, the Monastery of Varlaam is one of six monasteries in the area, all built on the top of great sandstone pillars.
The Moody Symphonic Band:
