North of Meteora in the Greek Balkans is the beautiful alpine city of Metsovo. Inhabited by ethnic Vlachs -- cousins of Romanians -- the town is famous for its wines, cheeses and mountain views. During our stay in Metsovo we also visited the 14th-century St. Nicholas Monastery, about a 30 minute hike downhill from town.

	View of the mountains surrounding Metsovo.		Metsovo sits on a hillside in the middle of the Greek Balkans.
	View from the pass as we decend towards Metsovo.		Two men walking towards the main square.
	No one's in a rush in Metsovo.		Metsovo's main square is a sleepy place.
	A Metsovo craft shop.		Rugs and other goods hang outside a store.
	Closeup of local rugs.		View of Metsovo's houses cascading down the hillside.
	Closeup of a roof.		A sign leading us down the hillside to the Monastery of St. Nicholas.
	The Monastery of St. Nicholas is a quiet mountain refuge.		A bell hangs outside the monastery's modest chapel.
	A family of goats residing at the monastery's farmhouse.		Susanne hikes around the monastery.
	View of the mountains from the monastery.		A grove of trees adjacent to the monastery.

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