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Monastère de Simonopetra au lever du soleil

The Simonopetra monastery stands atop a steep cliff overlooking the Aegean Sea at sunrise, with its multi-story stone structure and wooden balconies illuminated by warm light.

Simonopetra monastery on its cliff above the Aegean at sunrise, seen from the mule path below so the seven-storey wall and its timber balconies tower against the sky, the low sun from the sea side warming the stone, the water below still dark, 35mm Voir plus

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