Deciding where to stay in Patmos means choosing between the convenience of the port at Skala. The atmosphere of hilltop Chora. The beaches of Grikos and Kampos, along with a scatter of quieter bays. The island is small, so nowhere is far from anything, but each area has its own character, and picking the right … Read more
Chora is the capital of Patmos and one of the most beautiful and best-preserved medieval towns in the Aegean, a maze of dazzling white houses. Grand captains’ mansions and dozens of churches spilling down the hillside beneath the fortress-like Monastery of Saint John. Car-free, atmospheric and UNESCO-listed, it is the cultural and scenic heart of … Read more
The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse are the spiritual heart of Patmos and the reason the island is known across the Christian world. Together with the medieval town of Chora that surrounds them, they form a single UNESCO World Heritage Site. A fortress-like monastery of the 11th century … Read more
Patmos is a small, sacred island in the northern Dodecanese, famous worldwide as the place where Saint John wrote the Book of Revelation. For such a compact island, barely 34 square kilometres and home to around 3,000 people, it packs in a remarkable range of things to do. From a UNESCO-listed monastery and a holy … Read more