UNESCO Patmos

Chora, Patmos: A Complete Guide to the Capital Town

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View over the whitewashed rooftops of Chora to the sea, Patmos

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 and the Cave of the Apocalypse, Patmos

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The fortified Monastery of Saint John the Theologian above Chora, Patmos

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