patmos travel guide

The north of the islandAt the north end of the bay of Skala, a road branches off the principal road to the north of the island and, following the line of the shore, climbs over a rise and drops [...]

By boat: Patmos has no airport but is well connected by sea to Piraeus, Kos and Rhodes , by Blue Star Ferries (twice weekly) and GA Ferries (five times weekly); the latter also calls at Kalymnos [...]

Patmos Travel Guide – Best of Patmos Island: History, beaches, places to visit & more.   …Both in the imagination and in reality, Patmos is so dominated by the great Monastery of [...]

GeneralBoth in the imagination and in reality, Patmos is so dominated by the great Monastery of St John that it is easy to forget that there is a lot more to this beautiful island—not least, its [...]

HistoryOnly scattered evidence of prehistoric (Late Neolithic and Early Bronze Age) settlement has been encountered on Patmos, mostly in the areas of Kastelli, Kalikatsouand Kambos. In historic [...]

CHORA & THE SOUTH OF THE ISLANDFrom afar the startling white, crystalline appearance of the Chora of Patmos, clustered around its fortress monastery, is visible across the water from points [...]

Monastery of st John the DivineThe monastery of St John (open Mon, Thur, Fri, Sat 8–1.30; Tues, Wed 8–1.30, 4–6; Sun 8–1, 4–6. N.B these hours may vary. T. 22470 31223 for information.) More [...]

The architecture of ChoraFollowing the wishes of Christodoulos, little was built in the area around the monastery walls until the Sack of Constantinople in 1453, when ‘a hundred’ refugee families [...]

Counterclock wise through Chora from the Town HallJust over 150m west of the entrance of the monastery is the Demarcheion (town hall) of 1884: the statue on the north side of the open Plateia [...]

Patmos Island is part of the Dodecanese Island Group, Greece.