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Patmos

The sacred hilltop town of Chorá on Pátmos, where St John is said to have received the Book of Revelation.

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  • May – June, September – October
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About Patmos

On the Greek island of Pátmos, the whitewashed town of Chorá clusters around the fortress-like Monastery of St John the Theologian. Below it lies the Cave of the Apocalypse, where tradition holds that St John received the visions of the Book of Revelation. A place of deep pilgrimage and Aegean beauty, it feels timeless and serene.

Patmos is home to a UNESCO World Heritage Site — The Historic Centre (Chorá) with the Monastery of Saint-John the Theologian and the Cave of the Apocalypse on the Island of Pátmos — inscribed in 1999.

Highlights

  • Monastery of St John the Theologian
  • The Cave of the Apocalypse
  • Whitewashed lanes of Chorá
  • Views across the Aegean
  • Byzantine icons and treasury
  • Quiet coves below the town
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May – June, September – October

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