| Page Views: 383 Last Visit to Patmos: October, 2008 | Pilgrimage to Patmos by sandysmith - last update: Oct 25, 2008 |
Patmos is the northernmost of the Dodecanese Greek islands Roughly the shape of a sea-horse,
it measures little more than 39 km2, boasting a coastline of 65 km and a N-S long axis of 12 km
The main port is Skala, with its old town of Chora above, neatly splitting the north and south parts of the island. The deep water port make this a favourite stop for Mediterranean cruise ships that often queue up to berth at Skala's quay and dwarf the town. They arrive to see the religious attractions of the Monastery of St John the apostle and the cave where he received the Revelation - for this reason Patmos is often known as the Jerusalem of the Aegean.
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|  | Our visit was in October a peaceful time to visit - although the main attractions can be busy when the cruise ship trips are in town. The other main areas are Campos and Grikos. Due to a longer stay in Patmos than originally planned we had time to see these places and enjoy the almost deserted beaches and yet still had blue sky weather and warm sunshine. We were glad of our extended stay (due to ferry schedules) so we could enjoy Patmos in a more leisurely fashion |
| | see what I mean about quiet beaches! |
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mircaskirca Mon Feb 16, 2009 09:45 UTC
Visiting Patmos is such peaceful time sounds very enjoyable! Those quiet beaches look like a nice place to chill out with a good book and drink :) Lovely bells pictures! | globetrott Thu Jan 1, 2009 10:56 UTC
an interesting page, Sandy, it is always great to walk through the narrow streets of greek villages and have some Samos and zaziki | richiecdisc Sun Dec 7, 2008 22:32 UTC
Glad I stopped in for a nibble, Sandy. That moussaka looks fantastic and with rooms at 30 Euros, maybe I can still afford the Islands! | steventilly Thu Nov 6, 2008 12:49 UTC
Lovely. |
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