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PÁTMOS Hóra
⌂ 3 km (2 miles) S
of Skála @
ΠΆΤΜΟΣ A maze of white narrow lanes
with over 40 monasteries and
@ Skála n Main square, Skála; patmos.gr
chapels, Hóra, the capital of
Known as the Jerusalem of the Aegean, Pátmos has Pátmos, is a gem of Byzantine
been a place of religious significance since St John architecture and has views to
arrived in AD 95 and wrote the Book of Revelation. Sámos and Ikaría. Many of the
Famous for the dramatic monastery founded in buildings here have distinctive
window mouldings, known as
St John’s name, rugged, volcanic Pátmos today mandómata, decorated with a
caters for both pilgrims and tourists. Byzantine cross. Along the
twisting alleys, some door-
1 boutiques. Social life centres ways lead into vast sea captains’ Lámpi
on café-bar Aríon, in a Neo-
mansions (arhontiká) built to
Skála Classical building that doubles keep marauding pirates at bay. Pátmos
Ferries, yachts and cruise as a meeting place and also a The Monastery of St John Léfkes Beach
ships dock at Skála, the waiting point for ferries. From (p160) looms above Hóra. Kámbos
island’s port and main town, the harbourfront caïques and Near Plateía Xánthou,
which stretches around a wide small cruise boats leave daily Simantiris Mansion is the Kámbos Vagiá
Beach
sheltered bay. Upmarket and for the island’s main beaches. town’s Folk Museum. Built in Beach Geranoú
Livádi
smart, Skála has a number Above Skála lie the remains, 1625 by Aglaïnos Mousodakis, Agriolivádi Beach Beach
of exclusive gift shops and primarily Hellenistic walls, of a wealthy merchant, it still has
the ancient acropolis at the original furnishings and Etia Melói Beach Sámos, Ikaría,
Kastélli. The walls surround objects from Mousodakis’s Agathonísi
KYNOPS VS JOHN Agios Konstandínos, the little travels. Nearby, the tranquil Kastélli Skála
In legend, the wizard chapel whose sunset views are convent of Zoödóhou Pigís,
Kynops challenged worth the hike from Skála’s built in 1607, has some fine Holy Cave of
the Apocalypse
St John to a duel of western most neigh bourhood. frescoes and icons and is set
miracles. Kynops’ trick The sandy town beach of in peaceful gardens. Hóra Monastery of
St John
was to retrieve effigies Theológos can get very About halfway between
of the dead from the crowded. Head instead one Skála and Hóra, the chapel of Gríkou
bottom of the sea. John bay north of Skála to the Agía Ánna forms the ante- Kallikatsoú rock
responded by begging coarse-sand, tamarisk-shaded room to the Holy Cave of the Petra Beach
Cape
God to petrify Kynops beach of Melói, which has a Apocalypse, where St John Génoupas
while he was sub­ camp site and long-running saw the vision of the end of Diakófti Lipsí, Léros,
merged, and so it was. taverna. The next cove on, days and dictated the Book Piraeus
Agriolivádi, is shadeless but of Revelation, the final book Psilí Ámmos
Mount Prásino
has finer sand. in the Bible, to his disciple, Beach 775 m (2,540 ft) 0 kilometres 2 N
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