Divine Touch!

If you are planning a holiday in Greece, then let the meltemi - the cool Aegean wind - blow you away on a magical voyage through space and time, over sea lanes and through beyond eras, on a journey of colors and sounds with the songs of Nobel Prize Winner Odysseus Elytis. Let yourself be carried away to a destination that weds the transcendental with the earthly and the peaceful holiday with the spiritual meditation. Let yourself be taken to the place where your soul and your body are calling you.  Let yourself be draw in by Patmo's force of attraction.

Patmos island Greece, hotels and accommodations

Don’t miss the chance to visit and get to know:

• The Holly Cave of the Revelation, where according to tradition, Saint John lived about two years (95-97 A.D.) and wrote the Book of Revelation.
• The monastery castle of Saint John the Theologian which towers imposingly on the top of the hill in Hora and dominates naturally and spiritually over the whole island.
• The ecclesiastical museum which is housed in the monastery and contains valuable ecclesiastical relics.
• The famous Patmiada School, founded in 1713, which now operates as an ecclesiastical school.
• The Convent of Evangelismos, south of Hora, built in 1937.
• The Convent of Zoodohou Pigi in Hora, with icons of the 16th and 18th centuries.
• The Simantiris mansion where the Folklore Museum is located, with antiques, paintings, and photographs.
• The highest peak of the island, Prophetis Ilias (270 metres).

Don’t miss the chance to attend:

• The ceremony of Niptiras on the morning of the Thursday of Holy Week, a representation of the Last Supper, on the square of the Town Hall of Hora, where the abbot of the monastery washes the feet of the twelve Monks, like Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane. The ceremony, based on the New Testament, has been maintained only in the most important religious centers of the Byzantine world: Jerusalem, Rome, Constantinople and Patmos.
• The Religious Music Festival of Patmos entitled “The Holy Revelation of Music,” in the two first weeks of September. The “musical journey,” is a cultural institution with religious and Byzantine music, a special festival among few in the Orthodox world, which takes place in the small picturesque theatre by the cave of the Revelation.

Don’t miss the chance to discover:

The natural beauty of the island, the sandy beaches of Meloi, Agriolivado, Aspri, Vagia, Kambos, Diakoftis, Livadi Geranou, Livadi Kalogiron, Lambi, Lefkes, Liginos and the unique nearby islands of Arkoi, Agathonisi, Marathi and Lipsi.

Don’t miss the chance to go on a tour of:

• The Medieval preserved community of Hora with its narrow alleys and arches, the traditional cobbled roads and the stone mansions. Admire the panoramic view.
• The beautiful communities of Meloi, and Kambos with the traditional taverns on the seaside.
• The traditional alleys of Skala and its picturesque harbor, with chic shops, restaurants, cafes and bars that sing an ode to the joy of life and the beauty of this island.