Patmos: Our monasteries and beaches.

After meeting your guide and driver depart from the port town of Skala and drive to the grotto of the Apocalypse. This small cave, converted into a beautiful chapel in the Monastery of the Revelation, is still an active place of worship. Learn about one of the most influential books in religious literature and walk in the steps of St. John. We continue on to the village of Chora, a UNESCO world heritage site. After a short walk we visit the tiny Convent of Zoodochos Pigi with its restored 17th century frescoes and hidden treasury. We visit the 11th century Monastery of St. John the Theologian, an imposing 900 year old structure, nestled in the centre of the village. The museum of the Monastery, houses one of the oldest copies of the Gospel of St Μark written 1500 years ago and the founding document of the Monastery with the signature of the Byzantine Emperor Alexios Komnenos along with jeweled chalices, crowns, crucifixes and vestments. A scenic drive. Optional lunch & swim stop (free time/no guide)