A cobbled path uphill from the port town to the hilltop Monastery, via the Convent of the Apocalypse. Shaded in parts, it's not too taxing, although best avoided in the midday heat.
The higher you go, the better the views get - you can easily make out nearby islands, approaching cruise ships and abandoned windmills.
About a kilometre out of Skala, along the Chora road (it's signposted)
While Patmos is one of the most beautiful of Greek islands, the port of Skala is a scruffy, utilitarian port with few tavernas and little to recommend it.
This website gives an honest opinion that you won't find in any of the tourist brochures and many of the tourist websites for that matter.
A friendly well run hotel with fantastic views of the bay beyond. Run by an Australian Greek family for whom nothing is too much trouble. Has an internet cafe as well.
Blue Bay Hotel
Skala
Patmos
At Grigos there is a rock about 10 metres high. Around this rock there are foundations of an ancient temple. This seems to imply that during the ancient times the rock had some religion significance. The beach of Grigos is beautiful for swimming but so also are the nearby beaches of Psili Ammos and Diakofti. Kampos is around 11 km north of Patmos town.
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- Population:
- 2500
- Currency:
- Euro
- Time zone:
- GMT+2
- Dialling code:
- 30 (0) 224