Known as Aegean Jerusalem, Patmos is a holly island for Christians, where the apocalypse of St John was written. Visitors of this Dodecanese island today are split into two groups, the first half that still comes to the island because of its religious significance and the second half comes here to enjoy the lovely beaches, the serenity and the unique character of the island along with its people. Patmos is a quiet island at night, but a busy stop by day for the many cruise ships that have made it a port of call. Patmos is a spectacular island with great beaches and a unique landscape, an island where tourism until recently was low – key but it has been growing steadily. It is the northernmost island of the Dodecanese and has access to the local islands, Samos, Leros , Lipsi, Agathonisi. Unfortunately, it does not have airplane access but air access is serviced by nearby islands.

The Island has four villages.

Chora a unique, medieval village around the Byzantine monastery of St. John with white houses in the typical Aegean style, is the heart of Patmos attractingvisitors from all over the word. Chora is a small community itself, with lots of charming little restaurants and bars, some exquisite shops and small grocery shops. The village is connected with the rest of the island through regular bus transport and taxis.

Skala which is the capital of Patmos and the biggest settlement on the island. A charming little port with lots of authentic and Greek traditional restaurants, Greek cafenions and shops of all kinds. Evening entertainment is offered through a variety of bars, clubs and open coffee shops. All accommodations are mainly located in the quiet back part of Skala or along the sea front. Regular bus transport & taxis connect Skala with all parts of the island and daily excursion boats offer day trips to various quiet beaches and other nearby islands. Skala is the hotel located village. Groikos An idyllic fishing village, approximately 5 km from the port of Skala, located at the fascinating bay of Grikos with its mysterious rock “Kallikatsou” which used to house hermits for many centuries.

Kampos a rural village approximately 5.5 Km from Skala located at a beautiful sandbay with lovely white houses in the Aegean style which Shady trees and sun-beds on the beach give the visitor any comfort required and water-sports facilities are available for those who need some physical activity.