Patmos sailing vacations
Patmos is not a big island, but it is one of the best known.
The Monastery of St John towers above the capital, Chora, and the whole island breathes of faith and devotion.
There are many nice beaches along the jagged coastline and the people grow fruits and olives on the green hills.
The landscape invites you to take long walks and there is much to discover.
For a truly sacred travel experience, make your way to Patmos or the Jerusalem of the Aegean.
It was on this island that St John wrote his divinely inspired Revelation the Apocalypse, the last book of the New Testament.
Today it is a place of pilgrimage for both Orthodox and western Christians, as well as the more profane sun and sand worshippers.
Instantly palatable, Patmos entices visitors to linger and to almost certainly return.
Patmos is a charming, picturesque and tranquil island. It has a very salubrious climate and a clear atmosphere.
Vegetation is rather limited but this in no way diminishes the picturesqueness of the island with its lacy coastline, its charming bays and its surrounding islets.
The island has 3000 inhabitants, who are divided among Hora, Skala, which is also the main port and Kampos.
Away from the flow of mass tourism, Patmos is ideal for those looking for alternatives.
The simultaneous presence of spirituality, wild untouched nature and 20th century tourism make it a unique place, making many visitors return again and again.
Kambos Beach is perhaps the most organised beach.
Several bars and tavernas around, where you can find spinach pie and other delicacies.
Sun beds and umbrellas are for rent and water sports as windsurfing and waterskiing.
You can easily reach Kambos Beach with the local bus, boat or taxi.
The most beautiful beach of the island is Psili Ammos.
The atmosphere here is exotic with the enormous waves and the sandy beach surrounded by wild beauty.
Nudism is prohibited all over the island but at Psili Ammos and if you are discreet, no one minds if you drop your swim suit.
Agriolivadi is one of the best organised beaches. All the comforts you can ask for exist here.
It is a long beach and you can choose if you want to rent a sun bed and umbrella or if you just want to lie down on your towel in the shadow of a tree.
Agriolivadi is easy to reach, by foot 3 km walk from Skala, local bus or taxi.
Lampi beach is situated at the north part of Patmos.
It is famous because of the many coloured stones that cover the beach.
Their number has decreased though, as they are very popular souvenirs.
On Lambi beach you can not find any facilities except a very popular fish tavern.
The main road leads to Lampi beach, but the bus stops 2 km away.
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