Life is Patmos · The local guide to Patmos
Our addresses, our beaches, our tables. Hand-picked by people who love the island.
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Our favourites
The places we go back to every summer.
Must-seeSee & do · Chora
Chora
The hilltop capital around the monastery: cobbled lanes, 17th-century houses, windmills.
FavouriteBeaches · North
Livadi Geranou
A wild cove with turquoise water, and a little chapel on the islet opposite.
Must-seeSee & do · Chora
Monastery of Saint John
The fortress watching over the island since the 11th century, a UNESCO site. With a view over all of Patmos.
Must-seeBeaches · South
Psili Ammos
The finest sandy beach on the island. You have to earn it, and that is a good thing.
And also: Aetherion, Daphne's, Evangelismos Monastery, Houston, To Thalami, To Tsipouradiko mas, Trehantiri.
Patmos is not a place you visit, it is a place you live. Slowly, and ideally in summer.
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The Patmos shop
Things made on the island, sold by Patmos shops and makers. Order online, pick up on the island or get it delivered.
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Getting there
There is no airport on Patmos: you arrive by sea, and that is part of the charm.
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