Public domain, Wikimedia CommonsLandmark· Patmos· Greece — Dodecanese, Sporades & North Aegean
Cave of the Apocalypse (Patmos)
37° 18.9′ N · 26° 32.7′ E
The grotto halfway up the hill between Skala and Chora where tradition says St John received the visions of the Book of Revelation; visitors can touch the triple crack in the rock and see the ledge said to have been used by his scribe Prochorus.
Practical
UNESCO site (1999). OpenStreetMap hours: 8am–1:30pm daily, plus 4pm–6pm on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays (verify locally — hours shift on cruise-ship days). Cave tel 22470 31234. A place of silence and prayer: modest dress, no photos inside is customary. On the footpath from Skala to Chora.
Best for
Combining with the walk up to Chora
Nearby
- Patmos Religious Music FestivalRight here
- Patmos Health Center0.2 NM away
- Chora Tavernas (Patmos)0.3 NM away
- Simantiris Mansion Folklore Museum (Chora)0.3 NM away
- Zoodochos Pigi Convent (Chora)0.3 NM away
- Chora Walk & Viewpoint (Patmos)0.4 NM away
- Chora Windmills (Patmos)0.4 NM away
- Feast of St John the Theologian (Patmos)0.4 NM away