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A holy island!
Patmos Review: |
Date posted: Mar 09, 2006
Posted by: Jrmi
Times Viewed: 3337
More: Patmos Island
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Nationality: German
Age: 50
The trip: We went to Patmos by flight to Patmos. The flight was fine but then we had a delay of 3 hours for the ferry to Patmos.
Reasons for going to Patmos: The island was recommended by friends. I saw some pictures on the web and it looked really nice. We always wanted to go somewhere in Greece and decided to go there.
Idea before arriving: Not much except from my friend experiences and opinions and some pictures on the web. I was waiting for a typical Greek Island like those that you can see in the documentaries.
Expectations and opinions: It met our expactations and much better. It is a marvelous island with many things to do. It spent the best holidays of my life there. It is a small paradise with great weather, villages, beaches, food, etc, etc... And a very safe place... You can live your bags on the beach for hours or you key on your motorbike for hours and nobody will touch it. What a great feeling.
Favorite thing about Patmos: the friendly people (that are not interested only to your money), the light (for photography), the atmosphere, the landscapes, the clear water, the fact that it is an island with heavy history and a holy island. Don't forget that the Book of Revelation was written here.
Negative opinion: The uncompleted houses everywhere are really ugly and it is a shame for such a lovely island. I had been told that it is a greek habit. You continue to built the house step by step, when there are some money on the bank account. There is only one bus and it is not enough. There are nearly every day ferrys or hydrofoils that have a delay or are cancelled.
Recommendations: Don't go there in July and August. There are too many tourists for such a small island. The weather is better in June and September. Try to come for more that a week because you need one day to go and return.
I will definitely get back there again!
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