I would give it a five but you are at the mercy of taking a tour or being on a "scheduled taxi." Our tour was fine, but those who took taxis were given insufficient time to visit the two main sites. They were told when they had to be at the assigned place. No flexibility. I tried looking for a private company on Patmos and was unsuccessful. We took the ship tour. ...
While a small port it was very quaint. We did the hike up to Chora and the Monestary. The trail is available on All Trails to follow along. It starts at the back end of the village in the port and winds its way uphill from there. The rating was easy for this hike but I would label it as moderate because much of the terrain is uneven stones and its all uphill and quite steep at times. Chora is a ...
Visited the Cave of the Apocalypse, Monastery of St. John and the Windmills of Patmos. Be aware that photographs are not allowed at the Cave of the Apocalypse or the Monastery of St. John. We took the private tour option, but the regular tour would have been just as good. ...
There isn't too much to do in Patmos and rather than take the $100+ NCL tour pp, we took a taxi for 40 euros total and visited the monastery, church of the apocalypse and had some time to walk around on our own to see the windmills and cats! ...
At Patmos, our guide literally wrote the book. It was available for sale for €17. He took us for a very interesting walk through the mountain-top village as well as some other scenic locations on the island. He only spoke English, which was highlighted on the program and at the excursion presentations, but most of the participants were French, so those who could wound up translating.
We ...