A week between Rhodes and Patmos
2024
Highlights of the trip
During your stay you can enjoy the following highlights: Culture / Heritage, Discovery, Adventure / Sports & Leisure, Free time.
Best times to go
The best time(s) to go is/are : Printemps, Eté, Automne.
Where to stay - Rhodes Ville ?
The map of your stay "A week between Rhodes and Patmos"
Detail of the stay : A week between Rhodes and Patmos
How to get there - Rhodes Ville
Arrival in Rhodes
Steps: Rhodes Ville
The main island of the Dodecanese retains an unparalleled medieval heritage. The knights of Saint-Jean have shaped the face of the old town, to be convinced, you will have to take the rue des Chevaliers and stop for a long time in the Palais des Grands-Maîtres, the most beautiful architectural example of this period. Then go to their former hospital, which now houses the Archaeological Museum of Rhodes. The old town, classified as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is well worth spending two full days in.
Places of interest : MUSÉE ARCHÉOLOGIQUE PALAIS DU GRAND MAÎTRE
Old town and former Jewish quarter
Steps: Rhodes Ville
It is the Ottoman historical origins of Rhodes-ville (Seat of Rhodes in 1522) that will catch your attention: in the old city, the district called "Chora" offers a striking testimony with its Suleiman the Magnificent mosque or its Turkish baths. The former Jewish quarter (juderia) is also to be visited from Martyron Evreon Square; the Jewish Museum of Rhodes reminds us how important the Jewish community of Rhodes was before the Second World War, and the synagogue is the oldest in Greece.
Places of interest : RHODES JEWISH MUSEUM BOURGOS PLACE MARTYRON EVREON
Patmos
Steps: Chora
The most mystical of the Dodecanese islands (Saint John the Evangelist is said to have received the visions related in the book of Revelation) is still preserved from mass tourism. A chic bohemian population takes its quarters there every summer. The Byzantine village of Patmos Chora is one of the most beautiful in the Dodecanese
The monastery of Saint John
Steps: Chora
The monastery of Saint John is classified as a World Heritage Site. A visit is essential before a short walk and a good restaurant.
Places of interest : MONASTÈRE DE SAINT-JEAN-LE-THÉOLOGIEN
Idleness
Take the time to immerse yourself with a slower lifestyle and to isolate you in paradise coves.
Lipsi
This very small island can be visited from Patmos in one day or more if you are affinite (allow 35 minutes of transport). We eat well, we live at the rhythm of the locals and we can hike there without difficulty with the promise of a beach at the end of the day.
