Cave of the Apocalypse
A small cave on Patmos where, tradition says, St John received the visions recorded in the Revelation. It was turned into a chapel and sits halfway between Skala and Chora, and visitors can see the rock where he is said to have rested.
- Where
- Patmos, South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.3142, 26.5444
Get the Cave of the Apocalypse stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Cave of the Apocalypse. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Cave of the Apocalypse
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian 0.6 km
A fortified monastery founded in 1088 on a hill above Chora, on Patmos. It keeps a very rich library and treasury of icons and manuscripts, and is part of a UNESCO site.
Patmos 1.2 km
A small Dodecanese island where tradition says St John wrote the Revelation, the last part of the New Testament. Its main sights are the Monastery of St John and the Cave of the Apocalypse, both within a UNESCO listing.
Leros 32 km
A Dodecanese island with deep natural bays and a hilltop Byzantine and Knights castle above the village of Pandeli. The port of Lakki has a collection of Italian Art Deco buildings from the 1930s, built during the Italian rule.
Icaria 45 km
A mountainous Aegean island named for Icarus, who in myth fell into the sea nearby. It is known for its hot springs, village festivals that last through the night, and the long lives of its people.
Pythagoreion and Heraion of Samos 50 km
A UNESCO site on Samos with the harbour town of Pythagoreio, ancient walls and a vast sanctuary of Hera. Only one column of the huge Heraion still stands, and the city was home to Pythagoras.
tunnel of Eupalinos 54 km
A water tunnel about 1,036 metres long, dug through a mountain on Samos in the 6th century BC. Workers began from both ends and met in the middle, and part of it is open to visitors.
Didyma 63 km
An ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo in the domain of Miletus, famed in antiquity for its oracle. The remains of its Hellenistic temple, with huge columns still standing, are among the best preserved from classical antiquity.
Miletus 69 km
The ruins of a wealthy ancient Greek city near the mouth of the Maeander, once a sea power with colonies far and wide. Thales, Anaximander and Anaximenes, the first Greek philosophers, worked here, and its great theatre still stands.
More UNESCO World Heritage sites in South Aegean
Questions
Where is Cave of the Apocalypse?
Cave of the Apocalypse is in Patmos, South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (0.6 km), Patmos (1.2 km), Leros (32 km).
How do I get the Cave of the Apocalypse stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Cave of the Apocalypse and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Cave of the Apocalypse before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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