Greece: The different faces of Patmos
Greece: The different faces of Patmos Kon Hans A poetic path of self-awareness and discovery in the internal character of the island View of the Chora (foto by K.H.) Cold waters, beautiful pebbled beaches, salt cedars that offer small oases of shade, creeks that compose the laced coastline of Patmos as it’s seen from above, from the awe-inspiring and mystic Monastery of Saint John the Theologian, which throws over the island the mythical veil of the Apocalypse. And indeed, that Monastery is the first thing you see after your long journey to Patmos; illuminated up there in the Chora (main settlement of the island) as if suspended in the middle of the sky, seems promising enough to make you forget the fatigue of the eight hour trip in the ferry from Piraeus. The Holy Island of Patmos with its religious and devotional aura that accompanies it and appears to be emanating from its world known cave, -where St. John conceived the dark forms of the Apocalypse...