Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
GETTING AROUND
By bus
Island buses leave from the quayside to Hóra
(7 daily), Gríkou (3 daily) and Kámbos (3 daily).
Car and scooter rental
Outfits include Tom & Gerry
(
T
22470 31357) and Astoria Travel (
T
22470 31324,
W
astoriatravel.com).
Excursion
boats
Boats to Psilí Ámmos and Arkí/Maráthi
leave the quayside at 9.30-10am (7.30-10am to Léros and
Lipsí depending on day/season).
Skála
Home to most of Pátmos's 3200 official residents,
SKÁLA
seems initially to contradict
any solemn image of the island; the commercial district with its gift boutiques is
incongruously sophisticated for such a small town. During peak season, the quay and
inland lanes throng with trippers, and visitors still tend to be arriving after dark,
including from the huge, humming cruisers that weigh anchor around midnight. Skála
becomes a ghost town in winter (which here means by early October), when most shops
and restaurants close.
Given time, Skála reveals more enticing corners in the residential fringes to its east
and west, where vernacular mansions hem in pedestrian lanes creeping up the hillsides.
At the summit of the westerly rise,
Kastélli
, masonry courses from an ancient acropolis
enclose a more recent chapel. An easy ten-minute walk southwest across the flat
isthmus, starting from the central market street, brings you to pebbly
Hokhlakás Bay
on
the island's west coast. More of a quiet seafront suburb than a beach, it enjoys
wonderful sunset views.
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ACCOMMODATION SKÁLA
Asteri
near Mérihas
cove
,
Nétia
T
22470 32465,
W
asteripatmos.gr.
The best option in Nétia, set in
spacious grounds on a knoll overlooking the bay, just
under ten minutes' walk from the ferry. 37 simply
furnished en-suite rooms of varying sizes, with sea-
view balconies; many have a/c, two have wheelchair
access. Breakfasts, available outdo
ors,
feature own-
grown produce. Breakfast included.
€80
Australis
Nétia
T
22470 31576,
W
patmosaustralis
.gr.
Very friendly, somewhat spartan en-suite hotel,
owned by a helpful Greek-Australian family; an affiliated
scooter-rental business saves you traipses into town.
Units in the better-standard apartm
ent
annexe
accommodate up to six. Breakfast included.
€70
Blue Bay
T
22470 31165,
W
bluebay.50g.com.
Multi-tiered Australian-Greek-run hotel on the hillside
just above the sea, a short walk south from the jetty
just out of sight of Skála. There's no beach, but all the
a/c en-suite rooms have substantial sea-view balconies,
and there's a small internet café. Credit cards
accep
ted
for stays of over two days. Breakfast included.
€116
Captain's House
Konsoláto
T
22470 31793,
W
captains-house.gr.
A hotel not a house, with 17 a/c
rooms, moments from the jetty and facing a tiny
beach dotted with café tables. The quiet rooms in the
rear wing overlook a fair-sized pool and shady terrace.
Friendly ma
nag
ement, nice furnishings and on-site car
rental. B&B
€85
Galini
Skála
T
22470 31240,
W
galinipatmos.gr.
Good-value hotel, at the end of a cul-de-sac just a few
PÁTMOS
Livádhi
Kaloyíron
Lámbi
Kambí
Léfkes
Kámbos
Apolloú
Livádhi
Yeranoú
Kámbos
Vayiá
Lingínou
Panayiá
Yeranoú
líva
Áyios
Yeóryios
Mérihas
Kastélli
Netiá
Áspri
Skála
Konsoláto
Hokhlakás
Bay
Apokálypsis
Sápsila
Ayíou
Ioánnou
Theológou
Hóra
Hiliomódhi
Gríkou
N
Pétra
Evangelismoú
Traoníssi
Dhiakófti Isthmus
Alykí
Stavrós
Cape
Yénoupa
Psilí
Ámmos
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1
kilometre
Léros, Kálymnos & Kós
