Patmos General Information

Time Zone: GMT+2

International dialing code: +30

Currency: Euro

Official languages: Greek

Religion: Greek Orthodox

Climate: The summer in Greece is warm and occasionally very hot but usually quite windy. In wintertime weather is quite cool but never cold with lowest temperatures around 11-13 degrees.

Electricity: 220 W

Cooking
Greek cooking is famous all around the world for the blend of East and West flavours.
Come to Greece and taste its "cuisine"!
Appetizers Cheese Pastries - Tiropitakia; Stuffed Grapevine Leaves - Dolmathakia Me Rizi
Salads Cucumber Dip - Tzajiki; Greek Summer Salad
Sea Food Baked Shrimp With Feta Cheese - Gharithes Me Feta
Meat Dishes Baked Lamb With Tomatoes - Arni A La Hasapa; Grilled Lamb Skewers - Souvlakia
Vegetables Artichokes with Olive Oil - Aginares A La Polita; Baked Summer Vegetables - Briami
Desserts and Sweets Almond Pears - Amygthalota; Baklava; Baked Halva - Halvas Tou Fournou; Greek Butter Cookie - Kourabiethes.

Beaches
The Beaches in Patmos are beautiful, sandy or rocky, with brilliant emerald waters. Some of the most famous are:
Skala: the most popular beach, pebbled, many facilities.
Kambos: north of Cholra, lovely bay, crystal water and with facilities.
Grikos: located near to the village, clean and casual atmosphere.
Meloi: close to the main port, this beach is protected and pretty popular during the summer.

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