Beach · Patmos, Greece

Holy Cave of the Apocalypse

Holy Cave of the Apocalypse is a beach in Patmos, Greece. It is fairly sheltered, with open water only toward the south-west, so waves pick up when the wind blows from there. The bottom drops away quickly: about 8 m of water only 50 m from the shore. Further out it reaches roughly 15.8 m at 400 m. Tides are barely noticeable (about 7 cm). It is one of 2 beaches around Patmos; the nearest is Paralia Xoxlakas, 1.5 km away.

Wave shelterFairly shelteredopen to the south-west
Depth8 m at 50 m outdrops off quickly
Tidal range7 cmbarely noticeable
Tree cover0%open, treeless surroundings

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Where it is

37.3077, 26.5330 · Google Maps · OpenStreetMap

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