Ákra Mélo

Ákra Mélo is a cape in South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands. Ákra Mélo is situated nearby to the town Skala, as well as near the village Kampos.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Patmos and Cave of the Apocalypse.

Patmos

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Patmos is a small Greek island in the Aegean Sea, one of the northernmost islands of the Dodecanese complex.

Cave of the Apocalypse

Photo: Vladimir Boskovic, Public domain.

The Cave of the Apocalypse is located approximately halfway up the mountain on the Aegean island of Patmos, along the road between the villages of Chóra and Skala.

Monastery of Saint John the Theologian

Church

Photo: Dulcamaraviola, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of Patmos. It is named after St John of Patmos, the author of the Christian Book of Revelation who, according to the text, lived on the island when visions of the apocalypse came to him. Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is situated 2½ km southwest of Ákra Mélo.