Cave of the Apocalypse
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.
Vladimir Boskovic, Public domain.
- Tourist attraction
- …is also known as “Joannis Cave”
- Opening hours:
8:00 AM–1:30 PM
Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 4:00 PM–6:00 PM - Description: cave in Greece
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Patmos and Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian
The Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is a Greek… Monastery of Saint John the Theologian is situated 650 metres south of Cave of the Apocalypse.
Monastery of Zoodochos Pighi
Monastery of Zoodochos Pighi is situated 580 metres south of Cave of the Apocalypse.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Patmos and Skala.
Cave of the Apocalypse
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Latitude
37.31447° or 37° 18′ 52″ north
Longitude
26.54499° or 26° 32′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G988G7V+QX
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OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Vietnamese—“Cave of the Apocalypse” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Ապոկալիպսիսի քարանձավ”
- Bulgarian: “Пещера на Апокалипсиса”
- Catalan: “Cova de l’Apocalipsi”
- Chinese: “启示录洞”
- Chinese: “天启洞穴”
- Chinese: “默示录洞”
- Chinese: “默示錄洞”
- Croatian: “Špilja Otkrivenja”
- Dutch: “Grot van de Apocalyps”
- Finnish: “Ilmestyskirjaluola”
- French: “Grotte de l’Apocalypse”
- Georgian: “აპოკალიფსის გამოქვაბული”
- German: “Apokalypse-Grotte”
- German: “Grotte der Apokalypse,”
- German: “Höhle der Apokalypse”
- German: “Johannis-Grotte”
- Greek: “Αποκαλυψη Ιωαννη”
- Greek: “Σπήλαιο της Αποκάλυψης”
- Hebrew: “מערת האפוקליפסה”
- Italian: “Grotta dell’Apocalisse”
- Maltese: “Għar tal-Apokalissi”
- Mingrelian: “აპოკალიფსიშ ფოქვა”
- Persian: “غار رستاخیز”
- Polish: “Grota Apokalipsy”
- Portuguese: “Caverna do Apocalipse”
- Romanian: “Peștera Apocalipsei”
- Russian: “Пещера Апокалипсиса”
- Serbian: “Pećina Apokalipse”
- Serbian: “Пећина Апокалипсе”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Spilja Apokalipse”
- Spanish: “Gruta del Apocalipsis”
- Swedish: “Apokalypsgrottan”
- Tatar: “Апокалипсис мәгарәсе”
- Tatar: “Кыямәт мәгарәсе”
- Turkish: “Apokalipsis Mağarası”
- Ukrainian: “Печера Апокаліпсиса”
- Vietnamese: “Hang Khải Huyền”
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Μονή Αποκαλύψεως and Αγία Βαρβάρα.
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