Cave of the Apocalypse

The Cave of the Apocalypse is located approximately halfway up the mountain on the of , along the road between the villages of Chóra and .
Wikipedia
Photo: Vladimir Boskovic, Public domain.
Photo: PLBechly, CC BY-SA 4.0.
  • Opening hours:
    8:00 AM—1:30 PM
    Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 4:00 PM—6:00 PM
  • Type: Tourist attraction
  • Description: cave in Greece
  • Also known as: “Joannis Cave”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Patmos and Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.

Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.
is a small island in the , one of the northernmost islands of the complex.

Monastery
Photo: Dulcamaraviola, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a Greek Orthodox monastery founded in 1088 in Chora on the island of . 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. is situated 640 metres south of Cave of the Apocalypse.

Monastery
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is situated 590 metres south of Cave of the Apocalypse.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Patmos and Skala.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a village.

Town
Photo: Sailko, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a town.

Village
Photo: Raki Man, CC BY 3.0.
is a village.

Cave of the Apocalypse

Latitude
37.31447° or 37° 18′ 52″ north
Longitude
26.54499° or 26° 32′ 42″ east
Open location code
8G988G7V+QX
Open­Street­Map ID
node 272760071
Open­Street­Map feature
tourism=­attraction
Wiki­data ID
Q1978886
This page is based on OpenStreetMap, Wikidata, Wikimedia Commons, and Wikipedia.
We’d love your help improving our open data sources. Thank you for contributing.

Satellite Map

Discover Cave of the Apocalypse from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
© Stadia Maps, Airbus DS, CNES, PlanetObserver, and Copernicus

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”
  • 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”
  • 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 Patmos Health Center.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Ecclesiastical School and Joannis Cave.

Dodecanese: Must-Visit Destinations

Delve into Kos, Rhodes, Patmos, and Karpathos.

Curious Places to Discover

Uncover intriguing places from every corner of the globe.