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Patmos
Chora town is the capital of the Greek island of Patmos. It is located in the south-central part of the island, a few kilometres south of Skala, the main port of Patmos. The town was built in the 12th century on the hill around the imposing fortified Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
After the fall of the Knights Hospitaller State in Dodecanese, the island was controlled by the Ottoman Empire for almost four centuries, but it enjoyed certain privileges, mostly related to tax-free trade by the monastery as certified by Ottoman imperial documents held in the Library.
Chora flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries, a period during which the beautiful mansions and captain residences were built, testifying about the wealth of the island's inhabitants.
Some lovely whitewashed houses built according to the typical Aegean style mingle with the superb mansions. The beautiful scenery created by the traditional architecture gets even more attractive with the narrow alleys, the lovely snow-white chapels and the flowered courtyards.
Patmos
Chora town is the capital of the Greek island of Patmos. It is located in the south-central part of the island, a few kilometres south of Skala, the main port of Patmos. The town was built in the 12th century on the hill around the imposing fortified Monastery of Saint John the Theologian.
After the fall of the Knights Hospitaller State in Dodecanese, the island was controlled by the Ottoman Empire for almost four centuries, but it enjoyed certain privileges, mostly related to tax-free trade by the monastery as certified by Ottoman imperial documents held in the Library.
Chora flourished during the 16th and 17th centuries, a period during which the beautiful mansions and captain residences were built, testifying about the wealth of the island's inhabitants.
Some lovely whitewashed houses built according to the typical Aegean style mingle with the superb mansions. The beautiful scenery created by the traditional architecture gets even more attractive with the narrow alleys, the lovely snow-white chapels and the flowered courtyards.