PATMOS, Greece -- When John wrote the final book of the New Testament, he bestowed a gift on the Greek tourism board, mentioning, early on, that he'd received his apocalyptic vision while "on the ...

With its arid mountains, rocky coves and "cobalt-blue" seas, Patmos is "magnificent". It is also among the most "serene" of the Greek islands, said John Gimlette in The Guardian, thanks in part to its ...

“I am the Alpha and the Omega, the First and the Last…” This haunting line comes from the last book of the Bible, the notorious Book of Revelation. But, without any intended irreverence, it also sums ...

Being an atheist I am always wanting to know and understand more and after many years of reading, posting and commenting around religious topics, I find it interesting to try and figure out how and ...

The Greek Islands are about beaches, you say, with maybe a ruin or two to satisfy the nagging cultural imperative. But then, I suspect, you haven't been to Patmos. This northern Dodecanese island is a ...

The Bible, as all good Christians know, boasts “a Hollywood ending,” said Adam Gopnik in The New Yorker. The Book of Revelation, written in the late 1st century by a Jewish mystic who had accepted ...

This year, we're looking to Patmos, in the Aegean Sea, a UNESCO World Heritage Site home to authentic villages, pristine ...