Everything’s Ready For The “Patmos Revelation”

Up to 50% discount and an extra ferry route on Thursday (29/6) from Blue Star Ferries!

Athens, June 8, 2017 – “Patmos Revelation” continues its intensive preparations for the sports tourism event that will be held in the sacred island between June 30 and July 2, 2017. Registrations continue with undiminished interest as a lot of athletes from different places of Greece and abroad have already registered.

The Municipality of Patmos, in cooperation with the South Aegean Region and Active Media, aim to develop the sports tourism field, by attracting as many tourists as possible to participate in the event and by showing to the participants a part of the island’s history.

The program of “Patmos Revelation” includes Kids’ Athletics by the Olympic and World Champion, Periklis Iakovakis on Friday (30/6) at 09:00 at the football stadium of Patmos. The activity aims at getting children acquainted with the track and field sports, as it has been developed and established by a special panel of scientists from IAAF (International Association of Athletics Federation) and is officially implemented in Greece by the Hellenic Athletics Federation (SEGAS) in cooperation with the Ministry of Education.

On Saturday (1/7), at 11:00 in the morning, the open water swimming race will be held at Grikos bay. Swimmers will cover the distance of the 1 mile (1.6km) swimming route. Right before the start of the race a warm-up will be held by the team of the pilates instructor, Mandy Persaki. The safety of athletes will be taken care of by Katerini’s Lifeguard School, Lifeguard Patrol.

On Sunday (2/7), morning, running races will be held having Skala as the starting point. The 15km route (starts at 08:15am), passes through two UNESCO World Heritage Sites (historic center of Chora, Holy Monastery of St. John the Theologian and Sacred Cave of the Apocalypse). The 5km route starts at 09:00am while the 1km route for children starts at 10:55am at the seaside of Skala.

Rania Rempouli will also be present in the running races. The Greek athlete is one of the of the most promising runners, who represented Greece at the Rio Olympics in 2016, and in December 2015 was the 1st Greek woman who completed the Athens Marathon the Authentic.

You may see the detailed schedule of the event HERE.

Such major events would not be successful without the support from significant sponsors. “Vikos” is one of these companies, which will offer the opportunity to all athletes participating in the event to quench their thirst with the natural mineral water “Vikos” that contributes to the good functioning of the body during sports.

The event has ensured special ferry routes through Blue Star Ferries to facilitate the audience and offer them direct access to the “sacred” island of the Dodecanese. All those attending “Patmos Revelation” will be able to travel with the safely and comfort of the top Greek shipping company. With an additional ferry route on Thursday (29/6) at 15:00, aiming to provide the best possible service, Blue Star Ferries offers a 50% discount on ferry tickets to the participant athletes, as well as a 30% discount to their escorts/family members and their vehicles to those wishing to visit the event and the island between June 26 to July 6.

At the same time, the event will be supported by Sixt rent a car, which will cover the event and all visitors’ car rental needs with its fleet.

The event has also taken care of those wishing to stay in Patmos while participating at “Patmos Revelation”, since attractive packages with several privileges are offered. VitaNTravel, as the official travel agent of the event, will take care and assist all athletes and escorts with information about the ferry routes, ferry tickets, car rentals and accommodation in the island.

For more information visit: http://vitantravel.gr/home/

If you wish to register for the event click HERE!

Watch Patmos Revelation 2017 teaser video HERE!

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Official Sponsors: Blue Star Ferries, “Vikos” Natural Mineral Water
Official Supporters: Patmos Aktis Suites & Spa, Sixt rent a car, 1001 flights
Official Travel Agent: VitaNTravel

Photo Credit: Patmos Aktis Suites & Spa