{"id":3423,"date":"2018-10-15T12:13:13","date_gmt":"2018-10-15T12:13:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/?p=3423"},"modified":"2022-04-18T12:09:25","modified_gmt":"2022-04-18T12:09:25","slug":"patmos-museums-simantiri-nikolaidis-mansions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/patmos-museums-simantiri-nikolaidis-mansions\/","title":{"rendered":"Patmos Museums: Simantiri and Nikolaidis Mansions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/beaches-patmos-small-slivers-paradise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Patmos<\/a>\u00a0is an island blessed with unrivaled beauty, an iconic destination worldwide known as the sacred place where St. John the Theologian wrote the Book of Revelations. \u00a0Designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, Patmos is home to rich cultural tradition.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">One of the emblematic museums of the island is the Simantiri Mansion, built by Smyrnian artisans in 1625. It is a typical Patmian two-storey mansion which now houses a folklore museum. Heavy 250 year old furniture from Odessa are found in its lounge, rare paintings of great artists, heirlooms, Russian icons of the 14<sup>th<\/sup>, 15<sup>th<\/sup> and 16<sup>th<\/sup> century and various other items that are linked with the island\u2019s long history.Ms Morfousa Simantiri, the eighth generation owner, gives unforgettable inspirational tours by describing the displays through their fascinating true story.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3432\" src=\"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/nikolaidis-mansion-exterior-e1539600038430.jpg\" alt=\"nikolaidis mansion exterior\" width=\"700\" height=\"525\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Nikolaidis mansion, is a two-storey building with gothic features that travels the visitors from the prehistoric history of the island to its later years. It was built in phases in the 17<sup>th<\/sup> and 18<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0century and following the 1956 earthquake was restored into an exemplary museum. On the ground floor are the food storage facilities and on the first floor are the bedrooms and the parlor. One of the most predominant displays is \u201campataros\u201d, a sophisticated wooden construction with an intricate level of craftsmanship that serves both as a storage space and as a room partition. These mansions are worth visiting as they open the door to the rich heritage of Patmos and satisfy the cultural quench of the discerning traveler.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Patmos\u00a0is an island blessed with unrivaled beauty, an iconic destination worldwide known as the sacred place where St. John the Theologian wrote the Book of Revelations. \u00a0Designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, Patmos is home to rich cultural tradition. One of the emblematic museums of the island is the Simantiri Mansion,&hellip;&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/patmos-museums-simantiri-nikolaidis-mansions\/\" rel=\"bookmark\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Patmos Museums: Simantiri and Nikolaidis Mansions<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3381,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":""},"categories":[10,65,7,12],"tags":[626,228,625,294,624],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.12 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\r\n<title>Patmos Museums: Simantiri and Nikolaidis Mansions | Travel Zone Greece<\/title>\r\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\r\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.travel-zone-greece.com\/blog\/patmos-museums-simantiri-nikolaidis-mansions\/\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Patmos Museums: Simantiri and Nikolaidis Mansions | Travel Zone Greece\" \/>\r\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Patmos\u00a0is an island blessed with unrivaled beauty, an iconic destination worldwide known as the sacred place where St. John the Theologian wrote the Book of Revelations. \u00a0Designated as a World Heritage Site by UNESCO in 1999, Patmos is home to rich cultural tradition. 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