Symi is an island that has a bit of everything: beautiful surroundings, nice taverns and wonderful waters for swimming. It enchants you from the very first moment the ship approaches the port of Yalos. The neoclassical mansions in the port of Symi, Gialos, keep alive the color of the past and give you the same glamour.

Symi island of the Dodecanese, Greece, is situated in southeast Aegean sea and northwest of Rhodes. While touring around the island you will see many churches and monasteries devoted to the Archangel Michael. The Greek Orthodox Monastery of Taxiarchis Mihail Panormitis is the most important on the island and second largest in the Dodecanese after the monastery of St John the Theologian in Patmos.

The monastery is located on the south end of Symi, situated on the seafront of the tiny village of Panormitis. It is a closed-in cove with a small sandy beach, protected by a narrow inlet that opens out into a wide harbour. The mountainous backdrop is covered with pine trees which give the area an ambiance of solitude.