Lipsi is the largest of the scatter of islets east of Patmos, and promises a simple island experience of taverna and ouzo, a walk for an hour across to a beach on the old paths past farms and orchards, swimming and relaxing in one of the bays, or exploring the little town from the yacht quay on the fine harbour. It is connected by ferries to all the islands of the Dodecanese and to the north to Samos.