A seaside convent on the Island of Patmos. We arrived here after visiting hours, but it wouldn't have made much difference. Women wearing shorts or trousers are not welcome to visit, and we were both wearing shorts (never mind that these were knee-length shorts!). We visited several monasteries and convents in Meteora, on the mainland, where the same rules apply, but they supplied wrap around skirts for you to put over your shorts/trousers. If you had a sleeveless blouse they would provide a shawl for you to cover your shoulders. I've encountered 'dress-code' sorts of things at mosques in my travels, but not this sort of thing in a church. As you might imagine, there were no similar rules for men. Island of Patmos, Dodecanese, Greece. 30 July 2009.