In spite of a dark reputation in recent history, Leros has peace, beauty and a wide variety of interest for its modest size, including the unique 1930s Rationalist planned town of Lakkí, the dramatic castle overlooking virtually the whole island, early rural churches and some interesting museums.
This is a chapter from Blue Guide Greece the Aegean Islands: what to see, where to stay and eat, history, archaeology, art, culture, leisure. With superb, award-winning maps. Written and edited by a team of three experts: historian, art historian and archaeologist, two of whom lead cultural tours in Greece. "Blue Guides still hold the cultural high ground" Sunday Times.
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