Introduction A mountainous, green island with high cliffs and many small bays and villages, Leros is a popular holiday resort which still has kept most of its genuine atmosphere. One of the reasons is that it is not too dependent on tourism.

Many of the buildings on the island are built in Italian style, but you'll also find those typically Greek little white houses with blue doors and windows.

The people on the island live off agriculture, some work in the island's hospitals, and in the summer, tourism is another source of income. Because Leros has a very large natural port, many sailing boats and luxury yachts arrive here in the summer, giving the island an international and cosmopolitan flare. Leros has Marinas in Lakki and Partheni , both with capacities for hundreds of yachts. In Panteli and Vromolithos many yachts mooring for the night or for a couple of days. The island takes part in the Aegean regatta every summer. In Lakki there is a sailing school  while in Xerokampos there is a diving school.

Leros History :According to mythology, Leros was first populated by the goddess Artemis. She had sent the Calydonian Boar to Aetolia, where the king's son Meleagros managed to kill it. Having angered the goddess, he was killed, and his sisters were struck with grief. Artemis then turned them into hens and put them on Leros which was so fertile they would always have food.
According to another myth. The first king of Leros was Thessalos, son of Heracles.