Posted by: admin | February 29, 2008

Leros flights

Leros has daily flights from Athens. The airplanes are landing in the Leros Airport in Partheni. For informations you can call the Athens Airport at +302103530000 or the Lleros airport at +302247022777.

Leros information:

Leros, is a paradise gifted with boundless verdant areas and dentelated beaches. Leros located between Patmos and Kalymnos.
The island which chose Artemis, goddess of hunting for a residence, would inevitably distinguished for its beauty. Leros has an area of 53 sq km and the length of its coastline reaching over 71 sq km .The the island is almost flatĀ  with endless plains that reach the beach, and low mountains planted with pines, oaks, and a rich variety of flowers. The beautiful scenery of the nature of Leros complement the deep havens and harbours, the bays and gulfs forming small exotic beaches and picturesque settlements with the traditional buildings and the major historical monuments, prominent among the magical stating its old human presence on the island.
The church of Agia Kioura is built on a superb location, behind the Bay of Partheni. Particularly impressive are the religious paintings of the temple.
The church of Agia Kioura have been designated as a monument and artwork from the Ministry of Culture
Leros in recent years, tending to develop into a popular tourist destination. Each time the visiting more and more trip, seeking land paradise that have not saturated with the tourist traffic to spend theirĀ  holidays in Greece.
The tourist infrastructure of the island meet the needs and demands of its visitors.The capital of the island is in Platanos-Agia Marina, Alinda Panteli and other coastal areas have hotels and rooms for rent.
Holidays on Leros will remain unforgettable. It is a place that has it all.
The Leros, also known as the island of Artemis from prehistoric times. The strategic location in the southeast Aegean was the main reason why the island has always been a bone of contention between the major powers.
The first signs identified on the island and specifically at Partheni, belonging to the Neolithic period. Leros inhabited by Cares, Leleges, Phoenicians, Cretans, Dorian and Ions.
According to Homer or Leros participated in the Trojan War. The historian Herodotus ties commercial, economic and spiritual that had developed the island with the Ionians of Miletus.
Leros became a member of the Athenian alliance. The 5 BC Century flourished.
In Byzantium, the island belonged to the issue of Samos. Then was built the Castle and the church of the Virgin Mary in the Castle. During the same period was built the fortress of Lepida.In 1314 the island was taken by the Knights of St. John, who extended the Byzantine fort .
In 1522 the island was occupied by the Turks and remained until 1912, when was taken by the Italians. The island becomes a great italian naval base and starts therefore a season of growth. Lakki becomes an amazing city with many art deco buildings.
In 1948, Leros as well asthe other islands of the region unified with Greece

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