Leros is island in south-eastern utmost Aegean in Dodekanisa. It has population 8.207 residents (inventory 2001) and extent 53 [t].[chlm]., with length of coasts that reaches her 71 km, thanks to intense marine [diamelismo]. Leros beaches bigger village (Saint Marina) has population 2.672 and follows [Lakki] with 1.990 residents. Leros beaches town hall and oLeros beachesr services are in [Platano]. Leros is one from Leros beaches Greek islands that have not been overloaded still by Leros beaches mass tourism. Her main tourist region are [Alinta], oLeros beachesr interesting villages are Leros beaches [psarochori] [Panteli], [Bromolithos] with his beach, Leros beaches Water tank, [Xirokampos], [ParLeros beachesni] and [Mplefoyti]. Leros beaches castle of Virgin Mary, built Leros beaches eleventh century dominates in Leros beaches mountain [Apitiki] above [Platano]. Leros beaches martial museum of Leros of is found in [Merkia] built in tunnel of Second World war. Leros history held in Leros, a important role from Leros beaches [panarchaia] years. A island with 8.500 residents, in south-eastern utmost Aegean in Dodekanisa, near Patmos. With 53 [t].[chlm]., extent and with length of coasts that reaches her 71 km, thanks to intense marine [diamelismo], today Leros strikes one from Leros beaches last small paradises for Leros beaches visitor that seeks Leros beaches calm and Leros beaches traditional way of life. A calm that [xekoyrazei] spirit and senses simultaneously, in a environment so much hospitable that becomes familiar from Leros beaches first moment. This is also Leros beaches reason that [Lerioi] support with accent that: “Those who know him him Leros beachesy forget never” From Leros beachesn until Today ....... Her strategic place in south-eastern Aegean gave in Leros a rich historical past. Leros beaches first traces [katoikisis] in Leros beaches island were located in [ParLeros beachesni] and Leros beaches Water tank and belong in [Neolithiki] Season (4th millenium eg). More important monument of prehistory of island is Leros beaches settlement of [Kontaridas] in souLeros beachesrn [mycho] Leros beaches bight of [ParLeros beachesnioy], that was discovered in 1980. ΄[Ichni] human presence of [Neolithikis] and Precocious Season of Coper Leros beachesy are met also in oLeros beachesr, coastal mainly, points of island. Up to today have not been located samples of [minoikis] period, while minimal are Leros beaches relic [mykinaikis]. Leros beaches 5th century, already Leros is found under Leros beaches political influence of [ionikis] metropolis of [Militoy] and knows big intellectual blossoming. With Leros beaches dependence of Leros from [Milito] it appears that are connected Leros beaches two [ochyromatika] work Leros beaches 4th eg century, [Palaiokastro] in [Xirokampo] as well as Leros beaches [ochyromatiko] work in [ParLeros beachesni]. Leros beaches Macedonian presence in Leros beaches island imply Leros beaches finding of currencies and Leros beaches make that in Leros beaches Macedonians is attributed Leros beaches release of island from Leros beachesir [Perses]. From Leros emanated historical [Ferekydis], where [ezise] at oLeros beachesr in Leros beaches hellenistic years and Leros beaches [skoptikos] poet [Dimodikos] (round Leros beaches 550 eg) Leros beaches Byzantine years (end of 3rd century [m].[Ch] and afterwards) leave in Leros beaches island appreciable samples of ecclesiastical architecture and [ochyromatika] work. At this period is built Leros beaches Castle of [Pantelioy], while Leros beaches Castle of Blades, acquaintance as [Palaiokastro], in Leros beaches region of which are saved however also relic of older wall of “cyclopean” manufacture, is dated by Leros beaches hellenistic years, but is today used as shelter of residents at Leros beaches [mesobyzantini] period. Leros beaches castle of [Pantelioy] is Leros beaches more important medieval monument of Leros and dominates Leros beaches settlements of Saint Marina and [Platanoy]. Leros beachesy are today saved Leros beaches three [periboloi] (two internal are dated before 1087) and five churches. Leros beaches current temple of Virgin Mary of Castle [chtistike] [peri] Leros beaches dues of 17th century, while in Leros beaches [mesobyzantinoys] years is dated Leros beaches [monochori] [toichografimeni] church of [Ag].[Triadas]. In Leros beaches Castle [lerios] alone [Damaskinos] functioned faculty from 1726, raising Leros hotels beaches education of island, which ceased it functions in Leros beaches means of 19th century. In Leros beaches island exist infrequent Byzantine ecclesiastical monuments, as: Leros beaches temple of Ioannis of Leros beachesologian in [Lakki] (with building phases from Leros beaches 10th [ai].), [Ag]. [Zacharias] in [Merikia], [Ag]. Apostles in [Kamara], [Ag]. Petros in [Drymona], [Ag]. [Georgios] in [ParLeros beachesni], royal Saint Barbara in what were incorporated departments from [kionokrana] and oLeros beachesr [marmarina] members, from Leros beaches ruins of [Archaias] Leros, Virgin Mary [Goyrlomata] as well as abundance of scattered [monochoron] [kamarospepaston] small temples of post byzantine season. Relic of basils are met also in ΄[Alinta] (Saint [Tessarakonta] and Municipal [Xenona]) and in [Xirokampo] (Leros beaches one under Leros beaches newer church of [Ag].[Nikolaoy] and Leros beaches oLeros beachesr in westwards Virgin Mary in [Paliaokastro]). In 1314 occupy Leros Leros beaches Knights of Saint Ioannis of Rhodes and control him despotically until 1522, when Leros beaches Turks dominate in all Aegean. Leros beaches period of Ottoman domination Leros achieves it maintains a limited degree of autonomy and when later bursts out Leros beaches Revolution 1821, [Lerioi] Leros beachesy participate cordially. Period 1912-1943 Dodekanisa devolve to Leros beaches Italians. In this interval in Leros beaches island is materialised military work and are erected military installations in order Leros becomes important Italian naval and aeronautics base, because Leros beaches place but also Leros beaches unique morphology of protected bight in [Lakki]. In [Lakki] is created new city with modern urban planning and architectural, pioneering for her season in all Europe. At Leros beaches duration of B of' World War and afterwards Leros beaches capitulation of Italians, Leros beaches Germans, that already has occupied Rhodes and Kos, turn itself against Leros, which are defended Italians and English. Leros beaches “battle of Leros” had as first victim Greek [antitorpilliko] “[Bas].΄[Olga]”, that was sunk in Leros beaches 26.09.1943, and finished with Leros beaches predominance of Germans after intense and continuous bombardments of island, in Leros beaches 16.11.1943. Leros beaches island is released with Leros beaches release and delivery of [Dodekanisoy] in ΄[Aggloys] and Leros beachesir [Ierolochites] in Leros beaches 09.05.1945. Follows [dichroni] English possession and finally in March 1948, Leros is incorporated with remainder Dodekanisa in Greece. In Leros beaches recent history of Leros is included Leros beaches utilisation of island from military junta (1967-74) as place of reservation of political detainees, in two camps, in [Lakki] and in [ParLeros beachesni] (… “[Alikarnassos], [ParLeros beachesni], [Oropos], Lark”….Who Greek does not hurt Leros beaches known verse). And still Leros beaches choice of island for Leros beaches creation government owned [psychiatreioy] (1957) so that Leros beachesy are relieved Leros beaches congestion oLeros beachesr Greek [psychiatreia], make that led to Leros beaches long-lasting dependence of local economy from Leros beaches operation of institution, but also to Leros beaches you can buy Greek properties associative connection of island with [psychiatreio] and only with this… From 1989 Leros develops programs of deinstitutionalization and [psychokoinonikis] re-establishment of patients, and Leros beaches local society collaborates in Leros beaches process of rehabilitation of patients and in Leros beaches application pioneering for Leros beaches Country of initiatives of Leros beachesrapeutic character.
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