Leros
A Dodecanese island with deep natural bays and a hilltop Byzantine and Knights castle above the village of Pandeli. The port of Lakki has a collection of Italian Art Deco buildings from the 1930s, built during the Italian rule.
- Where
- Lakki, South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Well known
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 1 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 37.1467, 26.8419
Get the Leros stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Leros. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Leros
Monastery of Saint John the Theologian 32 km
A fortified monastery founded in 1088 on a hill above Chora, on Patmos. It keeps a very rich library and treasury of icons and manuscripts, and is part of a UNESCO site.
Cave of the Apocalypse 32 km
A small cave on Patmos where, tradition says, St John received the visions recorded in the Revelation. It was turned into a chapel and sits halfway between Skala and Chora, and visitors can see the rock where he is said to have rested.
Patmos 33 km
A small Dodecanese island where tradition says St John wrote the Revelation, the last part of the New Testament. Its main sights are the Monastery of St John and the Cave of the Apocalypse, both within a UNESCO listing.
Kos 44 km
A Dodecanese island with long sandy beaches and the birthplace of Hippocrates, the founder of medicine. The town has a Knights castle, a Roman agora and the Asklepieion on a hill above, a healing sanctuary from antiquity.
Didyma 45 km
An ancient Greek sanctuary of Apollo in the domain of Miletus, famed in antiquity for its oracle. The remains of its Hellenistic temple, with huge columns still standing, are among the best preserved from classical antiquity.
Asclepeion of Kos 48 km
A sanctuary on the island of Kos dedicated to Asclepius, the god of healing, and one of the most famous in the ancient world. It was a healing centre linked to Hippocrates, who was born on the island, and it has terraces rising up a hillside.
Mausoleum at Halicarnassus 53 km
The site of the tomb built between 353 and 351 BC for Mausolus and Artemisia II, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World and the source of the word mausoleum. Only foundations and scattered stones remain, with a small museum beside them.
Bodrum Castle 54 km
Built from 1402 by the Knights of St John as the Castle of St Peter, on a point between Bodrum's two harbours. Its English, French, German and Italian towers are named for the nations that built them, and it now holds a museum of underwater archaeology.
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Questions
Where is Leros?
Leros is in Lakki, South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Monastery of Saint John the Theologian (32 km), Cave of the Apocalypse (32 km), Patmos (33 km).
How do I get the Leros stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Leros and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Leros before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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