{"id":3375,"date":"2019-04-12T15:00:57","date_gmt":"2019-04-12T12:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.greecehighdefinition.com\/blog\/2019\/4\/11\/leros-the-greek-island-with-just-a-touch-of-italy"},"modified":"2019-04-12T11:28:01","modified_gmt":"2019-04-12T08:28:01","slug":"leros-the-greek-island-with-just-a-touch-of-italy-greece-high-definition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.greekislandyachtholiday.com\/leros-the-greek-island-with-just-a-touch-of-italy-greece-high-definition\/","title":{"rendered":"Leros: The Greek island With Just a Touch of Italy \u2014 Greece High Definition"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

This Dodecanese gem has 20th-century Italian influences as well as the classic repertoire of secret beaches and laid-back tavernas<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u2018It is an unusual island,\u201d said my friend Yannis, slightly self-consciously. \u201cWe are a bit different from our neighbours.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yannis, a cafe owner, is right: Leros is unusual but in a good way. It is just a few miles from Turkey, but a million tourist miles from Kos and Rhodes, its Dodecanese siblings. It has mostly slipped under the holiday radar, which is a shame because it has everything we all want from a Greek island \u2013 beaches, fishing villages, tavernas, ruins \u2013 plus an extraordinary modern history. And for that, we can thank Mussolini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Leros Island – Laki <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

The Italians grabbed the Dodecanese in 1912 and Mussolini later poured money, and cement, into Leros to make it the base for his imperial ambitions. A huge naval complex was built and a new capital, Portolago, emerged from a mosquito-ridden swamp.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This model town is one of the finest examples outside Italy of rationalist architecture (think art deco but without the lightness of touch) and it\u2019s largely intact nearly 100 years later. The broad boulevards, grand villas for the officers, apartment blocks for the lower ranks and market hall are still here. It\u2019s not hard to imagine Italian soldiers and sailors parading along the seafront<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This Dodecanese gem has 20th-century Italian influences as well as the classic repertoire of secret beaches and laid-back tavernas \u2018It is an unusual island,\u201d said my friend Yannis, slightly self-consciously. \u201cWe are a bit different from our neighbours.\u201d Yannis, a cafe owner, is right: Leros is unusual but in a good way. It is just a few miles from Turkey, … <\/p>\n

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