{"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