Leros is sometimes overlooked between its close neighbours of Kalymnos, and northern island of Patmos, however it has a charm of its own, with greener valleys, and some very deep indented bays ideal for sheltered mooring. It does have a tiny airport for local services to Rhodes, two ports for ferries, and more for smaller fishing boats and yachts.

Lakki built as a naval base during the Italian years, is port for larger ferries, while Ayia Marina on a pretty bay beneath the handsome capital of the island, Platanos, caters for smaller tourist and local island ferry traffic. Leros being the site of a fierce WWII battle, has an Allied war cemetery, and some excellent diving for shpwrecks.