Leros island is one of the 12 main Dodecanese islands, located between Patmos and Kalymnos in the South east Part of the Aegean sea. Its surface is about 54 square kilometers with a length of 15 km and width of 1,5 km. Its coast line is about 46 kilometers, there are a few smaller islands around Leros ideal for daily excursions. Leros is the Green island of Dodecanese .Tamarisk, eucalyptus, lemon, orange and pine trees, gardens with roses and boucavilies making Leros a paradise in the Aegean sea. The travel to Leros can be either from Athens by Airplane or Piraeus by ferry boat, on a daily basis. The island has daily connections from April to October with fast boats (hydrofoils) with the other surrounding isles of Dodecanese like Patmos, Kos, Kalimnos, Symi, Nisyros, Rhodes, Lipsi and Samos.