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Post Office
West of the quay in Agia Marina.
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PandeliΠαντελή
South of Platanos, Pandeli is a picture postcard village with a sand and shingle beach
bookended by white windmills and white houses tumbling into the bay.
On the east side of the bay,
Rooms to Rent Kavos
( 22470 23247, 22470 25020; d €50;
)
is super fresh and close to the water. Comfy rooms have balconies, stone flooring,
Pandeli; studio/apt €100/140)
is plusher with pretty studios with fresh white walls, nice
duvets, sparkling kitchenettes, flat-screen TVs, wi-fi and a communal cafe bar.
Pension Happiness
( 22470 23498;
www.studios-happiness-leros.com
;
d/studio/apt €45/
55/70; )
has great sea views from its vibrant white and blue studios with kitchenettes,
twin beds and private balconies. Rooms vary in size and are spotless throughout. For
lunch, head to
Taverna Psaropoula
( 22470 25200; mains €9; lunch & dinner)
. Right
on the beach and bluer than a mermaid's iris, this taverna dishes up grilled meats, salads,
braised lamb, rabbit stew, calamari, octopus and mezedhes. Try the prawn souvlakia.
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VromolithosΒρωμόλιθος
As you stand upon the cliff looking down onto Vromolithos beach it's easy to imagine
the myths taking place here; the water a perfect shade of Aegean blue scattered with tur-
quoise.
Up on the hill,
Pension Rodon
( 22470 22075; s/d €40/45; year-round)
has clean
and welcoming rooms with stupendous sea views of distant Turkey, balconies, kit-
chenettes and TVs. Next door,
Bald Dimitris
( 22470 25626; mezedhes €3-7;
noon-4pm & 6pm-late)
is a hilltop eyrie with a pretty terrace. Bouzouki music washes over
a wonderful menu of sea urchin salad, whitebait, meatballs, octopus carpaccio, steamed
mussels and hearty portions of calamari. Recommended.
What strikes you first about the eminently languid cliff-top lounge bar
Cafe Del Mar
(
22470 24766;
www.leroscafedelmar.com
; snacks €3-8; 9am-late)
is the paradisaical view
of the bay through the trees. It boasts cool tunes, regular guest DJs spinning the decks by
night, comfy deckchairs and chillsome Balaeric-style patios in pine-shaded spots, as well
