| These are the 6 most popular islands |
| The Dodecanese is made up of many of 12 main islands with smaller islands. | Name of Island |
How Big |
Description |
What it Offers |
| Kalimnos |
fourth largest island of the Dodecanese |
It is mountaneous and arid island except for 2 fertile valleys, where 2 villages are located. |
archaeological sites, ruins of medieval castles, old churches, beautiful beaches, and natural caves |
| Karpathos | third largest of the Dodecanese islands |
mountaneous island with villages on the South Coast |
impressive landscapes, several ancient ruins, beautiful sandy beaches and some charming villages that still hold to very old, traditional customs. |
| Kos |
second largest island of the Dodecanese |
most fertile located only 5km from Turkish minland |
beautiful beaches with sun beds and umbrellas, Kos guarded by ancient ruins of an ancient city and a medieval castle built by the Knights of St. John |
| Leros |
small island |
fertile with abundant ground water |
nice beaches, Byzantine churches, castles, charming villages,and fishing harbors |
| Patmos |
small island |
mountaneous island between Leros and Ikaria |
impressive monastery above the port, St. John believed wrote Book of Revelation in Patmos. |
| Rhodes |
first largest island | beatiful island with landscapes |
impressive medieval city, charming mountain villages, 300 days with many popular beaches |