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Here are some important spots of the town of our school

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Penna San Giovanni, Province of Macerata

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Penna San Giovanni, Province of Macerata

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Penna San Giovanni, Province of Macerata

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Bordoni Rebecca, Marcoaldi Noemi, Bracalente Aurora,

Lomboni Maria Stella's beloved town

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Ludovica Anselmi e Nicole Anselmi (2F) and their town

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The Roman Theatre by Margherita (2E)

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Some important monuments in another small town, Belmonte Piceno by Matteo Espinoza, Riccardo Fagiani, Thomas Romani

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An ancient Roman Villa in Matteo's town

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Some students from the Servigliano school come from these small lovely towns

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MY TOWN_ MONSAMPIETRO MONSAMPIETRO MORICO AND MONTELEONE DI FERMO

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Montappone is a small town in the Marche region of Italy. It has over 1600 inhabitants. Montappone is known for its Hat Museum in Piazza Roma, that is the main square. There are also factories that make traditional Italian hats. Montappone is a village of artisans, especially hat-makers. There is a playing field, near the school, called “Europa”, which means “Europe” in Italian. There is the historic centre on top of the hill. There is also a very small mud volcano. In the local dialect the small mud volcano is called  "Lu Vullicaro". There is a small hotel called Palazzo Riccucci. They throw parties there. There is a quaint restaurant called “La Carovana” which makes pizza. There are other playing fields. “Filippo e Ermanno Sorbatti” is one of them. There are two schools. There is also a small café, Bar Mauro Monti, above the school, which sells pizza and sweets. There is a small campsite somewhere in the town. There is a church by the square.

Class 2C

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Massa Fermana is a small town of 900 inhabitants in the Marche region of Italy.

It is the town of the hat, together with Montappone and is very small. In Massa Fermana there is a castle. The first certain information about Massa Fermana dates back to 1050. Its Castle, which had always belonged to the Brunforte family and was already under the jurisdiction of Fermo, was very well equipped and impregnable. It was therefore a valid fortress suitable for resisting enemy incursions.

Class 2C - Montappone

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Montegiorgio is a town near Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy.

It has about six thousand inhabitants in two districts .You can visit the Alaleona theatre. Every year a lot of famous actors and musicians arrive there and you can see their shows. In Montegiorgio you can do a lot of sports. There is the San Paolo Racecourse and a football pitch. The local football team plays in “Eccellenza”.

There are two museums: the Archeological Museum and the War Museum. There is a primary and secondary school, “Cestoni”, and a high school,“Urbani”.

Antonio Angelelli, also known as “‘Ntunì de Tavarrò”, was a poet who wrote poems in dialect and became famous because he participated in the TV show “La Corrida” in the 1980s.

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Our school is called "Carlo Collodi", it is located in Montappone and it was built in the 1980s. 72 students study here. The school is made up of 4 classrooms, that we use for the main lessons. There is also an art room, a music room, a sciences and technology room, a library, a canteen, a gym, a computer laboratory, where we work and play with computers and other rooms. At breaktime, if the weather is fine, we go outside, where there are stone benches, a small park and playing fields.

Class 2C- Montappone

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War Memorial in Montegiorgio.

Class 2C - Montappone

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Monte Vidon Corrado is a village of 674 inhabitants, in the province of Fermo, in the Marche region of Italy. Its name derives from Corrado, son of Fallerone I, lord of the town of Falerone in the past. He and his brother Guidone are remembered for giving their names to two castles in the Fermo area and are also linked to the history of Monte Vidon Combatte, which today is a municipality in the province of Fermo.

Class 2C - Montappone

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The Old Town.

Class 2C - Montappone

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The War Memorial is located in the garden of the town hall and its position dates back to 1987.

Class 2C - Montappone

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War Memorial

Class 2 A Don Bosco Falerone

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A Roman Monument

Class 2A Don Bosco Falerone

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San Paolino Church

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Theatre of Falerio Picenus

Class 2 A Don Bosco Falerone

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If you like archeology, visit our Archeological Museum, which contains discoveries from the Iberian and Roman periods, including lions, Roman tombstones and large Iberian mills.

And why not admire the nice view of thousands of olive trees nearby

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Úbeda concentrates wonderful monuments, craft traditions and a great olive-growing culture.

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The Hospital de Santiago was an old hospital for the poor during the Renaissance. Today it is a Palace of Congresses and exhibitions.

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The Palace of the Chains, a Renaissance jewel by Andrés de Vandelvira

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Plaza Vázquez de Molina is one of our most emblematic and beautiful places in our city.

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Salesian school Santo Domingo Savio. It has been our school for 65 years, heirs of the teachings of John Bosco (Italy) and we form a large family of Salesian schools distributed throughout the world.

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Our neighborhood

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A hundred-year-old peony bed

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A mysterious grave in the forest. Some people say that it is a grave of a mother and two adult daughters who were shot by the Germans during World War II.

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17th century manor house in Ługów, a village close to Ożarów.

It is surrounded by about 800 old trees.

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A monument dedicated to the memory of residents who died during World War II

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Next to the school there is a wonderful view with a big pond. You can see lots of trees and animals there.

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Our school's name is Szkoła Podstawowa im. Anny i Andrzeja Nowaków w Ożarowie. It is in Ożarów. The nearest large city next to Ożarów is Lublin and a smaller one is Nałęczów.

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Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια

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The statue ιn honour of the Greek resistance fighters during the German occupation (1941-1944) near our school

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another statue

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A neighbourhood with refugee houses from Asia Minor

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the old era meets with new

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walk or rest in our city

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Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια

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The Kifissos river flows through part of N. Filadelfia

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our small river

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Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια

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The Opap Arena (AEK fc Stadium) which was completed in 2022

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Our beloved football team of our city!

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Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια

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Statue in our city in honour of the Greek resistance fighters of the Greek War of independence (1821)

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we are full of statues in this country

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Εφέσου, Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια Αττικής

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Εφέσου, Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια Αττικής

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Εφέσου, Νέα Φιλαδέλφεια Αττικής

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Here is our school !!! Greetings from our students!!!

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Only two “parabolic acoustic walls” survived, one is in Mount Patella, Leros and the other in Italy, incidentally in the island of Sicily near the city of Messina.

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The Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea have a rich history, intertwined with the fate of the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

Since antiquity these islands have witnessed a long procession of conquerors, battles were fought for their control and during World War 2 the Dodecanese were the location where the Germans fought and won their last decisive battle in south eastern Europe, in 1943

www.ww2wrecks.com have reached out to Mr. Luciano Alberghini Maltoni, a distinguished historian and author from Italy, whose father served with the Regia Aeronautica (Italian Royal Air Force) during WW2 and was stationed in the Dodecanese Islands, under Italian occupation from 1912 to 1943.

started researching the history of the Dodecanese back in 1997. At that time very little was known of these islands so he decided to launch the site Mr. Luciano Alberghini Maltoni www.dodecaneso.org

A very interesting project, which thanks to Mr. Luciano Alberghini Maltoni was recently completed, was the restoration of the Acoustic Wall (Muro d'Ascolto in Italian), a primitive way of locating approaching aircraft, in Leros island.

Here is what Mr. Luciano Alberghini Maltoni said about the WW2 Battlefield Archaeology in the Dodecanese Islands, as well as other interesting details on how these forgotten WW2 relics could boost tourism in the area.
Mr. Luciano Alberghini Maltoni, please tell us about your project and site www.dodecaneso.org, covering the history of the Dodecanese islands (literally meaning "12 islands" in Greek) from the 14th to the 20th century.
Going forward in my researches I started writing articles for some Italian magazines like Storia Militare, Rivista Aeronautica, Eserciti nella Storia and others. I traveled a lot in the Aegean Islands, especially Rodos, Kos and Leros and had the opportunity to meet many people there.
"Storia Militare" n.121 - 122 anno XI ottobre - novembre 2003, L. Alberghini Maltoni, Lero 1943( article about the battle of Lero) " Storia Militare" n.105 anno X giugno 2002, L. Alberghini Maltoni, Rodi 1943, (article about the battle after the italian armistice against Sturm Division Rodos)
In 2016 I participated as historian the documentary "Portolago - ghosts in the Aegean" by Ioanna Asmeniadou-Phocas.
Focusing on World War 2, why is it important to keep and display the monuments of that era?
The WW2 monuments, bunkers, barracks, trenches etc. are often destroyed due to development, in order to construct new buildings or simply because they are considered something to be destroyed because war is evil.

Of course we don't like war and its consequences, we like to live in peace, but just because of that, the memories of war should be preserved to tell everyone how precious peace is.

In other words we want to preserve the memory not only through books or photos but through the physical evidence of these places.
One of your recent projects was the Listening Wall or the Acoustic Wall restoration. Please tell us a bit more about it, its uniqueness and what are your future plans.
The Listening Wall or the Acoustic Wall (Muro d'Ascolto in Italian) may be considered a relic of the "paleolithic era" even during WW2. While the British and the Germans started studies of the electromagnetic waves and developed the "radar" at the beginning of the Second World War, in Italy the defense against enemy planes relayed on the obsolete technique of detecting their acoustic waves.

The Acoustic Wall together with the "Aerofono" (a kind of mechanical "big ears") were means based on the acoustic techniques manned by a special Military Corps trained for this purpose.

This Military Corps (called MACA) was unique among all the belligerents, as it employed blind people, who were thought to have better hearing capabilities.

According my research, only two "parabolic acoustic walls" survived, one is in Mount Patella, Leros and the other in Italy, incidentally in the island of Sicily near the city of Messina.

It is very unusual that such rare historical buildings are located in two islands. The Italian wall is located in a vineyard of a public agricultural school. I'm working with the school management to get funding for its restoration.
What other projects have you done in the islands?
The restoration of the Leros wall took a lot of time to get permission by the local Authorities who didn't have the necessary funds for this kind of work. The Municipality of Leros has been however able to provide part of the materials needed while I paid the rest from my personal funds.

In Leros the recent immigration has set a new priority in the resources allocation. This doesn't help future projects due to the lack of money.

There are many interesting sites in Leros like the old Navy radio station or the barracks and gun posts in Blefuti Bay which need an urgent environmental restoration, unfortunately the restoration is very expensive.

The only solution is to look for a European Union funding, based on a specific project to preserve this important cultural heritage.
Which is the most important element of the history of WW2 regarding the islands?
If Rodos wouldn't have fallen into German hands until May 1945, the war would have ended much earlier, Turkey would have entered war on the side of the Allies and the way to the Balkans would have been opened.

Starting from this paradox it is clear that the Italian defeat after the Armistice of 8 September 1943 and the Battle of Rodos is undoubtedly the focal point of the war in the Aegean islands.
Several Italian buildings have now been listed as cultural heritage, for example in Rodos or in Leros. How can they better tell their story and could the islands become a tourist attraction regarding battlefield tourism?
I think that much more should be done in terms of marketing and promotion (internet, documentary etc..) as well as organizing guided tours in these sites.

An excellent example is the private travel agency Leros Active, which offers guided tours and trekking to the various military sites of Leros.

I have also produced a map of Mount Patella to be freely given. But again these are personal private initiatives not produced by the Local Tourist Offices which often promote only the classical or medieval archaeology.

With all due differences, I think of Normandy, which is the best "business case" to imitate, hundreds of thousands of tourists visit the beaches and the sites of Operation Overlord , so something similar could be done on a smaller scale for Rodos or Leros.

My work would have not be possible without the help of the following people:
Michael Kollias - Mayor of Leros
Enzo Bonanno - Secretary of AIAL Leros
Markos Spanos - Photographer, Leros
Ioanna Asmeniadou-Phocas , Producer Leros
Vincenzo Caruso -Director of Museum Forte Cavalli, Messina, Sicily
Pietro La Tona - Director of School Cuppari, Messina, Sicily
Michele Campo - Engineer at School Cuppari, Messina Sicily
Historical Archive of the Italian Navy (AUSMMI)
"Storia Militare" n.121 - 122 anno XI ottobre - novembre 2003, L. Alberghini Maltoni, Lero 1943( article about the battle of Lero) " Storia Militare" n.105 anno X giugno 2002, L. Alberghini Maltoni, Rodi 1943, (article about the battle after the italian armistice against Sturm Division Rodos)
FURTHER READING ON THE BATTTLE OF LEROS (CLICK THE LINKS BELOW TO READ THE STORIES AND SEE MORE PHOTOS):

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Battlefield Archaeology: The WW2 Listening Wall of Leros - Interview with Luciano Alberghini Maltoni - WW2Wrecks.com

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The Dodecanese Islands in the Aegean Sea have a rich history, intertwined with the fate of the crossroads of Europe, Asia and the Middle East.

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Leros is a  cycling destination, that due to the existence of the Cycling Club, the actions of the Municipality of Leros for the promotion of cycling, the activity of individuals specializing in hosting and serving athletes and cyclists, and also due to the favorable geomorphology of the island, is an excellent destination for individual or organized cyclists (sports clubs, teams etc.).

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In the northern Dodekanese, Leros, the island of Artemis, remains an unexplored land. Keeping alive the traditional cultural identity as well as the historical memory, with respect to the natural environment, with a wide variety of paths and cycling routes, welcomes the friends of alternative-themed activities and emerges as a cycling destination.

Generally

Leros is an island of green hillsides, fresh water springs, untouched Mediterranean forests and also the island of Artemis, goddess of hunting. The green plains of oak, eucalyptus and pine are extended to the sea. The friendly and peaceful landscape along with the climate of the island are offered for rest and relaxation for body and soul to those who visit it.

Leros is blessed by nature with a rich and special landscape. Its crystal-clear waters, clean beaches and mountains with vegetation, invite the adventurous visitor to explore the whole place.

The island has enough to impress a visitor, such as: an imposing fortress, large mansions of neoclassical period, ports with a romantic atmosphere and the main port of Lakki, with its unique style which the Italians called Portolago, is today considered the only authentic example of Racionalistic Architecture outside the region of Italy.

At the end of May, the waters have already reached a comfortable temperature from the sun and the island begins to wake up -this is a good time to stay on this beautiful island-perhaps the best. The comfortable temperatures and the calm atmosphere from September to the middle of October also make this period ideal for an enjoyable stay.

Cycling routes

For cycling fans of all levels, Leros offers many options with natural and fresh made trails, which can be combined in a variety of excursions. The island has a variety of cycling routes, through dirt roads, paths and technical routes with flow.

For the service and convenience of cyclists, many of the cycling routes in Leros have the necessary signage, while in many places along the routes there are trash cans. The mapping of the cycling routes in most of the island is also important, while a map of the network of paths and cycling routes can be found by the visitor at the tourist entrance gates of the island and in other places.
You can find the map with the routes of Leros here.
A typical cycling route in Leros, is the stair path which leads from the castle to the city of St.Marina. An amazing route but only for experienced cyclists.

Within the residential complex of Merikia - Lakki - Temenia - Ksirokampos, there are no particularly difficult routes for visitors who want to use the bicycle as an alternative means of transportation.

At the areas of Platanos - Panteli - St.Marina, there are uphill routes, which reward the visitors with a wonderful view.

In the settlements of Alinta - Krithonio - Kamara - Gourna, the relatively flat routes make the bicycle an ideal alternative means of transportation.

From Alinta - Kamara - St.Isidoros to Partheni and Belefouti, the route has no particular difficulties and compensates the cyclist with the crystal clear beaches that exists at the end of the route.

For Mountain Bike fans, the special morphology of the terrain makes Leros an important destination for this sport, since there are amazing routes with different degrees of difficulty on the island, which offer unique emotions and a wonderful experience.

Other outdoor activities

Apart from cycling, the fans of outdoor activities can also take part in many other activities such as water sports, hiking, sightseeing, diving or climbing on the nearby neighboring island of Kalymnos.

Leros Cycling Club and cycling events

The presence of Leros Cycling Club on the island, has contributed to the spread of cycling in the area as a way of sport, entertainment, and transportation. At the same time, the Cycling Club highlights the beauties of the island through cycling and in that way contributes on making Leros a destination for alternative-themed tourism and cycling.

The Cycling Club, with respect for nature, offers to all visitors support and information about cycling (such as a tip on choosing the right bicycle, the correct adjustment of the saddle, the correct posture during cycling, how to explore the island by bike etc.). It also contributes to the opening and maintenance of cycling routes and trails, the cleaning of historical buildings where they can visit by bike, the organizing of cycling events - events for the citizens (such as bicycle rides for everyone), the promotion of cycling to young children, and the promotion of cycling races on the island.

Leros is a cycling destination, that due to the existence of the Cycling Club, the actions of the Municipality of Leros for the promotion of cycling, the activity of individuals specializing in hosting and serving athletes and cyclists, and also due to the favorable geomorphology of the island, is an excellent destination for individual or organized cyclists (sports clubs, teams etc.).
Municipality of Leros Platanos-St. Marina, Leros, Dodekanese, Postcode 85400 tel. 2247360200

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Zaporizhzhia, Запорожская область

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Zaporizhzhia, Запорожская область

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Greetings from students from Zaporizskiy Sichoviy Collegium :)

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Λακκί 854 00, Ελλάδα

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Λακκί 854 00, Ελλάδα

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Λακκί 854 00, Ελλάδα

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A short clip created with photos taken by our students! The music carpet is our traditional song "Bratsera". Enjoy the beauties of our island through our students' eyes!

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Ακτή Πλουτάρχου Πλέσσα, Λέρος 854 00, Ελλάδα

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4VJ2+6R Λακκί, Ελλάδα

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Our school is situated in Lakki in Leros and it is one of the first buildings one can see while entering the port. In this article one can get information about Lakki and there is also a beautiful video where you can see our school.

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EXPERIENCES

A town that defied traditional architecture and embraced a cohesive minimalist aesthetic

Don't be confused by the looks; we are not in Miami but in Lakki, on the island of Leros, where time has stopped still during the interwar Art Deco period. "The strange beauty of Greece's weirdest town" according to the BBC brings to mind the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico and it is an inheritance left from the Italian rule of the Dodecanese islands The Italian town of Portolago was built from scratch on an area of drained marshes, defying the local architectural tradition.

Rather, it adopted a coherent minimalist style by mixing different trends - such as Art Deco, Bauhaus, Venetian, and Renaissance elements - into the buildings and infrastructure that remain impressive to this day.According to studies, Lakki seems to be the town with the most Art Deco buildings in one place, second only to Miami in this impressive feat.

The large roads and the imposing squares are surrounded by eye-catching public buildings like the market hall complex with its circular atrium and clock tower, the church, the school, the theatre, the hospital, the barracks, and also the Palazzinos, the Italian officers' residences. All of them have simple but impressive façades, white walls, arcs and built-in windows. It is a mixture of Art Deco and Bauhaus that is known in architecture as Rationalism or Universalism.

​Flashback

Right before the Second World War, much of the island was transformed into a large operational centre with facilities both above and below ground - headquarters, dormitories, tunnels for storing ammunition, fuel tanks, hangars for seaplanes, ship repair units, and also artillery batteries in strategic locations around the island.

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The great Italian architects of the period, Rodolfo Petracco and Armando Bernabiti, were ordered by Mussolini to construct the new town in a large uninhabited marsh area. The architects were inspired by the paintings of Giorgio De Chirico, by the geometry of ancient temples, and by the optimistic modernism of Art Deco and as a result created one of the boldest and most unique architectural and city planning experiments of the 20th century.

However, the fact that the town was built on Mussolini's orders and that its buildings housed the offices and activities of the Fascist party resulted in Lakki being denigrated, abandoned, and disregarded in the post-war era.

In recent years, however, the atmosphere seems to be changing as an increasing number realise the importance of the town as part of the world's cultural heritage. Today, the cinema and theatre building, the hotel, and the market hall have all been classified as listed monuments, while the Municipality of Leros aims to get the whole town declared a UNESCO World Heritage site.

Some of the town's buildings:
* Town Hall and Casa del Fascio (Fascist Party headquarters) (1935-1938 / Bernabiti).
* Market hall and clock tower (1934-1936/ Petracco).
* Primary school and kindergarten (1934-1936/Petracco).
* Casa del Balilla (it housed the offices of the Fascist Youth) (1933 / Bernabiti).
* Cinema and Theatre building (1936-1938/Bernabiti).
* Church of Saint Francis (now Agios Nikolaos) (1935-1939/ Bernabiti).

"Last night I dreamt I went to Lakki again"

What do you expect to see when you arrive on an island of the Aegean? Certainly not Lakki; a town with wide streets and large squares, with considered city planning, unique architecture and holes from the Second World War still visible on some buildings. This town, once known as Portolago, was planned by great Italian architects in 1923, and the majority of it was built between 1930 and 1938, with construction stopping due to the war.

The planning and infrastructure were made with 30.000 residents in mind. So, today, with around 2.000 residents, and its bombed buildings, it's a gorgeous ghost town, like a movie set. I would like to bring the town back to its old glory and for everyone to dream of being able to come, one day, to Lakki."

Get to know Lakki beginning at the pier with a view of the blue sea. At the right end is Lakki's primary school built in 1936. Next to it are the old Italian customs office and a bit further back is the orthodox church of Agios Nikolaos that stands in the place of the catholic church of Saint Francis.

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The Unusual Charm of Lakki, Leros: Greece's Most Bizarre Town

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Lakki, on Leros in the Dodecanese, is a town that defied traditional architecture and embraced a cohesive minimalist aesthetic.

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Learn the greek alphabet through our island's gastronomy!

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Δήμος Λέρου Municipality of Leros Island - WEB TV

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Leros Island in 2 minutes! | Travel Video Joint | Greek Island Landscape Lakki Alinda Agia Marina

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Our island in just 2 minutes!

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Leros Island in 2 minutes! | Travel Video Joint | Greek Island Landscape Lakki Alinda Agia Marina