The Southern Sporades, off the southwest coast of Asia Minor, includes Pátmos, Lipsí, Léros, Kálymnos, Kos, Nísyros, Tílos, Symi, Foúrni, Ikaría and Khalkí. The islands of Lésbos, Chios and Sámos are sometimes also regarded as belonging to the Southern Sporades.
The Sámos Archaeological Museum showcases material from Heraion. One of the key pieces is a 4.8 m high marble figure of an Archaic kouros, dating to about 570 B.C.
The barren and forlorn island of Arkí, known in antiquity as Akrite, lies 12km/7.5mi northeast of Pátmos in the Southern Sporades. The island's few inhabitants live very modestly, with no modern infrastructure. They earn their livelihood mainly from fishing, with some stock-farming. Arkí is surrounded by numbers of smaller islets and isolated rocks, some of which provide grazing for goats.
Occasional boat connections with Pátmos and Lipsí.
Lipsí, formerly called Lepsia, is a small island in the Southern Sporades, 12km/7.5mi east of Pátmos, which was resettled in the 19th century. On the south coast is the modest little village of Lipsí, the chief place on the island and its principal port. It was a Greek naval base during the war of liberation from the Turks. The few inhabitants live by farming and fishing.
Local boat connections with Pátmos and Léros.
Address: Lipsi Tourist Office, Town Hall, Lipsí , Greece
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