The mediterranean Lefkes village, with a population of about 500, is built at an altitude of 200 m, 12 km east of Parikia. It is near a small picturesque settlement built in a richly vegetated area full of olive trees. Among the beautiful snow-white houses of the settlement are the distinguished and beautiful churches of the 15th-17th century, like the marble church of the Holy Trinity (Agia Triada) with its old icons, or the churches of Agia Varvara and Agia Theodosia.
In the settlement, there is also a remarkable folklore museum and many workshops for pottery and weaving. What is worth visiting at Lefkes, at a distance of 4 km, is the site of the archaeological excavations where ancient marble quarries have been traced, as well as the Monastery of Panagia Myrtidiotissa Thapsanon, Agios Ioannis Kaparos and the Monastery "Panagia sta Kelia" (the Virgin in Cells).