Milos Villages & Sights

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From the port town of Adamas to the painted boat garages of Klima.

Milos Villages & Sights

The port town of Adamas lit up at dusk around its wide curving bay on Milos Villages & Sights

Adamas, Milos: Things to Do and Whether to Stay There

Adamas, also spelled Adamantas, is the largest town on the Greek island of Milos, and home of the main ferry port. It is...

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The whitewashed chapel and bell tower on the Kastro hill above Plaka, with the bay of Milos beyond Villages & Sights

Best Things to Do in Milos: 15 Ideas, Ranked by What They're Worth

Milos rewards a list more than most Greek islands: its attractions are scattered, and half of them need a boat, a quad o...

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A hiker on a dirt trail across a scrubby headland on the Milos coast, with the sea and small islets beyond Villages & Sights

Hiking in Milos: Best Trails, Routes and What to Expect

Hiking in Milos, as in all the Greek Cyclades, is not about altitude. It is about walking across a landscape that mining...

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The colourful row of syrmata boat houses at Klima, Milos, lit by a low sunset with the cliff rising behind Villages & Sights

Klima Milos: The Colourful Fishing Village of the Sirmata

Klima, on the Greek island of Milos, is the village you have already seen. A single row of boat garages painted lemon, t...

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Curved rows of white marble seating at the ancient theatre near Trypiti, Milos Villages & Sights

Milos Catacombs, Trypiti Village and the Ancient Theatre: A Complete Guide

The Milos catacombs are the largest early-Christian burial complex in Greece, cut into a soft hillside below the village...

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The abandoned Paliorema sulphur mine on Milos, ruined stone buildings and rusted cable lines on ochre-stained cliffs above the sea Villages & Sights

Milos Mining Museum and the Island's History: Minerals, Venus and Four Museums

The Greek island of Milos owes almost everything to what is under it. Obsidian made it rich in the Stone Age, sulphur an...

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An elevated view over Pollonia harbour at sunset, with boats at anchor and the sun setting behind the headland Villages & Sights

Milos Sunset Spots: A Photographer's Guide to Golden Hour

Milos points most of its best scenery west, which makes it one of the easier Cycladic islands to photograph at the end o...

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Whitewashed cubic houses of Plaka packed on the hilltop above the Gulf of Milos, with the domed Panagia Korfiatissa church on its terrace Villages & Sights

Plaka, Milos: The Hilltop Capital, Its Kastro and the Sunset Climb

Plaka is the capital of Milos, in Greece's western Cyclades, and the prettiest village on the island: whitewashed houses...

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A chapel terrace above Pollonia with the Greek flag flying, looking down over the harbour, fishing boats and whitewashed village Villages & Sights

Pollonia, Milos: A Guide to the Fishing Village on the North-East Tip

Pollonia is the quiet alternative to Adamas. It is a single curved bay on the north-east corner of Milos, a Greek island...

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