Sarakiniko, Milos Island, Cyclades Islands, Greece. (Photo by Marka/UIG via Getty Images)

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Milos

Volcanic Milos arches around a central caldera and is ringed with dramatic coastal landscapes of colourful and surreal rock formations. The island’s most celebrated export, the Venus de Milo, is far away in the Louvre, but dozens of beaches (the most of any Cycladic island) and a series of picturesque villages contribute to its current, compelling, attractions.

Attractions

Must-see attractions

  • Ancient Theatre & Catacombs

    Ancient Theatre & Catacombs

    Milos

    Clinging to a lonely patch of hillside just below Trypiti, this large Roman-era theatre entertained the citizens of Ancient Melos from the 1st to the 4th…

  • Syrmata

    Syrmata

    Milos

    Tiny, photogenic Klima clings to the beachfront cliff face below Trypiti. It offers the best example of Milos’ syrmata (traditional fishers' huts), where…

  • Milos Mining Museum

    Milos Mining Museum

    Milos

    This mildly interesting museum details Milos’ mining history, starting with the quarrying of obsidian on the island in 7000 BC. It’s located on the…

  • Archaeological Museum of Melos

    Archaeological Museum of Melos

    Milos

    This handsome neoclassical building contains some riveting exhibits, including a plaster cast of local lass, the Venus de Milo, who now resides in the…

  • Catacombs of Melos

    Catacombs of Melos

    Milos

    Greece’s only Christian catacombs, on the slopes below Trypiti, date from the 1st century and were the burial site for some of the earliest believers…

  • Plathiena

    Plathiena

    Milos

    Sitting at the end of a valley beyond Plaka in the north of the island, this pebble-strewn sandy beach is exceptionally pretty. The water is a vivid…

  • Nerodafni & Trachilas

    Nerodafni & Trachilas

    Milos

    From Firopotamas, an unsealed but well-maintained wide road (fine with a 2WD, although it gets a little bumpy towards the end) leads past active quarries…

  • Sarakiniko

    Sarakiniko

    Milos

    Sarakiniko's meringue-like rock formations and caves attract scores of budding photographers, even in winter. The sandy beach is tiny but there's a deep…

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