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 aquamarine and there are craggy limestone formations at each end. There's not much development here apart from a single flash house and a summertime beach bar. The access road is good, although there's limited parking.


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Nearby Milos attractions

1. Kastro

0.8 MILES

Signs mark the path climbing to Plaka's hilltop fortress, built by the Venetians on the ancient acropolis. Little of the structure remains, but the views…

2. Firopotamos

0.87 MILES

The road is sealed all the way to Firopotamos, a picturesque little cove embraced by craggy limestone cliffs and lined with syrmata (boat-house dwellings)…

3. Milos Folk & History Museum

0.87 MILES

Peruse traditional costumes, woven goods and household artefacts in a series of traditionally furnished rooms, right by the main church courtyard.

4. Archaeological Museum of Melos

0.92 MILES

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

5. Nerodafni & Trachilas

1.01 MILES

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…

6. Ancient Theatre & Catacombs

1.2 MILES

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…

7. Syrmata

1.27 MILES

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

8. Catacombs of Melos

1.29 MILES

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…

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