Backpacking in Milos - Greece

The Last stop for some ferries bound for Crete from Piraeus, Milos can offer the tranquility missing from a fare few of the other Cyclades. The only sizeable stettlements are Adamas,the port, Plaka on the hillside above & Pollonia to the north east. The little hamlets at the waterfront, seen as you enter the bay are Fourkovouni & Klima. Adamas itself is not a breathtakingly pretty place but soon grows on you.

As usual we were met at the quay and guided to a triple room in a backstreet above the harbour (6000drs 06/98) although there didn`t appear to be an abundance of cheap rooms to let. Very much a working harbour with few of the usual tourist trappings which is it`s charm we think. Thats not to say they don`t welcome visitors, we found them friendly enough especially as you become a fixture around the town.

Along with tavernas & kafenio. Adamas has a couple of banks, supermarkets & the post office along with a taxi rank & the bus terminal with good services to the other villages. There are also some reasonable beaches close by. To the west of the town lies Lagada beach which plays host to unnofficial camping (Milos doesn`t have an official camp site) & to the south some 2km or so of treebacked sand beach. Certainly not the best the island has to offer but if you don`t feel like walking anywhere it`s O.K. Continue travelling in this direction will provide more sand beaches just past the airport. Indeed for those who don`t appreciate 6 hour ferry journeys it may be easier to travel to Milos via schedule flight from Athens West Airport.

The commanding view enjoyed by Plaka is worth the bus ride but to be honest there is not a lot else worth visiting unless you are in the mood for just lounging around in tavernas. Although the Catacombes, a series of caves nearby and the castle are apparently good. The rough track just to the north of the bus stop leads you down to either the village of Fourkavouni or the beach of Plathiena. The latter looks beautiful from a distance but upon closer inspection is subject to on-shore drift. The resident ducks are amusing though, not to mention cheeky.

This may be the case for the other beaches on this peninsular. The drift that is, not the ducks. One thing you shoud not miss is the day long boat tour out of Adamas literally around the island. With regular stops at points of interest as well as a swim break at Kleftiko & visit to the the neighbouring island of Kimolos for lunch. In addition to viewing all the beaches on the island you get to see the wild geology that makes up Milos along the way.



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The Photo Book of Milos

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