Milos Island part 1 (Greece)

Adamantas. Arrival port of the ferries

Adamantas, the port of Milos Island

Seafront of Adamantas Port

In the evening on the seafront of Adamantas

Provatas beach, south coast of the island

Cliffs of the south west coast of the island

Mountains in the center of Milos seen from the south west coast

The mountains, in the western part of the island, reach 720 m of altitude

Small beaches characterize the south-west coast of the island, the least frequented by tourism due to the absence of roads

Only long and winding paths lead to the bays of the south west coast of the island

Kaolin deposit extracted from the mines in the south-west part of the island

The spent kaolin mines are reconverted by planting hundreds of trees in the unused quarry

West coast, the uninhabited part of the island with the dirt roads leading to the bay of Agiou Ioannou

West coast, the uninhabited part of the island with the dirt roads leading to the bay of Agiou Ioannou

West coast, the uninhabited area of the island

West coast. On the horizon, the uninhabited island of Anti Milos

The west coast of the island can only be reached by boat or along long paths along the cliff

Vineyards in the Milou Bay with Cape Kambanes on the horizon

Milou Bay and on the horizon Cape Kambanes

Areti beach in the Milou Bay

Achivadolimni beach in Milou Bay (North Coast)

The clear waters of the Milou Bay (North Coast)

The small fishing port of Mytacas in the north coast

The jagged north coast of Milos in front of the Sarakinikos beaches

The jagged north coast of Milos in front of the Sarakinikos beaches

North coast near the beaches of Sarakinikos

Rocky beaches of Sarakinikos

Rocky beaches of Sarakinikos. The remains of a shipwreck

Rocky beaches of Sarakinikos. The remains of a shipwreck

Rocky beaches of Sarakinikos. Wreck of a small merchant

Rocky beaches of Sarakinikos. Wreck of a small merchant

Pollonia Port on the north-eastern tip, port of embarkation for the neighboring island of Kimolos

Fishing port in the small town of Pollonia in the north-eastern tip

Pollonia town in the northeastern tip of the island

The little church of Pollonia dedicated to the fishermen and sailors of the island

Fisherman returns in the evening in the port of Pollonia on a typical boat of the island

Fishing port of Mandrakia in the northeast coast of the peninsula of Cape Kambanes

Fishing port of Mandrakia in the northeast coast of the peninsula of Cape Kambanes

Mandrakia in the northeast coast of the peninsula of Cape Kambanes

Mandrakia. The storage rooms for fishing equipment carved into the rock of the cliff

Fishing port of Mandrakia

Mandrakia. The storage rooms for fishing equipment carved into the rock of the cliff

Where is Milos Island

By: Carlo Piccinelli

Milos on Google Maps.
About 85 miles from the port of Piraeus (port of Athens), Milos is one of the major islands of the Western Cyclades. The island of Milos is part of a small archipelago constituded of smaller islands such as Kimolos, the only inhabited island, the uninhabited island of Poliegos with high rocky cliffs that plunge into the blue, Anti Milos, Mikri Akradia and Akrathio located less than one mile from the northern tip of Milos. Adamantas is the main port with fishermen's quays always occupied by boxes of fresh fish while the capital of the island is Plaka which is located high up in the mountains of Cape Kambanes peninsula. An holiday in Milos allows you to visit the characteristic fishing villages of Pollonia and Mandrakia. In this first part of the reportage on the island of Milos, we visit the western part of the island with small bays accessible only from the sea or walking along long paths that descend from the rocky coast. A journey between deserted beaches and small villages frequented by the "slow" tourism.
More informations:
Tourism office of Milos: www.milos.gr/en
Tourism office of Cyclades: https://visit-cyclades.com