Pollonia - Apollonia village
On the way from Adamandas port to Pollonia, (15 km) the visitor meets the prehistoric ruins of Phylakopi, while on the way to the south, the sulfur mines or Theiorycheia are worth a visit. Pollonia is located 15 km from Milos airport. The village rests on a picturesque, bay where yachts and small boats anchor. The visitor can find small hotels and rooms, taverns, bars, a supermarket, a basketball court, and a playground.
Heliotropio Hotel almost floats on the Aegean, as it sits literally by the sea water. It is surrounded by a beautiful, Mediterranean garden, with blooming flowers and trees, shading it safely in the summer. Its roof terrace is offered for all day pleasure under the sun or the moon light. Unique, absolutely beautiful beaches, unique across the Aegean, are scattered all over Milos.
Ancient theatre, theatrical play and concerts
Daily cruises with wooden ship
Geological phenomena excursions
Scuba diving
Sikia is one of the most beautiful and biggest sea caves of Milos. It is located in the southwest part of the island, 13,6 nautical miles from Adamantas. You can approach it with boats that tour around the island. Ask, before you book, if they stop for swimming in Sikia cave. A lot of them, only stop outside the cave without go inside. Characteristic of this cave is that a boat can pass through its entrance. And this is because it has a height of 5m and width of 20m.
A natural skylight was created after the fall of the roof that filled the cave with light. Sunbeams light the cave's interior and make beautiful colorings that charm sensations. It is a once in a lifetime spectacle that only the visitor of Milos can experience!
In the east side of Milos lies Paliorema, a bay with crystal clear waters and yellowish pebbles, colored by the sulphur. There the sulphur mine of Victor Melas used to be in operation, the oldest business for the mining of sulphur all over Greece. In Paliorema or Theioryheia you can combine your swim with a visit to one of the geologic sites of the island’s mining history.
You can rest on the beach with the colorful pebbles and the fine sand and you can enjoy your swim viewing the old quarries for the mining of sulphur and the ruins of offices, spare parts and personal items of the quarries’ workers which compose an attractive landscape.
Pollonia is located 15 kilometres from Adamas (the island’s port) and 15 kilometres from the airport. Close to Pollonia visitors will find the ancient ruins of Filakopi, which was one of the most important cities in the prehistoric Aegean. From Pollonia tourists can also visit the nearby islands of Kimolos and Poliaigo.
There are daily departures for the island of Kimolos and you can hire a small boat to explore the beautiful uninhabited island of Poliaigo with its splendid beaches.
In Milos there are 5 museums which attract thousands of visitors from around the world every year.
- Archaeological Museum
- Church Museum
- Folk Museum
- Mineral Museum
- Naval Museum
Kleftiko is found in the SW side of the island and the access it is possible only from the seaway. A characteristic rock in the sea and a cave with two entries give their stain in a unique landscape. Even in your first visit, it will appear familiar, because photographs of Kleftiko exist in a lot of tourist guides about Greece.
The magic of the landscape comes to complete the fable of hidden treasure of pirates, in a cave near in Kleftiko, that was the base of operations and also their den.
The Catacombs are the subterranean cemetery of the first Christian centuries in Milos. Located on the hillside southwest of the village of Tripiti in the area of the ancient city's ruins of the seaside village of Klima. In the area, there are smaller underground cemeteries, in the form of Catacombs. They are Milos’ most famous monument and unique in its kind in Greece Slabs of different sizes covered all tombs. Some arcosolia save painted decorations and fragments of inscriptions on the drum or conch for depositing offerings and lamps, and in some cases for the burial of infants.
Today’s form of the Catacombs is due to some 20th century interventions, such as the entrance to the funeral chamber B and the passages that unite the three, originally independent, catacombs. For the opening of these passages some walls and arcosolia had to be demolished. The existence of only one entrance was considered necessary, not just for reasons of guarding, but also due to the collapse of the Catacombs’ original entrances. The disintegration of the dilapidated stone and the collapse of part of the roof of chamber B led to the construction of a crude cement support which destroyed the architectural remains that documented the existence of the tombs’ monumental façades. Today only chamber B is accessible to the visitors, who can move around the room on a wooden platform that protects the floor but mars the monument’s aesthetics.
