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andreasfmpro Says: The Water CatacombsThe water catacombs were built at the same time as the more well known Catacombs of Milos, in the first century AD, by the first Christians. Originally dug into the soft cliff-face, they have been exposed by erosion over the 1900 years since they were...
andreasfmpro Says: AchivadolimniAchivadolimni (official) or Hivadolimni (in local dialect) is an area directly across the bay from the seaport of Adamas, facing north. Achivadolimni beach is one of the longest beaches in Milos and is suitable for swimming when the wind blows from the south. It...
Triovasalos - The commercial center of Milos
andreasfmpro Says: TriovasalosThe commercial center of Milos, Triovasalos is one of five villages, together with Plaka, Tripiti, Plakes, and Peran Triovasalos, that lie adjacent to each other and form the main population center on Milos. They are referred to collectively as the...
Adamas, the main port and largest village of Milos
andreasfmpro Says: AdamasAdamas is the largest village and main port of Milos. It is a seaside village in a sheltered corner of the harbor. Adamas was founded in the early 1800s by refugees from Sfakia who moved from the island of Crete after the failure of their rebellion against the Ottoman...
andreasfmpro Says: Plaka - the island capital, cultural and historical center. Though the oldest buildings only date back to the mid-1800s, Plaka has been inhabited since at least the classical times. Built on a steep hill at the entrance of the Milos harbor, it utilized its cliff-top position...
andreasfmpro Says: Zephyria ValleyA view of the interior of the island. This shot, taken on a winter's day, shows the largest and most fertile agricultural area of the island. The Zephyria Valley lies no more than 7 km. from Adamas and was once flooded by the sea from the south.The village of...
andreasfmpro Says: Sarakiniko and Fyropotamos are among the best spots to snorkel on the north coast of Milos. Kleftiko and Sykia on the south and southwestern coast of the island respectively, are two excellent destinations as well, only accessible by boat.Both Sarakiniko and Fyropotamos are...
andreasfmpro Says: SkinopiSkinopi (pron. skee-noh-PEE) is the first one of the 4 fishing villages that lie on the eastern entrance to the harbor of Milos, Skinopi is the smallest and least developed. Boat houses have been dug into the cliff, with small dwellings built above, usually used as a...
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Finally, a restaurant in Milos, Greece with a little comfort. Resembling a French bistrot, due to the Greek owner having long lived in France, the restaurant at first seems to be out of place, that is, out of the usual unconfortable Greek tavern, with ugly and narrow tables, where food is served alltogether, without any distinction between orektika (appetizers), first or second dish.
The table is lied down with taste, the white wine is always served in an ice bowl, the food is absolutely Greek and local, and in large plates and in the right quantity. Normal prices.
Favorite Dish: Fish cooked under salt.
Written Jul 20, 2007
Address: Pollonia. Milos, Greece
Phone: 0030.22870.41054
Website: www.milostravel.com
It's Pollonia for heaven's sake!
andreasfmpro Says: WARNING: It's Pollonia for heaven's sake!Say you open up a map of Milos, printed or online. Please direct your eyeballs to the right, and check the name of the village to the northeast part of the island. If it reads anything other than Pollonia, do yourself a favor and...
Olympic Airways - Cancelled flights?
andreasfmpro Says: Flying to MilosIt is not quite true that flights are "very often" cancelled, but lately it has been happening more often than it should. Olympic Airlines are allowed by aviation rules to cancel up to 7 flights a year on a given route because of their own problems, that is...
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Correct Spelling & Pronunciation of Adamas
d vs. th
When listening to the natives, you'll find that the d in the largest village and main port of the island, Adamas, is not pronounced by the locals as the d in Adams, but more like a th in then/there/therefore. They tried spelling it Athamas once, but realized the foreigners would pronounce it as the th in Athens, so they scratched that idea and went back to Adamas. Actually, lots of Ds in Greek names are supposed to be pronounced as Ths. :)
Incidentally, Adamas is also correctly called/spelled Adamantas or Adamandas. There are no more alternative spellings for my native village of Adamas, however. My birthplace is NOT Addamas, Adhamas, Amadas, Amadeus, or anything remotely similar to the aforementioned arbitrary misspellings.
Andreas
Updated Sep 7, 2007
Plathiena, the beach of Lovers
andreasfmpro Says: Plathiena Beach, MilosPlatiena or Plathiena, is called the beach of lovers, because a couple may stand neck-deep in its shallow waters, hugging each other and watching the romantic sunset at the same time. During the high season, there is a beach bar offering cold water,...
andreasfmpro Says: Fourkovouni, MilosProbably the most picturesque of the 4 fishing villages on the inside of the harbor, Fourkovouni is the most sheltered one from northerly winds and makes a great lunch stop on windy days.Photo credit: Rod Feldtmann
andreasfmpro Says: Paddling in the bay of MilosLooking across the bay towards the western side of the island on a dead calm day.In the background, the mountains of Profitis Illias (= Prophet Elias) at 752m. and Chondro Vouno (= fat mountain) at 633m. are the highest points on the island.Photo...
andreasfmpro Says: Paddle to Klima, MilosThe largest of the fishing villages on Milos, Klima comprises about 50 boat houses with various dwelling built above. The boat houses are called Syrmata (= wires; pron. SEER-mah-tah) in reference to the wires boatmen use to haul their boats ashore....
andreasfmpro Says: Raisis caveSome info about sea caves: Sea caves are formed by the power of the ocean attacking zones of weakness in coastal cliffs. The weak zone is sometimes a fault, or fractured zone formed during slippage, such as Raisis cave.Another type of weak zone is in sedimentary...
andreasfmpro Says: The BearsTwo rock stacks, affectionately known as the Arkoudes (= bears), lie just off the Plathiena headland.The bears are a landmark of Milos, and practically all sailboats pass by them for a photo opportunity before continuing on with their daily cruise itinerary. It goes...
Firiplaka Beach (one of our favorites...)
JuliaK Says: A wonderful, exotic, sandy beach, that exends for hundreds of meters on either way of a huge boulder that fell off the cliff during some geological event. This place is popular and draws a regular crowd. There is a nice beach bar that serves drinks and snacks. To reach it...
JuliaK Says: One of the most photographed spots in the entire Aegean. A lunar landscape formed by glaring-white rocks, around a blue-green lagoon that ends in a small sandy beach and various inlets. Sarakiniko is reachable by a passable dirt road which ends about 700 m from the beach....
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Photo: The water-shaped and windswept luminous white rocks of Sarakiniko. The barren, lunar-like landscape of this north coast beach of Milos is one of the most popular tourist attractions of the...
Milos is the southwesternmost island of the Cyclades, halfway between Piraeus and Crete. It is the fifth largest Cycladic island and a permanent population of 3.222. The bay of Milos is one of the...
Milos, the most westerly of the Cyclades, is a volcanic island. Rocks with fantastic variety of colours and shapes, miles of pale golden sands, deep turquoise waters are some characteristics of this...
nice island a bit harder to get to from athens in may/early june as not many ferries call in we flew in on olympic ,a small plane so a bit of a experince,be warned it is fairly queit at the end of may...
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