Milos

This small Cycladic hideway offers picturesque harbors, authentic villages and traditional Greek cuisine. The pebbly and sandy beaches on Milos are just how you like them: tranquil, unspoilt and totally sun-drenched. What is more, the nature and wildlife on the island are just waiting to be explored, while it features a fascinating history and superb seafood – and yet it is so often overlooked. All the better for the few who do go there, entirely alone in its turquoise bays.

Due to the volcanic origin of its ground, Milos presents an impressive coastal morphology and diversity. Colors are everywhere throughout the island from white-yellow beaches, bays with pebbles surrounded by stones, to white, red, yellow or black rocks. What is more, only at Milos will you encounter small colorful houses by the sea, the so-called “sýrmata”, which the fishermen used as shelter for their boats in winter.

Milos has to be seen and experienced by water. The island offers the most and arguably best beaches of all the islands in the Cyclades. There are more than 70 beaches, each one with its own characteristic. From the white moonscape of Sarakiniko, to Gerontas Beach that is lined in black volcanic sand, and the reddish shores of the Paleochori cliffs that are heated by sulfur springs. Jump into a sailboat or speedboat and take in the kaleidoscope made up of the island’s beaches, its emerald green waters and caves eroded by the sea.