Milos (also known as Melos) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group in the Aegean, 150 km south of Athens. Milos is famous as the place where the statue of Venus was found. The island has the shape of a horseshoe, with an area of 160 kmē. Its highest elevation is 748m. Milos is of volcanic origin and has a substantial mining industry due to the richness in natural resources. The island has been settled since 5000 BC. There are about 70 beaches, of which Sarakiniko beach is the most scenic one.
01 Milos island 02 Adamas village 03 Adamas village 04 Adamas village
05 Adamas village 06 Fishing boat 07 Fishing net 08 Boat
09 Boat 10 Adamas village 11 Greek orthodox church in Adamas 12 Country house
13 Byzantine church Korphiatisia 14 Byzantine church Korphiatisia 15 Byzantine church Korphiatisia 16 Byzantine church Korphiatisia 17 Byzantine church Korphiatisia
18 Venetian Kastro 19 Venetian Kastro 20 Byzantine church Korphiatisia 21 Byzantine church Korphiatisia 22 Byzantine church Korphiatisia
23 Alley in Plaka 24 Door knocker 25 Plaka village 26 Plaka village 27 Plaka village 28 Milos island
29 Milos island 30 Milos island 31 Klima village 32 Milos island
33 Poppy fields 34 Poppy fields 35 Colourful cottages in Klima 36 Colourful cottages in Klima 37 Colourful cottages in Klima
38 Fishing boat in Klima harbour 39 Colourful cottages in Klima 40 Colourful cottages in Klima bay 41 Fishing boat in Klima harbour 42 Footway to the early Christian catacombs 43 Footway to the early Christian catacombs
44 Footway to the early Christian catacombs 45 Adamas bay 46 Adamas 47 Adamas
48 Adamas bay 49 Greek orthodox church 50 Greek orthodox church 51 Adamas
52 Adamas 53 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 54 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 55 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 56 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko
57 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 58 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 59 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 60 Rocky bays in Sarakiniko 61 Fishing boats in Adamas harbour
62 Fishing boats in Adamas harbour 63 Car ferry at the quay in Adamas 64 Adamas village 65 Trias church built in Adamas in 1776 66 Trias church built in Adamas in 1776
67 Trias church built in Adamas in 1776 68 Fishing boat in Adamas harbour 69 Klima village
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