Milos Island
The island where the famous statuary Venus de Milo was found in 1820. The island is the most western placed island in the chain of the Cyclades islands.
Inhabited for nearly 5 millennium, the island has museums and artifact sites encompassing a vast array of time periods: Pre-bronze era, bronze age, Dorian, Hellene, Roman, Byzantine, medieval and Ottoman.
GREECE TRAVEL GUIDE FOR SENIORS 2026-2027 – AMAZON 128 Pages
ADVERTISEMENT
Guide Book for the Peloponnese: with Athens, Delphi and Kythira – Paperback – Amazon – Bradt Travel Guides, 288 Pages, November 18, 2025
Travel to Milos from Athens is by ferry with an average crossing time of four to eight hours, costing approx €40 to €60 in 2018, with a flight from Athens with Olympic Air being approx. twice that (€108, in 2018).
Area: 61.83 miles (160.147 kilometres)
Population 2011: 4,977 2011
Weapons, Warriors and Battles of Ancient Greece and Rome - 400 Pages – AMAZON
A comprehensive, accessible study of Greek, Macedonian, and Roman weapons, armour, and military systems. Publisher: Pen and Sword Military
Best beaches in Milos, Greece - CNN NEWS
"The variety of beaches here is truly unreal. In a small area of 150 square kilometers, you hop from one world to another," says Fotinos, who runs Small Islands, a tourism agency focusing on holidays on the smaller Cyclades."
Beaches on Milos:
Sarakiniko
Firiplaka
Tsigrado
Kleftiko
Sykia Cave
Paliorema
Achivadolimni
Alogomantra
Related: Islands of Greece
Blue cave on Zakynthos
Greece's Golden Visa program
