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Tou Koutsouná
T
22840 71156.
Signposted just before
the hairpin that descends to the village, this is a grill
restaurant that claims with good reason to have the best
views over Vathý. It has some imaginative croquettes based
on courgettes, tomatoes and chick peas (€6) which are all
worth sampling before moving to its traditional lamb stew
mastélo
. Take it easy and don't hurry the two old dears who
own it.
Daily noon-midnight.
Mílos
Volcanic
MÍLOS
is a geologically diverse island with weird rock formations, hot
springs and odd outcrops off the coast. Minoan settlers were attracted by obsidian;
this and other products of its volcanic soil made it one of the most important of the
Cyclades in the ancient world. Today, the quarrying of many rare minerals has left
huge scars on the landscape but has given the island a relative prosperity which
today translates into several gourmet restaurants with better wine lists than many
of its neighbours. With some 75-odd
beaches
and sensational views Mílos hasn't
had to tart itself up to court tourism - indeed, the wealthy mining companies
that employ a quarter of the population are happy to see tourism stay at low
levels. It helps that the western half of Mílos, as well the other islands around it,
including
Kímolos
, is a nature reserve protecting three endemic species: the
extremely rare
Mediterranean seal
, the
Mílos viper
and the one you are most
likely to encounter, the long, crocodile-shaped
Mílos wall lizard
. Note that the
importance of the archeological finds, museums and sites here is only surpassed by
Delos and Santoríni.
6
Sífnos, Sérifos, Kýthnos & Pireás
MÍLOS & KÍMOLOS
N
Prása
Paleokástro
Klíma
Kímolos
Hóra
Goúpa
Dhékas
Áyıos Audlıréas
Alykí
Psáthi
Fykiádha
Alykí
Fyripótamos
Glaroníssia
Pollónia
Ancient Phylakope
Pláthiena
Plakés
Papáfranga
Mandhrákia
Fourkovoúni
Páhena
PLÁKA
Voúdhia
Sarakíniko
Mýtakas
Ancient Melos
Triovássalos
Korákia
Klíma
Trypití
Adhámas
Mílos
Embourió
Kánava Junction
Mílos Bay
Triádhes
Zefyría
Thíorykhía Sulfur
Mine
Hivadholímni
Ammoudharáki
Ayía
Marína
Profítis Ilías
(748m)
Áyios Ioánnis
Sidherianós
Paleohóri
Kípos
Ayía Kyriakí
Firipláka
Provatás
Tsigrádho
Yérondas
Kléftiko
0
5
kilometres
