Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
MÍLOS
By plane
The tiny airport is 5km southeast of the port and
served by Olympic with flights to Athens (1-2 daily; 45min).
By
ferry
Ferries dock at the port of Adhámas. A small car
ferry to Kímolos leaves from Pollónia, a quicker and cheaper
option than the larger ferries.
Destinations
Amorgós (1 weekly; 5hr 30min); Anáfi (1-2
weekly; 7hr); Ándhros (1 weekly; 6hr); Iráklion/Lassithi (2
weekly; 9hr); Folégandhros (1-3 daily; 2hr); Íos (3-5
weekly; 3hr 30min); Kárpathos and Kássos (2 weekly;
14-26hr); Kímolos (5-7 daily from Pollónia; 20min);
Kýthnos (1 daily; 3hr); Mýkonos (3-4 weekly; 6-9hr);
Náxos (1-2 daily; 6hr); Páros (3 weekly; 6hr 30min); Pireás
(1-3 daily; 6hr); Rhodes and Hálki (1-2 weekly; 27-36hr);
Santoríni (1-2 daily; 2-5hr); Sérifos (1-3 daily; 1hr
30min); Sífnos (1 daily; 2hr); Síkinos (2-3 weekly; 3hr
30min); Sýros (2-3 weekly; 5-10hr); Tínos (1 weekly; 6hr).
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INFORMATION
Tourist o
ce
Situated opposite the ferry dock (
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22870
22445,
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milos.gr; daily 9am-5pm & 7-11pm), with
daily updated list of available rooms around the island,
maps, plus detailed bus and ferry timetables.
Services
There are several banks and ATMs behind the
main square in Adhámas, while the post office is by the
main square. Internet Café (April-Oct daily 9am-5pm &
7-11pm), at the start of the Pláka road, is well priced at
€1.50/hr. Pláka has a post office near the archeological
museum.
GETTING AROUND
By bus
Services
start from the main square by
Hotel
Portiani
and are sometimes inconveniently timed in the
shoulder season: Pláka/Tripití (9-10 daily; 20min), Pollónia
(2-3 daily; 30min), Paleohóri via Zefyría (2-4 daily;
30min), Hivadholímni (8-10 daily; 15 min), Sarakíniko
(1-2 daily; 30min).
By taxi
Taxis seem to be used on Mílos more than on other
islands. The taxi rank is near the bus stop (
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22870 22219).
The fare to Pollónia is around €12.
By car and motorcycle
Rental is available on the
waterfront near the jetty from many places including
Sophia (
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22870 21994) and Tomaso (
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22870 24100,
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tomaso.gr).
Adhámas
The lively main port of
ADHÁMAS
was a small hamlet until it was populated by refugees
from a failed rebellion in Crete in the 1840s. Because it is so recent, you may find it
architecturally disappointing compared to some of the Cycladic ports, despite the
marble-paved esplanade around its natural headland. There is an ill-defined centre just
inland of the esplanade, at the junction of the Pláka road and the Mílos Bay coastal
road, where restaurants, cafés and shops abound.
Ecclesiastical Museum
April-Oct Mon-Sat 9.15am-1.15pm & 6.15-10.15pm • Free
The unmissable
Ecclesiastical Museum
is housed in the ninth-century church of Ayía
Triádha just behind the quayside. It has a superb collection of liturgical paraphernalia
and rare icons that arrived in Adhámas when the inland capital, Zefyría, was
MÍLOS BOAT TOUR
One of the absolute must-dos on Mílos is a
boat tour
, either down the bizarre western
coastline, making several stops at otherwise inaccessible swimming spots like the magnificent
Kléftiko
, or to
Kímolos
and
Períaigos
to spot the rare Mediterranean seal. Weather
permitting, the boats normally leave at 10am from the Adhámas quayside and return at
6-7pm.
Chrysovalándou
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6944 587 574. Offers two shorter
excursions per day.
Excellent Yachting
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Panormos
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694 57 78 809,
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skipper20@in.gr.
Excursions to sheltered coves whatever the weather
and the wind direction.
22870 41292,
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e-y.com.
Provides alternative “snorkel safaris” aimed at younger
travellers for €50 including lunch and free drinks.
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