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Tours
Around Milos Cruise ( 6944375799; tours €25; May-Sep) Cruise on the wooden-hulled Captain Yiangos departing daily at 9am, stopping at beaches around the island and pausing at Kimolos for lunch. Return is about 6pm. Buy tickets on the waterfront.
Festivals & Events
The Milos Festival, a well-orchestrated event, is held in early July and features traditional dancing, cooking and jazz.
Sleeping
In summer, lists of available domatia are given out at the tourist office on the quay, but good options are thin on the ground – call ahead.
Achivadolimni (Milos) Camping ( 22870 31410; www.miloscamping.gr; Arhiva-dolimni; camp sites per adult/child/tent €7/4/4, bungalows €60-125; ) This camping ground has excellent facilities, including a restaurant, a bar and bike rental. It’s 4.5km east of Adamas; to get here, follow the signs along the waterfront from the central square or take the bus (see Getting Around, Click here).
Hotel Delfini ( 22870 22001; fax 22870 22294; s/d €45/65; Apr-Oct; ) A pleasant, comfortable hotel with good rooms and facilities. Neighbouring hotels have rather stolen the view, but there’s a lovely terrace and a warm ambience. It’s to the west of the ferry quay and is tucked in behind the Lagada Beach Hotel.
Terry’s Rooms ( 22870 22640; teristur@otenet.gr; d €50, apt €100-120; ) A great option, these homely rooms are in a quiet location above the harbour and are a nice mix of traditional and modern. Follow directions for Terry’s Travel Services (Click here).
Studios Helios ( 22870 22258; fax 22870 23974; heaton.theologitis@utanet.at; apt €90-100; mid-May– mid-Oct; ) In an unbeatable location, high above the port, are these stylish, beautifully furnished apartments for two or four people.
Portiani Hotel ( 22870 22940; www.portianimilos.com; s/d incl breakfast €110/135; ) Right next to the square and busy waterfront, these well-appointed rooms manage to feel secluded. The upper balconies have great views. There’s a lift to the upper floors. The buffet breakfast features local products.
Eating
I Milos ( 22870 22210; dishes €3.50-9) This likeable place is at the far end of the main square’s line of waterfront cafes and tavernas. Breakfasts are €4.10 to €6.20. Lunch dishes include pizzas and pastas.
Taverna Barko ( 22870 22660; dishes €4.50-12) A classic mezedhopoleio. On the road to Plaka, near the outskirts of town, Barko serves local dishes such as Milos cheese pie and octopus in wine, as well as pastas.
Flisvos ( 22870 22275; dishes €5-9) Fish is by the kilogram at this busy waterfront taverna, to the east of the ferry quay. It serves good charcoal-grilled Greek specialities, salads are crisp and fresh, and the cheese and mushroom pies are mouth-melting.
Entertainment
Halfway up the first staircase along from the ferry quay are a couple of popular music bars including Ilori and Vipera Lebetina, playing disco, pop and Greek music during July and August.
Akri ( 22870 22064) Further uphill, opposite Villa Helios, Akri is in a beautiful location with a fine terrace overlooking the port. Music favours ethnic, funk and easy listening.
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PLAKA & TRYPITI ΠΛΑΚΑ & ΤΡΥΠΗΤΗ
Plaka (population 877), 5km uphill from Adamas, is a typical Cycladic town with white houses and labyrinthine lanes. It merges with the settlement of Trypiti (population 489) to the south and rises above a sprawl of converging settlements, yet has a distinctive and engaging character.
Plaka is built on the site of Ancient Milos, which was destroyed by the Athenians and rebuilt by the Romans.
Sights & Activities
The archaeology museum ( 22870 21629; admission €3; 8.30am-3pm Tue-Sun) is in Plaka, just downhill from the bus turnaround. It’s in a handsome old building and contains some riveting exhibits, including a plaster cast of Venus de Milo that was made by Louvre craftsmen – as a sort of Venus de Mea Culpa, perhaps, considering the French ‘appropriated’ the original. Best of all is