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Milos is for lovers
Date: Dec 17, 2007
Milos Review:
We spent 1 week on island of Milos and we enjoyed every minute of it; from 15th to 22nd of September 2007. I didn't know for the existence of the island, I pick it from the list of Cycladic islands. We just wanted to have nice, quiet and relaxing vacation on Greek island, which is not crowded and occupied by hundreds of tourists. . I was lucky - I decided for Milos on the basis of information which I found on the internet; mostly on this site. I read the reviews and opinions of people who visited Milos and there was no negative opinion of anything of Milos. I asked also my friends in Athens, some of them have been there and they said it is nice, not crowded island. So I knew that Milos could be the island for vacation I was looking for.
Regarding the accommodation I was choosing between number of them; we wanted to stay in the room, very close to the beach and balcony with the sea view. I chose little town on northern coast of Milos - Pollonia and picked up “Anemoessa studios”, wrote them e-mail, got really quick and very nice response. Friend from Athens made a reservation. Family, which runs the place, offered me to pick us up in the port. We arrived by boat (Speedrunner of Helenic Seaways) from Piraeus; it took us 4 hours, very quick and nice ride I can say. When we arrived Jorgo (the owner) was just waiting for us with a paper with my name written on it. It is pity that Jorgo and his wife Koustula didn't speak English, they spoke French and Greek but we managed to understand what we were saying (I understand a little of French). The nicest surprise that day was their offer to take "Maison de Barbie" instead of the room, for the same price of 30 euros per night! Very nice apartment few meters from the seaside, with the view on open sea from the balcony, from the living room and from the bedroom upstairs! It couldn’t be better and more beautiful. And we enjoyed every minute of our staying in our “Barbie house)…. When it was the time to say goodbye to Kostoula and Jorgo it was very sad scene. They were like parents to us, checking if “everything is OK?”
I could write my positive opinion on everything on Milos but I will focus on things, important for somebody who comes to Milos.
Everybody we met or talk to was so nice and helpful and it is not that kind of kindness you are used to in tourist places. It is pure. This is another thing you notice.
Weather was a little bit windy – meltemi from the north, the temperatures were around 27 degrees Celsius, water very nice. We rented a car at Axios rent-a-car in Pollonia and we met another very nice couple (Patrick and Sheila Warwick) and got a lot of useful information of the island, where to eat, … Both are from England and they have been living on Milos for almost 30 years and it is really good to talk to Patrick as he has so many information and stories to tell about the island of course.
By my opinion is renting a car better choice (we rented Matiz of Chevrolet with sun roof and air condition) than renting a bike, because a lot of roads are not in good shape and if it windy you don’t suffer from the dust in your eyes, nose,… It is not big island so you can explore it all. I suppose September is very good month for it, because it is not so hot that you don’t have any wish to do anything.
The food – follow the instructions of Patrick’s “recommendation book”, he made it by himself, so we did. And had delicious dinners. In Polonia I recommend Gialos and another fish restaurant, right by the road, I forgot the name (ask Patrick). In Adamas I recommend Barko restaurant, in Plaka Archontoula, Sirocco on Paleohori beach (they put pots under the surface of sand).
I recommend one day trip around Milos. We went on this trip by Captain Yiangos wooden hull (25 euros per person). We made several stop for swimming and we swam at the beaches not reachable from the island, you can see soooo many colors, breathtaking rare geological formations which are so specific on Milos,…. I recommend taking 2 batteries for your digital camera
Beaches – our favorite was Paleohori. It was the first beach we went to (maybe because of that) and the colors (millions of them) of the rocks above the sea are magnificent. Sarakiniko is the most well known, it is really beautiful and because of white rocks you feel like you were on moon. Another one is Hivadolimni – nice sandy beach with shallow water,…. There are to many things to be written regarding the variety of the beaches so…. you just have to follow the map of the island (you can get it wherever you go, I got mine from Jorgo and Axios) and there are plenty of them for every kind of the taste. Most of the beaches are sandy, a lot of them with shallow waters, some of them with the nicest approach for me – few meters of shallow water and it turns to deep water.
Not only beaches, you should explore the island as it is very “mineral rich” island and has very long history it and see catacombs, ancient theatre, ancient town Filakopi,…).
In the end I would only say – go there, discover and enjoy the island, the colors of Milos and go there with a person you love - the slogan “Milos is for lovers” is not only a slogan.
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Review Posted by:
Bliskica
Milos Topic: General
Location: Milos
Times Viewed: 618
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