Milos: Zefiria Milos

Milos Villages: Zefiria village in Milos Zefiria Village Milos: Located 5 kilometres away from Adamas, the Zefiria village used to be a rural settlement in the Middle Ages. It became a rich and large town and remained so until 1767, the year its inhabitants abandoned it after a series of strong earthquakes. Some poisonous gases that came from crevices in the ground caused epidemics and forced the survivors to move t other parts of Milos. From the numerous churches of Zefiria, only one has been saved unitll today: the church of Panagia Portiani in which, on the day of the Assumption (15th of August), the feast of the Virgin Mary is celebrated by the largest festival of the island.

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