Adamas

Milos is the island that “closes” the Cyclades archipelago from the southwestern side. A small and still relatively little-known island, it too has been touched by mass tourism since the 2000s, but it still retains most of its features intact. Suffice it to say that the entire western part of the island is difficult to visit because of the network of roads that are completely unpaved, and composed not of gravel but of large chunks of stone…

Milos is avolcanic island and, in some respects, resembles the enormously more famous Santorini. Here, too, the central caldera was flooded, thus forming Milo Bay, the largest bay on the island and also the one that houses the main port and one of the largest in the entire Mediterranean. And like Santorni, Milo also offers natural spectacles of priceless beauty: coves that look like fjords, bizarrely shaped rock formations, rocks of every color, and a mineral wealth that has become the island’s cross and delight over the years.

Part of its surface in fact, the northeastern part, is now “devastated” by the very numerous mines for the extraction of various minerals. For the rest, however, the island has retained its utterly Greek nature, with Cycladic houses and architecture, countless archaeological remains, and Venetian castles that are reminders of an era of domination to which invariably Milos, too, had to bow (as did Ottoman rule). A logical consequence is that a visit to the archaeological museum in Milo, the capital, is highly recommended. Just as a trip to the Christian catacombs near the city is worthwhile; and from there, continuing along a path to the site of the Venus of Milos find. That’s right, the statue that makes a beautiful display in the Louvre was discovered here in 1820 by a farmer along with other statues, a farmer who then sold it to the Moldavians just as the French-informed by the farmer himself since one of their delegates was on the island-were arriving to take it away. After quarrels and brawls, we all know how the story ended.

The port of call in Milo is the one near the village of Adamas, in the northeastern part of Milo Bay. Pay attention to the entrance to the bay itself: there are rocks on the east side, as there are around Cape Bombarda.
The Ports of Milos (so called despite being located at another village) provides a concrete quay and a floating pier attached to it. The shelter offered by the port is very good as far as meltemi and northerly winds in general are concerned, much less good as far as southerly winds are concerned; add to this the many large waves generated by the passing ferries that pass just ahead.

Visiting boats usually moor at the south side of the floating dock, being that the north side, the inner part, is often occupied by local boats. Here there are mooring lines and you moor sternward. One can also opt for the concrete quay, although there are no mooring lines and one must therefore make do with an anchor. Yachts and boats of significant length can moor sideways in the western area, next to the ferry terminal, to be clear; depths range from 4 to 6 meters and are therefore sufficient.

As for services, there are water and electricity columns in the ports and you can use them for a modest fee. Prices for parking in ports are also very modest. The reference office for boaters arriving in Adamas is located at the ferry terminal, here you can also ask for refueling, which is done with a tanker vehicle. There are restrooms. Otherwise, you can find everything in Adamas, stores, laundry, restaurants and even a useful car and motorcycle rental service that could allow you to easily visit the whole island.