Syrmata

Milos


Tiny, photogenic Klima clings to the beachfront cliff face below Trypiti. It offers the best example of Milos’ syrmata (traditional fishers' huts), where the downstairs, with brightly painted doors, are used for rough-weather boat storage, and the upstairs are used for family life. The homes, most still in use today, are incorporated into the rocks. A unique experience is to rent syrmata for your stay; a few of these are available via home-sharing services. You’ll need your own wheels.


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1. Ancient Theatre & Catacombs

0.17 MILES

Clinging to a lonely patch of hillside just below Trypiti, this large Roman-era theatre entertained the citizens of Ancient Melos from the 1st to the 4th…

2. Catacombs of Melos

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Greece’s only Christian catacombs, on the slopes below Trypiti, date from the 1st century and were the burial site for some of the earliest believers…

3. Milos Folk & History Museum

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Peruse traditional costumes, woven goods and household artefacts in a series of traditionally furnished rooms, right by the main church courtyard.

4. Archaeological Museum of Melos

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This handsome neoclassical building contains some riveting exhibits, including a plaster cast of local lass, the Venus de Milo, who now resides in the…

5. Kastro

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Signs mark the path climbing to Plaka's hilltop fortress, built by the Venetians on the ancient acropolis. Little of the structure remains, but the views…

6. Plathiena

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Sitting at the end of a valley beyond Plaka in the north of the island, this pebble-strewn sandy beach is exceptionally pretty. The water is a vivid…

7. Firopotamos

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The road is sealed all the way to Firopotamos, a picturesque little cove embraced by craggy limestone cliffs and lined with syrmata (boat-house dwellings)…

8. Ecclesiastical Museum of Milos

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Housed in the venerable Holy Trinity Church, which has its roots in the 9th century, this collection has rare artefacts and icons, including works by…