In July 2004, I visited the island of Milos, which has become my favourite island in Greece! Click here, for a map of the island. It is where the famous statue Venus di Milo, now in the Louvre, Paris, was found. Milos is volcanic and has amazing beaches and rock formations. In Fylakopi you can find obsidian, the black volcanic glass that flakes into sharp pieces (one molecule in thickness!), which was widely used for tools in Neolithic civilizations (since 7000 BC). Read an article about the geology of the island here.
One of the island's many impressive beaches is Sarakiniko, located in the north part of the island:
Lava and ashes- what a contrast. This can only be seen from the boat and is on the west coast of the island.
Kleftiko, only accessible by water, in in the SW of the island. Pirates used to hide in the little caves and attack boats that passed by.
Papafragkas is another unique place, near Sarakiniko:
Off the NE part of the island are Glaronisia (sea gull islands), where sea gulls live. From a distance they may not seem impressive, but when you sail past them on a boat, you see the unusual rocks:
Yes, the water in the Aegean sea really is very blue!!!
Here are some pretty sunsets I saw (the first from Plaka, the main town, the second from the ferry, from Kythnos), and a moon rise from Adamas, the port:
Of course I cannot forget the champions of the summer that made the whole country celebrate on July 4th:
Nai, to pirame to europaiko!