Milos and Poliegos
We sailed late at night from Cape Sounion and woke up in the morning at the small port of Adamas in Milos. Milos may not be among the most known and photographed islands of Greece, but it’s definitely one of the most beautiful! Its volcanic creation has left wonderful beaches in a great variety of colors.
After breakfast our buses were waiting, and our tour started with a visit to the site in the ancient city where the famous statue of the Venus de Milo was found. Unfortunately very little has been excavated from the city so we only saw part of ancient walls and the remains of the theater. We continued with a visit to the main town, Plaka. It’s a small place with great views of the Aegean, narrow streets, nice little shops and a great pastry shop where many of us sampled its ice cream. After spending some time there, we visited a place with a very unusual rock formation called Sarakiniko. Naturally formed caves and completely white rocks extend to water level. We walked around and some said that it looked like the moon!
After taking a lot of pictures we returned to the port. We spent some time there before sailing to the nearby uninhabited island of Poliegos, which in Greek means, “the island with the many goats.” We didn’t go to see the goats but the wonderful water and sandy beaches of that island. We swam all afternoon and couldn’t get enough of it! Many explored the nice little bay where we anchored with the kayaks and others enjoyed some snorkeling. The blue and turquoise waters of the Aegean made our first swimming of the trip unforgettable.
