Without
beaches, without water, without even one square kilometer
of flat land, with bare rocky slopes rising to 670 meters
in height, Antimilos (or Erimomilos) is an inhospitable
island for man but an ideal shelter for the beautiful
wild goat of Antimilos (a rare mammal under protection). The
white rocks at Sarakiniko and the sea caves at Papafranga
are the most popular places for swimming in Milos, but
in July and August you will feel like a sardine in the
tin!
Pollonia, a picturesque fishermen's village which today
has developed into a neat resort, is your best choice
for a quite vacations. From here there is regular connection
to Kimolos by a large caique (which also transports lightweight
motorcycles).
In 1960, the Milos Sulphur Mines ceased to operate. The
abandoned mine could have been transformed into an industrial
museum or a hostel, but instead it has been left to the
wear and tear of time. In the abandoned buildings one
can still see the rusty tools and the personal belongings
of the workers, the wagons still on the tracks and the
spare parts in the storage room. The sandy beach right
in front of the mines is one of the most beautiful on
Milos.
Four
thousand years ago (around 2.200 B.C.), the ancient inhabitants
of Milos built a large city in the northeast end of the island,
which flourished for nearly a thousand years. The settlement
of Filakopi owes its great prosperity to the processing and
trading of obsidian, a hard volcanic rock, which was the raw
material used for the manufacture of weapons and tools during
the Neolithic Age. Later, ceramics, seals and jewellery were
produced. Unique masterpieces of that time can be admired today
in the Archaelogical Museums of Milos and Athens.
