Cyclades Guide - Escale Yachting

Five nautical miles northwest of Milos lies Antimilos, a volcanic creation
with steep slopes rising abruptly from the sea to a maximum height of
670 meters. The island is crowned by a extraordinary volcano crater.
While the island's volcanoes are extinct, some manifestations such as
fumaroles (holes in a volcanic region, from which fumes arise) and the
hot springs, show the existence of some sort of connection between the
surface of the island and the earth's interior. So, those in search of
therapeutic tourism may visit one of the island's many hot springs: the
hot springs of Lakkos in Adamandas, Alyki, Makrinou, Agios Ioannis,
Provatas, Paleochori, and Kanava.
Feasts and flavours
In Milos, people cherish social events and celebrations, and observe
every traditional minor and major feast. The major festivals are those of
Agia Triada on the day of the Pentecost (the date changes from year to
year), Agion Anargyron on the 30th of June, Agia Markella on the 21st of
July, Agia Paraskevi on the 25th July in Pollonia, the Dormition of the
Virgin on the 15th of August in Zefyria and Adamandas, and of
Korfiatissa on the 8th of September in Plaka.
The fine cuisine of Milos includes scrumptious lasagne with skordalia
(potato and garlic dip), "pitarakia" (fried cheese pies stuffed with xerotiri
- a type of local cheese - , mint and onion) and the local dairy products:
xerotyri, xynomyzithra (sour soft white cheese) and touloumotyri (a type
of moist, snow-white cheese). The local honey, tomato paste and spoon
sweets are exceptional. The sweet flavours of Milos are supplemented
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by the syrupy spanakopitakia or “flaounes” with raisins, and the
wonderful “koufeto”, a wedding sweet made of white pumpkin pulp,
sugar, honey and almonds.
ONLY IN MILOS
Milos is one of a kind. It has volcanoes, animals not found anywhere else
in the world, and catacombs which, together with the catacombs in Rome
and the Holy Land, are among the most significant globally as, between
the late 2nd century and the 5th century, they served as a
Christian cemetery, place of worship and
sanctuary.
Let's go to to Kimolos...
Only a stone's throw away!!!
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