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Beaches in Milos
All 42 beaches in Milos, in one list. 19 of them are not exposed to the meltemi, which gives them the better odds on a windy day. Open any of them for live wind and waves.
The beaches
- Agios Dimitrios Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Agios Ioannis Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
- Agios Sostis Sandy - Easy road access
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Agia Kyriaki
Sandy - Easy road access
The volcanic shore with the chapel — Agia Kyriaki lies on the south coast, next to Paleochori, with golden sand giving way to small white pebbles and turquoise water. It is named after…
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Ammoudaraki
Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
The small secluded sands — Ammoudaraki — the name means "little sand" — is a set of small sandy coves among volcanic rocks, on the remote western coast.
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Achivadolimni
Sandy - Easy road access
The longest beach and its wetland — Its name means "clam lake". The lake behind it is the largest natural wetland in the Cyclades, part of the Natura 2000 network and a stop for…
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Gerontas
Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
The natural arch on the west coast — Gerontas is a secluded beach on the west coast, known for the natural stone arch rising out of the sea — what remains of a collapsed sea cave.
- Gerania Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Thiorychio
Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
The sulphur mine and its ghost beach — In the Paliorema ravine, on the south-east coast, lies an old sulphur mine, abandoned since the 1950s and listed as a protected historic site. It is…
- Kalamos Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kapros Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Katergo
Sand & pebbles - Difficult access (path)
The small remote cove — Milos's Katergo is a small, remote cove on the south-west side, near Gerontas, with white rocks and coarse pebbles. There are no facilities: you…
- Kipi Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Kampanes Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Lagkada Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Navtikos Omilos Milou Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Nerodafni Pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Palaiochori
Sandy - Easy road access
The beach with hot sand — Paleochori sits right on top of the living volcanic system of Milos. Underwater hot springs and fumaroles warm the sand and the shallows: dig a small…
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Papafragkas
Sand & pebbles - Easy path
The fjord beside the ancient city — Papafragas is a narrow, fjord-like inlet on the north coast: channels cut into the soft white-grey volcanic rock, with near-vertical walls dropping…
- Papikinou Sandy - Easy road access
- Paralia Angathia Sandy - Difficult dirt road
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Plathiena
Sandy - Easy road access
A little offshore stands the volcanic rock formation "Arkoudes" ("the bears"), whose bear-like shape is best seen from the sea.
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Provatas
Sandy - Easy road access
The amphitheatre bay with red rocks — Provatas is an organised sandy beach on the south coast, set in an amphitheatre-shaped bay framed by reddish rocks that give the sand a golden-red…
- Rivari Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Sarakiniko
Sandy - Easy road access
The lunar landscape of Milos — Sarakiniko is the most recognisable landscape on Milos: pale, off-white volcanic rock — compacted ash and pumice — that wind and waves have sculpted…
- Tourkothalassa Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Triades
Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
The three wild coves of the west — Triades lies on the wild western coast of Milos (the Halakas peninsula), far from any development. The name refers to the three successive coves of…
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Tsigkrado
Sandy - Difficult access (path)
The hidden cove with ropes — Tsigrado is a small, hidden sandy cove on the south coast, just past Firiplaka, with water that ranges from emerald to deep blue inside white-grey…
- Fatourena Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Fyriplaka
Sandy - Easy road access
The multicoloured volcanic cliffs — Firiplaka stretches along the south coast, with fine greyish sand and white pebbles beneath tall cliffs. What sets it apart is the colour of the…
- Fyrlingkos Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
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Fyropotamos
Sandy - Easy road access
The fishing hamlet with boat houses — Firopotamos is a tiny fishing hamlet on the north coast, with only a handful of permanent residents. Its hallmark is the "syrmata": single-room boat…
- Psathi Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
- Psarovolada Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Pollonia
Sandy - Easy road access
The northern fishing village — Pollonia (or Apollonia) is the island's second settlement and second port after Adamas — a fishing village on the north-east coast that grew into a…
- Agkali Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Voudia Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Kastanas Pebbles - Moderate access
- Kolympisionas Pebbles - Moderate access
- Tria Pigadia Sand & pebbles - Moderate access
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Kleftiko
Rocky - Boat access only
The pirates' lair — Kleftiko takes its name from the "kleftes" — the pirates who used it as a base, hiding their ships behind the rocks, out of sight. The sea caves and…
- Pachaina Sand & pebbles - Passable dirt road
Pick by what you are looking for
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Meltemi options
The coves that face away from the prevailing wind — the shortlist for a windy day.
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Family beaches
Organised, not hard to reach, and recorded as shallow in our data.
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Snorkeling
Rockier seabed and clearer water, where there is something to look at underwater.
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Organized
Sunbeds, umbrellas and somewhere to eat or drink nearby.
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Secluded
Quieter and harder to reach — dirt track, a walk, or boat only.
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Sunset
West-facing, so the sun goes down over the water in front of you.
- Sandy
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Good to know
Which beaches in Milos are more sheltered from the wind?
19 of the 42 face away from the meltemi, meaning less open water in front of them for a wave to build across when it blows. It is not a guarantee — the same beach changes character when the wind turns. Check the live reading before you drive out.
How is this list ordered?
By how well known each beach is, not by a score of ours. Which beach is good on a given day changes hour by hour and cannot be printed on a static page — so this page carries the list and the things that do not change, and the live map carries the conditions.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 42 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.72 m in June, 0.72 m in July and 0.73 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.76 m in September. June is the calmest month of the season. We calculate these figures ourselves from European Copernicus wave-model data at 4.2 km resolution. They describe the sea offshore, not the shelter of an individual cove — a bay protected by a headland will usually be calmer than this.
How warm is the water, month by month?
Off 42 of the beaches on this page the sea is typically 19.0 °C in May, 22.6 °C in June, 24.5 °C in July, 25.2 °C in August and 24.4 °C in September — ideal at the height of summer, mild in June. By October it is 22.4 °C. August is the warmest month. Satellite measurements, 1995–2024, from a sea cell about 5 km offshore; shallow bays usually run warmer than this.
Weather and sea conditions change. CalmBeach uses the app view for live beach recommendations.