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Thiorychio Beach, Milos

See practical info for Thiorychio in Milos, including location, beach type, wind exposure, map and tips to help you decide when to visit.

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 an entire industrial "ghost town".

Among the ruins stand stone buildings, rail tracks with mine wagons, autoclaves, underground galleries and a small loading crane at the water's edge. The sulphur was loaded onto ships and exported — mainly to France — as a treatment for vineyards.

The beach itself is "painted" by the sulphur: emerald water and yellowish pebbles. Access is difficult — by 4×4 down the ravine, on foot, or by boat.

Region
Milos, Greece
Beach type
Sand & pebbles
Access
Difficult dirt road
Coordinates
36.69413, 24.54479

About this beach

Thiorychio is oriented towards the east, so it usually has natural cover from northerly, north-easterly and north-westerly winds. Orientation only reflects which way the coast faces, not confirmed shelter, so check wind and waves in the app before you go.

Thiorychio has sand and pebbles underfoot with water that deepens close to shore.

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