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Sunset beaches in Milos
13 west-facing beaches in Milos: that look out toward the sunset. Check live wind & waves for each beach on CalmBeach before you go.
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Want to watch the sun go down over the sea in Milos? These 13 west-facing beaches look out toward the sunset. Time your visit for late afternoon — and check wind and waves in CalmBeach before you go.
The beaches
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Tsigkrado
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…
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PlathienaA little offshore stands the volcanic rock formation "Arkoudes" ("the bears"), whose bear-like shape is best seen from the sea.
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Fyriplaka
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…
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Papafragkas
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…
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Triades
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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Ammoudaraki
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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Sarakiniko
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…
Photo credits
- Plathiena: Manfred Werner (Tsui), CC BY-SA 4.0
- Agios Ioannis: dronepicr, CC BY 2.0
Good to know
Which beaches in Milos face the sunset?
The beaches listed here face west or southwest, so the sun sets over the water in front of you. Arrive before sunset to find a spot and enjoy the light.
Anything to know for an evening visit?
Wind can pick up or drop in the evening, and remote beaches have no lights. Check live wind and waves in the app and bring a torch for the walk back.
When is the sea calmest here?
Across 13 of the beaches on this page, the open water in front of them is typically 0.75 m in June, 0.88 m in July and 0.94 m in August when the meltemi is at its strongest, and 0.88 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 13 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 22.3 °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.
Wind and waves change every day. See live conditions for any of these beaches before you drive out.
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