Windmill, waves & a real court
Five days on Milos, the quiet side of the Cyclades, with the island's one proper beach volleyball court, a 167-year-old windmill to sleep in, and Kleftiko's sea caves by boat.
Into the windmill, sunset over Plaka
Where you're staying
The Windmill, Karamitsos Windmill since 1859, Trypiti: a working grain windmill bought by the Karamitsos family in 1985, fully renovated in 2024 into a self-catering apartment across three levels: a ground-floor seating room, two bedrooms each with a proper double bed, an adjoining kitchen house, and an outdoor hot tub, barbecue and stone table under an open view of the Aegean.
- Steps from Plaka (the island's tiny whitewashed capital) and Klima's painted boathouses
167 years of grinding grain
Built in 1859, this windmill ground grain for the island long before electricity arrived. The Karamitsos family bought it in 1985 and only converted it into a stay in 2024.
Getting there
Fly Athens (ATH) → Milos (MLO), about 40 minutes with Sky Express, several flights a day.
- Pick up a rental car at the airport on arrival
Today
Check in from 15:00, then a five-minute walk up to Plaka for the Castle of Plaka viewpoint at golden hour, one of the best, and least touristed, sunset spots in the Cyclades.
Dinner
Astakas Cafe Restaurant, Klima: a taverna at the water's edge among the painted syrmata (boathouses), fresh fish, a five-minute drive from the Windmill.
Photos: astakasmilos.gr
Flagship day
Achivadolimni beach: Milos's one real volleyball court
Day 2 · Tue 8 Jun
The sport
15–18 minutes' drive to Achivadolimni beach, on the road toward Agia Marina, Milos's most organised beach and the one confirmed spot on the island with an actual beach volleyball court.
- Best played in the first half of the morning, before the midday heat and the afternoon breeze pick up
- Bring your own ball
Lunch
The seasonal canteen right on Achivadolimni beach, or the taverna at Provatas beach 10 minutes further south for a change of sand.
Afternoon
Free beach time.
- The sea in early June averages around 22°C, fresh but properly swimmable
Dinner
Mikros Apoplous, Adamas waterfront: one of Milos's most consistently praised seafood tables, 16+ years running.
- Worth reserving ahead
Photos: mikrosapoplous.com
A second session, then Sarakiniko's moonscape
Morning
Back to Achivadolimni for a cooler-morning volleyball session and a swim, the same free court as Day 2.
Midday
Drive to Sarakiniko, Milos's famous white volcanic-rock moonscape: swim off the rocks, cliff-jump the lower ledges if anyone's game.
Not rock, ash
Sarakiniko's white moonscape is solidified volcanic ash and pumice, carved smooth by wind and sea. There's no soil and almost no plant life on it at all.
Afternoon
An easy option: the Milos Mining Museum in Adamas, or the early-Christian catacombs near Trypiti, a two-minute drive from the Windmill.
Evening
Sunset in Pollonia, the low-key fishing village on the northeast tip, then dinner at Armenaki Fish Taverna right on the water.
Kleftiko by boat, one more pepper session
Boat trip
A half-day boat tour to Kleftiko, Milos's sea-cave bay on the wild southwest coast: about 4 hours, morning departure from Agia Kyriaki, with a swim stop inside the caves. Zefiros Milos is the well-reviewed local operator, roughly €50pp.
Late afternoon
Back on dry land by mid-afternoon, with an optional low-key session at Achivadolimni if everyone still has legs, otherwise the Windmill's hot tub.
Dinner
Trapatselis, Adamas waterfront: casual grilled seafood, big portions, sunset tables; or Medusa in Adamas for a lighter, more local night.
A slow morning & departure
This morning
A final swim, or a casual hit at Achivadolimni if the flight allows, otherwise a quiet coffee in Trypiti or Plaka.
- Check out at 11:00, return the car at the airport, fly Milos (MLO) → Athens (ATH) in the afternoon
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