Ιf you are interested learning about our culture then you have to visit our four Archaeological sites.
The Prehistoric Filakopi, located on the road to Pollonia, on the northern part of the island, is the most important city of the prehistoric Aegean.
The Ancient City of Clima, which was the first port of the island and the second largest city on the island after the decline and destruction of Filakopi builted by the Dorians.
The Early Christian Catacombs, which are located near the village of Trypiti, in caves 150 meters under the sea. In 2009 Milos declared as a sacred island, as those catacombs are the oldest monument of Christianity.
The Ancient Roman Theater, which was builted by the inhabitants of the ancient city of Clima twice and is estimated to hold 7.000 spectators. It has a spectacular view of the port and very good acoustics. From times to times hosts theatrical and musical events and accommodates up to 700 people.
Also we have 6 museums, The Archaeological museum which is located in Plaka, The Mining museum, which exhibits the natural and geological wealth or our island, The Ecclesiastical Museum, a thousand years old church of the Holy Trinity, where you can admire artistic and hagiographic tradition of Milos, The Marine Museum, where you can find exhibits of the maritime activity in Milos from the prehistoric era until the recent years, The Folklore Museum, which is located behind the church of Panagia Korfiatissa in Plaka, where you can can see how was an urban household of Milos in the 19th century and The War Museum, which includes photographs and memoirs from the era of the 1st and 2nd World War on Milos, which is housed in the old Shelter, builted during the World War II.
Lastly Milos has more than 160 churches and chapels and 2 catholic churches, Saint Nikolas, in Adamantas and Virgin Mary of the Roses, which was built by the French vice-consul Louis Brest in 1823 (you will see the sign above the entrance), Brest is buried in the interior and his wife in the courtyard, while the lintel of the temple is decorated with the crest of the French King Louis XVI.