Geological Land Tour

The greatest and most intriguing characteristic of Milos for the conscious visitor is its volcanic nature and geological wealth, which this carefully designed tour allows to explore.

The greatest and most intriguing characteristic of Milos for the conscious visitor is its volcanic nature and geological wealth, which this carefully designed tour allows to explore.

Based on the Miloterranean Geo Walks, an extensive geological path network of the Milos Mining Museum that reveals the terrain of Milos and the geological history behind it in 7 routes, this tour includes parts of Route No3 (Sulphur Mines), Route N^o2 (Volcano) and N^o4 (Aggeria).

Our tour includes stops in:

-Milos Mining Museum, for a short, guided tour at the Milos Mining Museum and the Obsidian collection.

-Salt fields, where our experienced escort will take you through the history of the salt fields and the significance of the port of Kanava.

-Crater of Fyriplaka, and, as we pass through the steep entrance of the crater and continue down a slippery road that leads to a clearing right in the center of the crater, where the century-old cedar trees abide.

-Kalamos (volcano ending), to admire the fumaroles and visit the observation standpoint of Ag. Kyriaki beach.

-Sulphur Mines, the phantom city of Milos, where the actual mines were open, and the miners had created an entire, almost completely independent community, until the 1950s, when the site was abandoned almost overnight and the operation of the mines ceased abruptly. (Access to the site depends on condition of the road).

-Aggeria mine (largest active bentonite mine in Europe)

-Modern Mineral processing factory