Archontoula

Milos


The whole cheerful family is involved at this top-notch taverna in a picturesque lane. Classic Greek dishes have an assured touch and range from grilled vegetables with haloumi to grilled swordfish to lamb with potatoes.


Lonely Planet's must-see attractions

Nearby Milos attractions

1. Milos Folk & History Museum

0.05 MILES

Peruse traditional costumes, woven goods and household artefacts in a series of traditionally furnished rooms, right by the main church courtyard.

2. Archaeological Museum of Melos

0.09 MILES

This handsome neoclassical building contains some riveting exhibits, including a plaster cast of local lass, the Venus de Milo, who now resides in the…

3. Kastro

0.12 MILES

Signs mark the path climbing to Plaka's hilltop fortress, built by the Venetians on the ancient acropolis. Little of the structure remains, but the views…

4. Ancient Theatre & Catacombs

0.43 MILES

Clinging to a lonely patch of hillside just below Trypiti, this large Roman-era theatre entertained the citizens of Ancient Melos from the 1st to the 4th…

5. Catacombs of Melos

0.47 MILES

Greece’s only Christian catacombs, on the slopes below Trypiti, date from the 1st century and were the burial site for some of the earliest believers…

6. Syrmata

0.57 MILES

Tiny, photogenic Klima clings to the beachfront cliff face below Trypiti. It offers the best example of Milos’ syrmata (traditional fishers' huts), where…

7. Plathiena

0.85 MILES

Sitting at the end of a valley beyond Plaka in the north of the island, this pebble-strewn sandy beach is exceptionally pretty. The water is a vivid…

8. Firopotamos

0.99 MILES

The road is sealed all the way to Firopotamos, a picturesque little cove embraced by craggy limestone cliffs and lined with syrmata (boat-house dwellings)…