Milos

Milos is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea and is the most southwestern island in the Cyclades group. The island is famous for the statue of the “Venus de Milo,” which is now in the Louvre, and for some other famous sculptures in other world-leading museums.

Obsidian, which is a glass-like volcanic rock, was a highly prized commodity as early as 15,000 years ago. This natural glass from Milos’ quarries was highly valued and was transported over long distances and used for razor-sharp “stone tools” well before farming. The mining of obsidian did not lead to the development of permanent habitation or manufacturing on the island. The position of Milos, between mainland Greece and Crete, and its possession of obsidian, made it an essential center of the early Aegean civilization. However, in the Bronze Age, Milos lost its arms-making importance when bronze became the preferred material for the manufacture of weapons.

Milos, like many of the Aegean Islands, was influenced and invaded by the successive wave of civilizations and dominant powers that swept the Cycladic Islands. The consecutive waves included Minoan, Mycenaean, Dorian, Athenians, Spartans, Macedonian, Roman, Byzantium, Crusaders, Venetians, Ottomans, Russians, and then eventually part of the modern Greek state.

Milos Museums and Historical Sites

Mining Museum
Archaeological Museum of Milos
Milos Historical Sites

Greek Proverbs and Quotes

Greek Proverbs and Quotes

Milos Museums and Historical Sites

Island: Milos or Melos
Greek: Μήλος
Population: 5,000
Country: Greece

Museums in Athens

Acropolis Museum
National Archaeological Museum
Benaki Museum
Goulandris Museum of Cycladic Art
Byzantine and Christian Museum
Hellenic Motor Museum
National Historical Museum, Athens
Museum of the Ancient Agora
Syntagma Metro Station Archaeological Collection
Numismatic Museum of Athens
Athens War Museum
Jewish Museum of Greece
Athens University Museum

Thessaloniki Museums

Archaeological Museum of Thessaloniki
Museum for the Macedonian Struggle (Thessaloniki)
Atatürk Museum
War Museum of Thessaloniki

Thessaloniki Historical Sites

Roman
- Triumphal Arch of Galerius
Early Christian and Byzantine Monuments
- Catacombs of St. John the Baptist
- Church of Metamorphosis tou Sotiros
- Church of the Acheiropoietos
Ottoman
- Bey Hamam
- Bezesteni Market
- White Tower of Thessaloniki
Post-Byzantine
- Trigonion Tower

Delphi Museums and Historical Sites

Delphi Archaeological Museum

Delos Museums and Historical Sites

Archaeological Museum of Delos
Temple of the Delians
House of the Lake
Delos – Photo Gallery

Santorini Museums

Museum of Prehistoric Thera
Archaeological Museum of Thera
Maritime Museum, Santorini

Thera Historical Site

Akrotiri Archaeological Site

Olympia Museums and Historical Sites

Archaeological Museum of Olympia
Museum of the History of the Olympic Games of Antiquity
Olympia Archaeological Site
Temple of Hera, Olympia
Temple of Zeus, Olympia
Philippeion, Olympia
Stadium at Olympia

Corinth Museums and Historical Site

Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth
Archaeological Site of Ancient Corinth and the Temple of Apollo

Mycenae Museum and Historic Site

Archaeological Museum of Mycenae
Lion Gate
Ancient Mycenae – Photo Gallery

Epidaurus Museum & Historic Site

Archaeological Museum of Epidaurus
Ancient Theater of Epidaurus

Heraklion, Crete Museum & Historic Site

Knossos Archaeological Site
Archaeological Musem of Heraklion

Meteora Historic Site

Meteora Monasteries

Milos Museum & Historic Site

Milos Historical Sites
Milos Museum

Mystras Historic Site

Fortified Medieval Mystras

Pella Museum & Historic Site

Archaeological Museum of Pella
Archaeological Site of Pella

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“I felt once more how simple and frugal a thing is happiness:
a glass of wine, a roast chestnut, a wretched little brazier, the sound of the sea.
Nothing else.”
– Nikos Kazantzakis

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Photo Credit: Eugen Kalloch [CC BY-SA 3.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)]

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