Faros Apartments is one of the places to stay in Milos listed in our Apartments in Milos section.
Faros Apartments Milos is the subject of this page, and the name places the stay in the Parasporos area of Adamas, the harbour town of Milos. The building stands beside the provincial road that runs from Adamas to Pollonia. Six units make up the property, and the harbour lies a short drive from the door.
The sections below cover the ground around the apartments, the rooms and the flat, the lighthouse at the mouth of the gulf, the beaches of the bay, the museums of the harbour town, and the trips that leave from the port. The drive up to Plaka and down to Klima closes the account, and a short list of questions follows.
Where does Faros Apartments Milos stand in Adamas?
Faros Apartments Milos stands in the Parasporos area of Adamas, the main port of the island. The building faces the provincial road that links Adamas with Pollonia, and the harbour of the island sits close to the door.
Faros Apartments Milos takes its place in a town that grew on the north-east shore of the gulf. Adamas is the harbour town of Milos, the main port of the island, and the seat of a municipal community of the same name. The 2021 census recorded 1,268 residents in the settlement, against 1,391 in 2001. The community is classed as an agricultural lowland settlement. The name comes from the Greek word adamas, which means diamond.
Faros Apartments Milos sits in a place with a refugee past. Adamas grew from a settlement that Cretan families founded in 1831, after a decree of the government of that time, and their descendants carry the name Milokritikoi. A military cemetery of British and French dead from the Crimean War lies near the town, and a French warship calls there each year. The first sea battle of the 1821 revolution was fought off the island on 11 April.
Above the harbour of Faros Apartments Milos the ground rises to a plateau, where Triovasalos and Pera Triovasalos hold banks, public offices, coffee houses and shops. The two villages stood as one settlement until 1908 and sit on two neighbouring hills at 143 metres. The town works as the tourist centre of the island, and its waterfront carries the trade that a ferry landing brings every summer. Pollonia, the smaller harbour, serves the traffic with Kimolos.
At the foot of the hill below Faros Apartments Milos, by the beach of the town, a warm spring once fed thermal baths, and a sign marks the spot, though it stands closed. Traces of ancient buildings lie at a depth of about 30 metres off the same beach, and the ground below the water suggests an old settlement lost to subsidence. During the occupation of 1941 to 1945, 50 residents died from hunger and bombing.
- Faros Apartments Milos – the port: The main harbour, on the north-east shore of the gulf.
- Community: A municipal community with 1,268 residents at the 2021 census.
- Road: The provincial road from Adamas to Pollonia runs in front of the building.
- Pollonia: The second harbour of Milos, used mainly for the crossing to Kimolos.
- History: Cretan families founded the town in 1831, and their descendants are the Milokritikoi.
A stay in the Parasporos area of Faros Apartments Milos puts the port, the town services and the road to the north of the island within easy reach by car. The settlement keeps its lowland shape, and the harbour holds the ferries, the waterfront and the daily life of the island. The beaches of the bay lie a short drive away. The page on Adamantas covers the village itself.
What do the rooms and the flat at Faros Apartments Milos hold?
Faros Apartments Milos holds four double rooms, one triple room and one apartment, six units in all. The double rooms carry a double bed, the triple room adds a single bed, and the flat has a kitchen and a shower room.
Faros Apartments Milos puts every unit in a line along the road that runs between Adamas and Pollonia, and each one is bright inside. Tiled floors and wooden furniture fill the rooms, and a private shower room belongs to every unit. Air conditioning, a television and a fridge stand in each room, and a private balcony opens onto the gulf. Housekeeping takes place every day, and the property keeps its own parking area for guests.
The apartment of Faros Apartments Milos works as a self-contained home. A fully equipped kitchen lets a guest cook, and the bedroom holds a double bed. The shower room belongs to the flat alone. Guests who want more space on the island find the pattern repeated across the apartments in Milos page, where the difference between a studio, a flat and a room to let is set out. The flat keeps the same fittings as the rooms.
Faros Apartments Milos lists air conditioning, internet access, a mini bar in the rooms, parking, a television, a kitchen for breakfast, rooms for non-smokers and a welcome for gay guests. Internet access keeps a guest in touch, and the mini bar covers a cold drink on the balcony. The kitchen serves breakfast, so the first meal of the day is prepared indoors. The list covers the practical side of a stay by the harbour of the island.
The gulf gives the balcony of Faros Apartments Milos its view, and the water of the harbour lies at the end of the bay. The surrounding roads lead to the beach road, the museums and the villages above the port. Guests reach the ferry landing by car, and the same road carries them north towards Pollonia. Six units stand on the plot, and each one opens to the open air on its own side of the building.
- Faros Apartments Milos – the rooms: Four double rooms and one triple room, each with a shower room.
- The flat: A kitchen, a bedroom with a double bed and a shower room.
- View: A private balcony for every unit, looking over the gulf of Adamas.
- Comfort: Air conditioning, a television, a fridge and a mini bar.
- Service: Daily cleaning and a free private parking area.
A stay at Faros Apartments Milos covers the plain needs of a holiday: a bed, a shower room, a balcony over the water and a kitchen in the flat. Daily cleaning and parking remove two chores, and the fittings keep the rooms cool in summer. Guests who want a kitchen of their own choose the flat, while a pair or a small family fits the rooms.
Which lighthouse guards the gulf near Faros Apartments Milos?
Faros Apartments Milos takes its name from the Greek word for a lighthouse, and a lighthouse has stood at the entrance of the gulf since 1898. The islet of Mikri Akradia holds it, five nautical miles from the port.
Faros Apartments Milos looks out on a bay that opens past two islets. Mikri Akradia lies with Akrathi at the entrance of the gulf. The two together carry the name Akradia, and Mikri Akradia is the smaller of the pair and stands further west. The lighthouse on the islet rises seven metres. The light was built because the entry to the harbour was difficult, and Akrathi belongs to the local community of Milos and stood uninhabited in 2011.
The gulf near Faros Apartments Milos is the hollow of the main crater of the island volcano. The water grows shallower as it runs inland, from 130 metres at the mouth to 55 metres deeper in. The bay enters from the north-west and divides the island into two equal halves, joined by an isthmus no wider than 2.2 kilometres. Hot sulphur springs rise on the eastern shore, and the bay counts among the largest natural harbours of Greece.
Two more lights serve the water around Faros Apartments Milos. The lighthouse of Agios Efstathios marks the strait of Pyrgi, the channel between Kimolos and Polyaigos. A lighthouse stands on the cape of Maskoula, on the eastern side of Polyaigos, and it has worked since 1898. Polyaigos is uninhabited, covers about 18 square kilometres and lies six kilometres east of Milos. Between Milos and Polyaigos stand the rocky islets of Kassesles, Agios Georgios and Manolonisi.
The light on the islet near Faros Apartments Milos went dark in the war. German forces destroyed it in 1941, and the occupation of Milos began in the same year. The island stood apart from the rest of the Cyclades, because the other islands fell inside the Italian zone. German troops raised fortifications at Trachilas, Kastro, Areti, Provatas, Topaka, Korfo, Bombarda and Nychia. The lighthouse returned to service in 1945, when the war had ended.
- Faros Apartments Milos – the name: Faros is the Greek word for a lighthouse.
- Mikri Akradia: An islet at the mouth of the gulf, five nautical miles from the port.
- Height: The light on the islet rises seven metres above the rock.
- Agios Efstathios: A lighthouse that marks the strait between Kimolos and Polyaigos.
- Polyaigos: A lighthouse has stood on its eastern cape since 1898.
The name of Faros Apartments Milos recalls the light that has marked the entry to the gulf for more than a century. The bay itself is the crater of an old volcano, deep at the mouth and shallow near the shore. The lighthouses of Mikri Akradia, Agios Efstathios and Polyaigos divide the work of the passage, and a guest on the balcony sees the same entrance that the ships use.
Which beaches lie near Faros Apartments Milos in the bay?
Faros Apartments Milos stands within reach of the beaches of the gulf. Lagada is the closest beach to the port, and Papikinou spreads a kilometre east of the town. Achivadolimni and Rivari complete the group, and all four lie inside the bay.
Lagada is the beach nearest to the port for a guest of Faros Apartments Milos. Its water stays clear, and tamarisk trees give shade along the sand. The sand of Lagada is long and pale, and the beach carries the usual summer fittings. The shore of the town itself counts as one of the 25 beaches that lie inside the gulf, and the list of beaches on the island runs to 90 entries in all.
Papikinou serves Faros Apartments Milos as a large beach one kilometre east of Adamas. Tamarisk trees line the sand, and umbrellas, sunbeds and a restaurant serve the visitors. The water deepens slowly, and the beach counts among the calmest on the island for waves. The coastal road from the town passes the Mining Museum after about 500 metres, and the sand of Papikinou begins just beyond that point. The same shore runs on towards Alykes.
Achivadolimni lies within reach of Faros Apartments Milos and is the largest beach of the island, with white sand and shallow water of a deep blue colour. The name comes from the lake opposite the sand, which once held a great number of cockles. The beach divides into two sandy parts, one quiet and set apart, the other fitted with a bar on the sand, restaurants and a camping ground. A bus reaches the spot.
Rivari closes the group near Faros Apartments Milos as the natural lagoon of the bay and a refuge for migrating birds. A clay model of a house dated between 2500 and 2000 before the common era came from Rivari and belongs to the Archaeological Museum of the island. Fatourena spreads blue water with a view over the whole harbour, and Patrikia holds three remote beaches. Empourios, a trading port, and Alykes, the old salt works, close the list.
- Faros Apartments Milos – Lagada: The beach closest to the port, with clear water and shade.
- Papikinou: A large beach one kilometre east of Adamas, calm for waves.
- Achivadolimni: The largest beach of the island, white sand and shallow water.
- Rivari: A lagoon and a refuge for birds on the migration route.
- Alykes: The old salt works, now a wetland near the airport.
Swimming inside the bay suits a windy day for a guest of Faros Apartments Milos, when the meltemi and the north winds blow and the gulf beaches answer them. The four beaches of the group lie a short drive from the apartments, and a guest reaches the sand by car or on foot. The bay holds 25 of the 90 beaches of the island.
Which museums and sights does Faros Apartments Milos put within reach?
Faros Apartments Milos stands near three museums of Adamas. The Mining Museum opened in 1998, the Naval Museum in 2008 and the Church Museum in 2000, and the shelters of the town stand within the same small area.
The Mining Museum of Faros Apartments Milos was created in 1998 to honour and present the mining history and the geological heritage of the island. The ground floor covers the social, economic and technological side of the mining tradition, and the first floor belongs to the natural and geological wealth of Milos. The minerals on show run from the Neolithic era to the industrial minerals of today. Films about extraction and production run in the screening room.
The Naval Museum near Faros Apartments Milos opened in September 2008 above the harbour of Adamas, in the building of the old community of the island. Its display follows the maritime activity of the island from prehistoric times, opening with tools cut from obsidian, the glass-like volcanic rock of Milos. The line of exhibits passes the sea battle of Salamis and ends in recent years. Rare maps and a famous wooden boat belong to the collection.
The Church Museum of Faros Apartments Milos fills the church of the Holy Trinity, known in Greek as Agia Triada, close to the port. The building began as a monastery of the Virgin Mary of Theofani, and Cretan refugees bought it in 1839 and made it the church of their village. The church is an old building and carries three aisles with a domed vault. Icons from the 14th century and carved lecterns fill the rooms.
For a guest of Faros Apartments Milos, the big shelter of Adamas served for years as a water reservoir and now stands open to the public. The shelter of Plaka keeps its shape through the quality of its stonework. Other sights of the town include the church of the Assumption, the Catholic church of Saint Nicholas and the cemetery of the Crimean War. The harbour town also holds warm springs that rise from the ground at high heat.
- Faros Apartments Milos – Mining Museum: Two floors on the minerals of the island, from the Neolithic era on.
- Naval Museum: Rare maps and a wooden boat, above the harbour of the town.
- Church Museum: Icons, carved lecterns and a bishop’s throne in Agia Triada.
- War shelter: A long shelter, once a water reservoir, that opens to the public.
- Sights: The Assumption church, the church of Saint Nicholas and the Crimean cemetery.
Three museums, a shelter cut into the hill and a church with a refugee past sit around Faros Apartments Milos in one harbour town, so a wet or windy day keeps its interest indoors. The Mining Museum stands on the coastal road, the Church Museum close to the quays and the Naval Museum above the water. The museums of Milos page covers the rest of the island.
Where do boat trips and the drive to Plaka lead from Faros Apartments Milos?
Faros Apartments Milos keeps the port of Adamas close, and boats of the sea excursions leave from there or from Pollonia each day. The road to Plaka climbs to the plateau above the harbour, and Klima waits below it.
Boats, wooden caiques and sailing yachts carry visitors from the harbour near Faros Apartments Milos and from Pollonia. The trips reach beaches that no road serves, visit caves and call at neighbouring islands, and they include a circuit of the island by boat. The western half of Milos holds no villages, only a handful of settlements and old mines, and almost all of it belongs to the Natura 2000 network. The monk seal lives on the south-west coast.
Kleftiko waits on the south-west coast for the boats that leave Faros Apartments Milos, where white cliffs and islets stand in three coves. The rock is pumice tuff, formed about 3.1 million years ago, and sea and wind cut cavities and caves into it. The name comes from the age of piracy in the Mediterranean. Boats and a footpath reach the place, and the same boats stop at Sykia, a cave on the west coast with no roof.
Plaka is the capital of Milos above Faros Apartments Milos and the seat of the municipality. It stands 220 metres above the sea and looks over the gulf. Cars cannot enter the village, and its alleys are stone. The name comes from the flat ground on which the houses were built when the Castle no longer held the whole population. Plaka and Trypiti have counted as traditional settlements since 1978, and Klima holds the same status.
Klima lies at the entrance of the bay below Faros Apartments Milos, under Trypiti. The settlement is known for its syrmata, the houses of the fishermen, mostly two floors high with bright colours on the doors and windows. The fisherman and his family lived on the upper floor, and the ground floor kept the boat in winter. The ancient town of Milos stood on the slope between Trypiti and Klima, where a theatre and stretches of wall survive.
- Faros Apartments Milos – boat trips: Departures from the harbour of Adamas and from Pollonia.
- Kleftiko: White cliffs, coves and caves on the south-west coast.
- Sykia: A roofless cave on the west coast, open to the sun.
- Plaka: The capital, 220 metres above the sea, closed to cars.
- Klima: Fishermen’s houses at the water, below Trypiti.
The port of Adamas sends boats east to the two neighbouring islands and west to the cliffs of Kleftiko for guests of Faros Apartments Milos, so a day on the water covers both halves of the coast. Inland, the road climbs to Plaka and Trypiti and drops again to Klima at the shore. The one-day cruises from Adamas page sets out the routes.
What do travellers ask about Faros Apartments Milos?
Faros Apartments Milos draws six common questions. They cover the place of the property in the town, the rooms and the flat, the lighthouse at the mouth of the gulf, the beaches of the bay, the museums of Adamas and the boat trips from the harbour.
Which part of Adamas holds Faros Apartments Milos?
The property stands in the Parasporos area of Adamas, the harbour town on the north-east shore of the gulf. The building faces the provincial road that runs from Adamas to Pollonia. Guests reach the port, the town services and the beach road by car from the door, and the villages of the plateau lie above the harbour.
What do the rooms and the flat at Faros Apartments Milos hold?
Four double rooms and one triple room make up the rooms, and one apartment stands beside them. A private shower room, tiled floors, wooden furniture and a balcony over the gulf belong to every unit. Air conditioning, a television, a fridge and a mini bar fill the rooms, and the flat adds a kitchen with full equipment.
Which lighthouse marks the gulf near Faros Apartments Milos?
The lighthouse of Mikri Akradia marks the entrance of the gulf, on an uninhabited islet five nautical miles from the port. The light rises seven metres and has worked since 1898. The lighthouse of Agios Efstathios serves the strait between Kimolos and Polyaigos, and another light stands on the eastern cape of Polyaigos.
Which beaches lie close to Faros Apartments Milos?
Lagada is the beach nearest to the port, with clear water and tamarisk shade. Papikinou stretches a kilometre east of the town, with umbrellas, sunbeds and a restaurant. Achivadolimni is the largest beach of the island, with white sand and a shallow blue sea. Rivari, the lagoon of the bay, is a refuge for migrating birds.
Which museums stand near Faros Apartments Milos in Adamas?
Three museums stand in the harbour town. The Mining Museum shows the minerals of the island on two floors, from the Neolithic era to the industrial minerals of today. The Naval Museum holds rare maps and a wooden boat above the harbour. The Church Museum fills the church of Agia Triada with icons and carved lecterns.
Where do boat trips start for Faros Apartments Milos guests?
Boats of the sea excursions leave the harbour of Adamas and the pier of Pollonia. They reach beaches with no road, caves on the west coast and the neighbouring islands of Kimolos and Polyaigos. The western half of the island holds no villages and belongs almost in full to the Natura 2000 network. Kleftiko is the best-known stop.