The Catacombs, the Ancient Theatre, and Klima

We wanted to visit a few historical sites on Milos. They are all in the same area, so we thought we could cover it in one day. Normally, you can if you are prepared 😉 To be prepared you need to research properly and drink lots of water! I did neither of these things, so we spread them out over two days...

We headed first to the Catacombs. In Greek it actually is discernible as catacombs, so we were able to follow the signs to the location. There is a parking lot at the top and you walk down quite a few steps to the ticket office.

Just walking down the stairs in the heat of the day made me super thirsty. Bring water with you! You are going to have to walk back up the stairs when you are done visiting the catacombs!

Although we found sites online that said it was 3 Euros or 6 Euros, they actually charged us 4 Euros. Also the websites said it would close at  2 pm, the sign at the parking lot said 7 pm. I have no idea when they are actually open. Conveniently the island is not that big, so if you get there and they are closed, you can just come back another time 😀

They take you in together with a guide. The lady has a flashlight to point things out and tells you some facts about the catacombs. They date from the 1st - 5th century. The excavation began in 1843, and they suspect they have only uncovered a small portion of what is actually there. The area you can see is not too big, but still quite interesting.

Five to seven bodies from the same family may have shared the same grave, and they think the smaller area above would have been for babies.

After our short visit to the catacombs we had to head back up the stairs in the hot sun. It was so VERY HOT! I did, in fact, have to take a rest 😀

We decided a drink (back at the quad in the parking lot) and then going for a swim were in order. We headed over to our favourite beach, which we like to call "The Beach with no Name", and had a glorious swim.

The next day we headed out to see the two sites we missed. Little did we realize that they were extremely close to the catacombs. So close, that you even park in the same parking lot! Today I came armed with a large bottle of water, and we managed to see both sites.

The first was the discovery site of the Venus de Milo. This is one of the most famous Ancient Greek sculptures, and is on display in the Louvre in Paris. The statue was discovered on Milos in 1820. There isn't much to see here, with the exception of a sign that says it was discovered here (and silly tourists pretending to be the statue).

After this, you can continue along the path to the Ancient Roman Theatre.

You can walk right down, and into the theatre, which was built sometime around the 3rd century BC by the residents of the village you see in the background down by the water, Klima.

This next photo is for Jessica, who was quite dedicated to touching as many old things as she could while we were in Italy. Here I am touching something REALLY old!

Next we decided to head down to Klima for some lunch. We could see the village from up where we were standing in the theatre. It is believed it was the original residents of Klima that built the theatre.

Klima was originally a fishing village, and is quite beautiful because of the multi-coloured buildings.

We saw two restaurants, but opted for this one as it was right down by the water.

We had the most amazing Greek Salad here. You wouldn't believe how much more delicious the Feta is here!

I have one more post to do about Milos, and then we are off to a different Greek Island!