South Aegean Islands
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Milos

Sarakiniko

Sarakiniko is a beach on , , situated on the north shore of the island in the Aegean Sea. Waves driven by north winds shape the greyish-white volcanic rock into amazing shapes, and the area is often compared to a moonscape.
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  • Type: Beach
  • Description: beach in Milos, Greece
  • Also known as: “Sarakiniko Beach”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Ecclesiastical Museum of Milos and Milos Mining Museum.

Museum
Photo: ΙΟΚΑΣΤΗ, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Zde, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Museum
Photo: Wordteach, Public domain.
The is a in on the island of , in . Its collections include exhibits dating from the late Neolithic to the Byzantine period. is situated 3 km west of Sarakiniko.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mandrakia and Adamantas.

Hamlet
Photo: Flyax, CC BY-SA 3.0.
is a hamlet.

Town
Photo: FocalPoint, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Adamas is the harbour town of island. It has a population of 1,268 people. Highlights include the French cemetery, used in the years of the Crimean war; the 600-year-old church of the Holy Trinity; the Milos Mining Museum; and the Maritime Museum.

Village
is a village and a community in the island of , , . According to the 2021 Greek census it had 1,379 residents. is adjacent to the neighboring Pera and the two villages together occupy two neighboring cliffs.

Sarakiniko

Latitude
36.74276° or 36° 44′ 34″ north
Longitude
24.45832° or 24° 27′ 30″ east
Elevation
11 metres (36 feet)
Open location code
8G86PFV5+48
Open­Street­Map ID
way 305534258
Open­Street­Map feature
natural=­beach
Geo­Names ID
9166689
Wiki­data ID
Q7423010
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Satellite Map

Discover Sarakiniko from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Swedish—“Sarakiniko” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: “Platja Sarakiniko”
  • Cebuano: “Sarakíniko (lapyahan)”
  • Cebuano: “Sarakíniko”
  • French: “Plage de Sarakíniko”
  • French: “Sarakíniko”
  • Greek: “Σαρακήνικο Μήλου”
  • Greek: “Σαρακήνικο”
  • Greek: “Σαρακίνικο”
  • Italian: “spiaggia di Sarakiniko”
  • Spanish: “Playa Sarakiniko”
  • Swedish: “Sarakíniko (strand)”
  • Swedish: “Sarakíniko”

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Sarakiniko”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY 2.0.