Milos is a volcanic island in the Aegean Sea in Greece, and it is said that the name comes from the word ‘Vilos’ evolved into ‘milos’ and meant ‘sheep’. Inhabited since prehistoric times and it has given important mineral wealth: obsidian in prehistoric times, kaolin and pozzolanic in historical times until now and recently bentonite, perlite.

The capital of the island is Plaka.Milos is horseshoe-shaped, there are many beaches and many accommodations (hotels – rooms) that make Milos a tourist pole. The famous statue of Venus de Milo,which is now in the Louvre (Paris) was found in Milos in 1820 while the copy is in the archaeological museum of Milos in Plaka.