{"id":185,"date":"2011-11-08T12:47:18","date_gmt":"2011-11-08T12:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.milosminingmuseum.com\/?page_id=185"},"modified":"2012-03-01T19:06:19","modified_gmt":"2012-03-01T17:06:19","slug":"milos","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.milosminingmuseum.com\/en\/milos\/","title":{"rendered":"Milos"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n<div class=\"ngg-galleryoverview ngg-slideshow\"\n\t id=\"ngg-slideshow-756e2b0870619a769c0bac50ba89532c-19861845920\"\n     data-gallery-id=\"756e2b0870619a769c0bac50ba89532c\"\n     style=\"max-width: 550px; max-height: 300px;\">\n\n \t<div id=\"ngg-image-0\" class=\"ngg-gallery-slideshow-image\" style=\"height:300px\">\n\n        <a href=\"https:\/\/www.milosminingmuseum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/milos-550x300-b\/milos1.jpg\"\n           title=\"\"\n           data-src=\"https:\/\/www.milosminingmuseum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/milos-550x300-b\/milos1.jpg\"\n           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data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/www.milosminingmuseum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/milos-550x300-b\/thumbs\/thumbs_milos8.jpg\"\n           data-image-id=\"40\"\n           data-title=\"milos8\"\n           data-description=\"\"\n           class='thickbox' rel='756e2b0870619a769c0bac50ba89532c'>\n\n            <img data-image-id='40'\n                 title=\"\"\n                 alt=\"milos8\"\n                 src=\"https:\/\/www.milosminingmuseum.com\/wp-content\/gallery\/milos-550x300-b\/milos8.jpg\"\n                 style=\"max-height: 280px;\"\/>\n        <\/a>\n\n        <\/div> \n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p>Milos is located in the south-western most part of the Cyclades, one of the most representative tourist destinations of Greece. Its surface area is about 151 sq. km. Although Plinius considers it as \u201cmost round\u201d (rotundissima), and one apple (\u201cmilo\u201d in greek) referring to its name is depicted on its ancient coins, Milos\u2019 shape reminds rather of a horse-shoe, its interior being the natural harbor of the island, where the town of Adamas is located.<\/p>\n<p>Milos\u2019 volcanic ground is rich in minerals, the exploitation of which has traditionally been the main financial resource for the island, since the Neolithic era (when the trade of obsidian was already thriving there) to date, with one only decline during the Turkish domination. Discovery of new minerals, after the Turkish rule, gave great impetus to local mining, offering jobs to a large number of inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p>In the beginning of the 19th century, the statue of Venus was found on Milos, today exhibited in Louvre\u2019s museum, which made the island famous all over the world. The unrivalled beauty of the island and the deep blue water of its sea attract more and more tourism. The Milos Conference Center &#8211; \u2018George Eliopoulos\u2019 has come to contribute substantially in this field, opening up prospects for a new type of high quality tourism, the academic and conference tourism.<\/p>\n<p>Further information about Milos can be found on the web site <a href=\"http:\/\/www.milos.gr\" target=\"_blank\">www.milos.g<\/a>r<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Milos is located in the south-western most part of the Cyclades, one of the most representative tourist destinations of Greece. Its surface area is about 151 sq. km. 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