Adamantas Explained

Adamantas
Name Local:Αδάμαντας
Type:community
Coordinates:36.725°N 50.7°W
Periph:South Aegean
Periphunit:Milos
Municipality:Milos
Pop Community:1268
Population As Of:2021
Licence:EM

Adamantas (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Αδάμαντας, older form Αδάμας, from the Greek αδάμας adamas 'diamond') is the harbour town of Milos island. It has a population of 1,268 people (2021).

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.

Adamantas is the cultural and commercial centre of the island.