Pollonia or Apollonia is a seaside village in the north-eastern part of the island of

Milos Milos or Melos (; , ; ) is a volcanic Greek island in the Aegean Sea, just north of the Sea of Crete. It is the southwestern-most island of the Cyclades group. The ''Venus de Milo'' (now in the Louvre), the ''Poseidon of Melos'' (now in the ...

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. It is the second harbour of Milos island after

Adamantas Adamantas (, 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; ...

and it has taken its name from the temple of

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that existed to the east of the settlement. There is a regular connection from the village to the neighbouring island of

Kimolos Kimolos (; ) is a Greek island in the Aegean Sea. It lies on the southwest of the island group of Cyclades, near the bigger island of Milos. Kimolos is the administrative center of the municipality of Kimolos, which also includes the uninhabited ...

with a small boat. The main beach beach of Pollonia is sandy and popular to tourists, while there are two more beaches near the village: "Polychroni's beach" and "Piso thalassa" (translating to "Back sea"). Saint Nicholas Holy Orthodox Chapel

In 1940, the village was included in the (then) community of Pera Triovasalos. According to

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it belongs to the community of Triovasalos of Milos municipality. It had 268 inhabitants as of the

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References

{{Reflist Milos Populated places in Milos (regional unit)