Tripiti is a small picturesque village on the northern side of the island of Milos, two km south of the village of Plaka. It's earned its name (tripiti means 'the one with holes') from its soft volcanic rock formations. It's next to the ancient catacombs and the ancient Roman theatre
There is a large number of old windmills which were used for wheat and seed grinding, but have now become studios or hotel apartments.
Right at the center of the town, sits the imposing church of Agios Nikolaos
The bus deposited us by this interesting new build
which had a miniature windmill in its garden
the church ahead of us.
Tripiti is famous for the views it affords of the whole of the island, so we thought this taverna would be a good place to eat, but unfortunately, it was closed because it was Sunday
We saw that there are a lot of abandoned houses in the village - I guess, young people move elsewhere where there are jobs and maybe a more exciting way of life
in a lot of the abandoned houses the doors had been replaced by pieces of cardboard that had doors painted on them
the church of Agios Nicholaos
the local pizza (?) place
views of the sea from a side street
another painted on door. I have never seen this before
complicated entrance to a house
a fancy restaurant - we were approached by the hostesse. We learnt in Milos that the restaurants that have a hostesse get very busy and consequently chaotic - have not come across this before, but quite a common occurence in this island
Interesting - definite Picasso influence there
the view from the restaurant
we continued straight ahead, did not know where this would take us
a steep downhill,. and we could see the sea ahead of us
nice mini-courtyard, even if somehow 'distressed'
some of the houses are nicely made-up
We stopped here to admire the kittens and to ask where the road we were on was leading. We were told that the best policy would be to retrace our steps so this is what we did.
We got back to where the bus had dropped us off, and we could see the hill with the village of Plaka nestling on its side, and the castle and church at the top.
By now it was time for our evening meal so had a look at this taverna, The Drunken City, which had been recommended, but decided against it.
past this renovated windmill
and ended up at Glaronisia - a good choice
at its rooftop bar, where we had a drink and watched the sunset over the sea
and then moved downstairs in their taverna where we had a delicious meal. It was so good, that three days later we came back to Tripiti for the bar and taverna.
While waiting for the bus, we decided that all bus stops should have a free exchange library like this one.
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