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Sarakiniko is a beach on
Milos Island 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 NA ...
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Greece Greece, officially the Hellenic Republic, is a country in Southeast Europe. Located on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula, it shares land borders with Albania to the northwest, North Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, and Turkey to th ...
, situated on the north shore of the island in the Aegean Sea. Waves driven by north winds shape the greyish-white
volcanic rock Volcanic rocks (often shortened to volcanics in scientific contexts) are rocks formed from lava erupted from a volcano. Like all rock types, the concept of volcanic rock is artificial, and in nature volcanic rocks grade into hypabyssal and me ...
into amazing shapes, and the area is often compared to a moonscape. The local people often refer to the scenic landscape of Sarakiniko as Lunar. The bone-white beach derives its unusual characteristics from the erosion of the volcanic rock by the wind and waves. Sarakiniko is one of the most photographed landscapes in the Aegean.


Sarakiniko beach

The beach at Sarakiniko only covers a small portion of the whole site. The beach is niched in between the white rock formations. It is made of thin white sand. A couple of trees provide small areas of shade in the back of the beach.


Sarakiniko desert

While the west side of Sarakiniko provides a lunar like landscape, the east side of Sarakiniko is a desert. With dry plants and rocky grounds, this side of Sarakiniko is also home to a wrecked ship which visitors can see when the waves retrieve. The ship called "Africa" crashed on Sarakiniko in 2003.


Gallery

File:Sarkinko.JPG, The View of Sarakiniko File:Sbea.JPG, The White Beach of Sarakiniko File:Sarakshape.JPG, Nature Shaping File:Sarakiniko White Rocks 1.JPG, White Rocks 1 File:Sarrkrock.JPG, White Rocks 2 File:Sarkbeah.JPG, White Rocks 3 File:Sarground.JPG, The Beach 1 File:Sk002.jpg, The Beach 2 Image:Sark.jpg, Sarakiniko in shapes File:Sar003.jpg, Sarakiniko view File:Sar004.jpg, central Sarakiniko File:Sarakiniko beach.jpg, Bathers at Sarakiniko beach


See also

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Antimilos Antimilos (; ) is a Greek island in the Cyclades group, northwest of Milos. Administratively, it is part of the municipality of Milos. Antimilos is an uninhabited mass of trachyte (671 m height), often called Erimomilos (Desert Milos). It is a v ...
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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 ...
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Santorini Santorini (, ), officially Thira (, ) or Thera, is a Greek island in the southern Aegean Sea, about southeast from the mainland. It is the largest island of a small, circular archipelago formed by the Santorini caldera. It is the southern ...


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{{Coord missing, Greece Beaches of Greece Milos Tourist attractions in the South Aegean Landforms of Milos (regional unit) Landforms of the South Aegean