Welcome to Milatos Village in Lasithi -Crete

Milatos is a small village built upon the ruins of the ancient city of Militos. It is situated on the North coast of Crete , 40 km from N.Kazantzakis airport in Heraclion and approximately 25 km from the port of Agios Nikolaos in Lasithi. It has been officialy characterized as a traditional village because of its many stonemade little houses and its narrow stonepaved streets.which maintain an atmosphere from the past.

The Traditional Milatos: Because of the small number of the hotels and tourist shops found in Milatos, the village has not lost its traditional and authentic sense. there are various fish taverns alongside the sealine , offering realy fresh fish , fished by the local fishermen but it is not only fish that one can eat there. They also offer traditional greek food like mousaka , souvlaki , stifado , stuffed vegetables etc..as well as steak , schnitsel , pizza , pasta etc.

In Milatos beach there are two mini markets, one rent-a-car company and one internet –cafe-bar. In a distance of ~ 5 km there is a pharmacy in the nearby village of Sissi.
In Milatos there are three beaches one of which is sandy, while there are two more sandy beaches in a distance less than 5 km from Milatos.
The historical cave of Milatos is located 2 km away from the village. Inside the cave in 1823 approximatelly 3000 men , women and children died from suffocation when the Turcish soultan Chasan discovered their hiding place and set them on fire. In a short time after he fell off his horse and died too. The cave is very deep and has many entrances. Today there is a small church built inside.