Sarakiniko is the most photographed spot on Milos, and with good reason. The entire headland is composed of wind-eroded white volcanic pumice, sculpted into rounded domes, narrow gullies, and smooth curved surfaces that seem to belong to another planet entirely. At sunrise the rock glows pale gold before returning to its characteristic bleached white; at midday in summer the brightness is almost blinding. The small cove below the formations is a good swimming spot, though the beach itself is minimal — a thin strip of coarse sand that disappears at high water.
Getting there is straightforward by car or scooter on a surfaced road from the main island circuit. Arrive early in the morning or late in the afternoon if you want the place to yourself — by midday in July and August, tour groups from Adamas arrive in waves. The formations extend some distance in both directions from the main viewpoint, and walking further along the headland away from the car park rewards you with quieter pockets of the same extraordinary geology.