Milos Hot Springs

Milos thanks to the volcanic activity and the meta-volcanic hydrothermal action has a lot of hot springs, well-known in antiquity for their therapeutic powers. Characteristically, Hippocrates in his book E' "On epidemics" refers to the therapy of an eminent Athenian who suffered from a skin disease and who was cured at the Hot Springs of Lakkos in Milos. Furthermore, the French professor of Botanic Pitton de Tournefort refers to the island's hot springs in his "tour" texts in 1771.

The island is full of hot springs of different temperature and water composition. The only exploitable and recognized as a therapeutic spa-spring of a healing importance, is that of "Lakkos" in Adamantas, which is mentioned in Hippocrates's works.

The hot springs of Lakkos are located in the left side of Adamantas harbor, in a cave of 15m and their features are the following:

The features of "Lakkos Hot Springs" are:

• Thermal mineral
• Sulphur
• Chlorinated
• Water temperature: 35-41 C⁰

Their therapeutic indications are:

• Chronic rheumatism
• Arthritis
• Myalgias
• Neuralgias and in general peripheral nerves diseases
• Skin diseases
• Gynecological diseases

The hot springs of Lakkos are opened for spa-treatments from the 15th of July till the 15th of October, from 7a.m. till 1p.m.