# Milos Diving Center

School en Pollonia

Fuente: https://www.geocalia.com/en/companies/milos-diving-center

## Who they are

Milos Diving Center is the dive centre in Pollonia, the fishing village in the northeast of Milos, facing the island of Kimolos. It has operated since 1996 and presents itself as the first legal diving school in the triangle formed by Milos, Kimolos and Polyaigos. It is run by Yiannis Havakis. On its website they claim almost three decades of activity and some 30,000 dives.

## Affiliations and qualifications

The centre is a member of PADI, the main association of diving instructors, and teaches to its standards. It also cites the Greek association of professional dive centres, CMAS (the world underwater federation), the French federation FFESSM, the grouper study group GEM and IAHD, the international association for disabled divers. The last is unusual on the islands and worth asking about if you travel with someone with reduced mobility. The website does not publish a tourism registration number.

## What they offer and where they dive

They run introductory dives for anyone who has never dived, from the beach or the boat, and courses from beginner to advanced to gain or improve a certification. Certified divers can join the centre's dives. Its online price list only includes the introductory dives; for courses and certified-diver trips you have to ask for a price.

The area they call the "triangle of surprises" is volcanic coast: caves, lava formations and spots where bubbles of hot gas rise from the seabed. According to the centre, the water reaches 30 °C at the surface in summer and is around 23 °C at 40 m. You see lobsters, langoustines, moray eels, barracudas and amberjacks that come close to the diver, and the Mediterranean monk seal breeds in this area, although seeing one is a matter of luck. The centre encourages bringing an underwater camera.

## Season, groups and ages

The website gives no season dates or group sizes. In the Cyclades diving is concentrated between spring and autumn, and with the meltemi, the strong north wind of July and August, the Pollonia coast gets rough and the centre may change site or day. It does not set a minimum age either; PADI's rule for introductory dives is 10 years. Before diving you fill in a medical questionnaire, and it is worth leaving 24 hours between the last dive and a flight.

## How to book and languages

You book directly with the centre, in Pollonia (84800 Milos): office phone +30 22870 41296, mobile +30 6976 114846 or email info@milosdiving.gr. In July and August, a few days ahead. The website does not publish cancellation terms, so ask when you book. The website is in Greek, English and French; it does not say which languages the team speaks or mention Spanish. Pollonia is about 15 minutes by car from Adamas, with a bus from the port.

## What they run

- [Try dive at Pollonia](https://www.geocalia.com/en/greece/south-aegean/milos/things-to-do/pollonia-try-dive), in Milos. Introductory Dive from the Beach, Down to 6 m. Desde 100 € per person. 2 h. The introductory dive from the boat costs €150 and the exercises are done the day before

Independent companies: you book with them, on their terms. Prices are as they publish them and may change.

## Practical details

- Phone: +30 22870 41296

## Contact

- Web: https://milosdiving.gr/
- Coordenadas: 36.7618, 24.5249