Ancient Theater of Milos

Cut into the hillside between Tripiti and Klima, the Ancient Theatre of Milos faces south over the bay and the open Aegean. It was first built in the Hellenistic period, in the 3rd century BC, and rebuilt by the Romans in white Parian marble — the Roman phase is what survives today. Seven marble rows of seating remain, along with the orchestra and parts of the stage building. The acoustics are still remarkable. It sits a few minutes' walk from the Catacombs, close to where the Venus de Milo was unearthed in 1820.