A fishing port in Mandrakia, a picturesque village on the newly fashionable Greek island of Mílos.

Me, Me, Mílos

What’s luring the world’s influencers to a rugged Mediterranean mining island?

By George Pendle

After millennia of minding its own business, the Greek island of Mílos is having a moment. Travel + Leisure recently named it the top island in the world. Louis Vuitton has been filming ads there. Even Justin Bieber washed up on its shores earlier this year.

Now you can’t walk through the rustic fishing village of Pollonia without seeing a photo shoot taking place on the dock or visit the tiny hamlet of Mandrakia without dodging a queue of people lining up to pose with the picturesque bay in the background.