Among the many attractions in Milies is the local folk museum located in the main municipality building. Its history begins in 1982 when a small exhibition of folklore objects opened in order to preserve cultural heritage. Its founder is considered to be Helen-Fai Stamati, she gathered rich material regarding Pelion cultural affairs such as traditional dresses, traditional arts and crafts.
The museum has a large collection of folklore objects containing writings, pictures everyday objects from the lives of various occupations, (saddle maker, blacksmith, street builder and many more), needlework, embroidery and woven from the local housewives. At the museum also exists a replica of the flag from the revolution of 1821. At the museum operates a gift shop, while an album from its founder titled “Milies, town of Mt.Pelion” is available.
Milies Public Library
Founded in 1814 in Milies, the famous Miliotiki Scholi (Milies School) from the very important intellectuals, Anthimos Gazis, Grigorios Konstantas and Daniil Filippidis. The school played and important role during the liberation struggle and the revolution of 1821 and maintained a great collection of books, maps and scientific instruments. It was permanently closed in 1844, after the death of Konstantas and an effort was made in order to preserve the books and the instruments to get housed in their own space in order to remind of the glorious past.
The Library of Milies was created named “Psixis Akos” meaning “Soul Therapy” and operates today in a renovated two-floor mansion featuring over 3500 rare books and historical relics. The oldest book that exists in the library dates from 1497. The collection also includes ledgers, manuscripts of the 18th century, code sheets, supervising tools, stamps, the flag with which Gazis declared the revolution and personal items belonging to its founders. The library can be visited every day and provides to the public free access to the Internet.
