The village is built on the banks of the river Imvrasos. Its name originates from the watermills that used to be there.

The village is very well kept. It has wide roads, whitewashes houses, beautiful gardens and the village square is one of the most picturesque of the whole island.

Miloi are famous for the high quality of its citrus fruits and vegetables produced in big quantities.
When it was first built, 400 years ago, the village was named after the admiral Kilitzali who helped the recolonization of Samos. Sites of Miloi are:

• The Churches of Zoodohos Pigi, Saint Charalampos and Saint Paraskevi.
• The chapels of The Holly Trinity (it featured 600 old icons, clay chandelier which are now in the Byzantine Museum of Samos), Saint Nicolas, Saint Trifon, Saint Nicholas with a plate roof, Saint Taxiarhis with its unique acoustics, Analipsis and Saint Makarios.
• The public school, which is being transformed into a convention hall.
• The watermills, one at the east of the village and two in Imvrasos.
• Two water tanks.
• The water source of Nerotrouvia.
• The stone bridge on the crossroad to Pagondas and Pythagorio.