Hidden gems of Paros island The Monastery of Ai Yiannis Detis Chrysi Akti, Santa Maria, Pounta, Kalogeros, Kolymbithres: You’ll find it difficult to choose, but you’re sure to experience many that will stay in your heart. And if you aren’t already a pro, you can have lessons at Chrysi Akti or Pounta.Įnjoy the one-of-a-kind beaches for a stylesįrom hidden coves to organised beaches, Paros' famous swimming spots come in many forms and rival the best in the Cyclades. It has been home to international tournaments for years. With winds that blow strong and steady, Paros an ideal destination for those who love sea sports, especially kitesurfing and windsurfing. Sea sports with the wind in the strait that divides Paros with the islands of Antiparos and Naxos have no end. Take a walking tour around Naoussa Enjoy the water sports, expert or beginner The music echoing from the bars, the perpetual motion of restaurant tables and chairs, young crowds that want to live every night to the full, all combine to create a cinematic ambience.

You’d never imagine that the marina of Naoussa was once one of the busiest pirate dens in the Cyclades. Live it up in charismatic yet traditional Naoussa If you’ve seen photos of Paros, there’s a good chance this will be it. Golden sand embroidered around granite rocks, smoothed by the wind and sea into incredible shapes, the seawater sculptures that locals have named Kolymbithres look as if they were dreamed up by an artist. Just a few of the most famous works sculpted in this fabulous medium include the Venus de Milo, Hermes of Praxiteles, Nike of Delos, the Temple of Apollo and the Treasury of Sifnos in Delphi.Īdmire Kolymbithres, sculptured by wind and sea Hard and ductile at the same time, Parian marble is one of a kind, unsurpassed thanks to its unique transparency and purity. What to do on Paros island Get to know the world-renowned marble of Paros However you get here, whatever your heart desires, one thing is certain: Paros has it all! Or you could climb to the Venetian castle at the port and visit the Byzantine Road at Lefkes. It’s also possible to time travel on Paros, visiting the most significant early church in the Aegean, the awe-inspiring Panagia Ekatontapiliani (Church of 100 Doors).

And if you’re looking to turn up the volume, you’ll enjoy exotic cocktails and loud music at lively beach bars and clubs, day or night, for which Paros has become known. And if you chase the wind, you’ll rejoice in the world-famous kitesurfing and windsurfing sites.Ĭhanging scene, you’ll be intoxicated by the smell of jasmine and bougainvillea and the maze of hidden alleyways in Parikia, and leisurely afternoons in Naoussa’s tiny marinas. If you want to spend your days swimming, you’ll find beaches large and small, secret and well-known all around Paros. Multilayered, multidimensional Paros has the potential to offer whatever you desire. Thrace region-id='pin-13' Macedonia Macedonia Epirus Thessaly Sporades Ionian Islands Western Greece Central Greece Attica Peloponnese Crete Cyclades North Aegean Islands Dodecanese Dodecanese Karpathos Astypalea Tilos Sitia Faistos - Matala Patmos Kastelorizo Kasos Kos Leros Halki Rhodes Symi Sfakia - Loutro Rethymno Elounda - Agios Nikolaos Agia Galini Plakias Hersonissos - Malia Ierapetra Heraklion Chania Nisyros Ikaria Lipsi Tzia - Kea Thasos Samos Lesvos Samothrace Limnos Chios Kalymnos Paros Naxos Zante - Zakynthos Lefkada Corfu Santorini Milos Kythnos Kimolos Serifos Syros Sifnos Koufonisia Ios Kefalonia Mykonos Paxi Ithaca Arta Ioannina Tinos Parga - Sivota Metsovo Anafi Sikinos Folegandros Donousa - Iraklia - Schinoussa Antiparos Zagori Mountainous Arkadia Porto Heli - Ermioni Preveza Amorgos Andros Delos Messolongi Ancient Olympia Aegina Kythira Archea Epidavros Patra Nafplio Kardamyli Kalamata Ilia Corinth Western Messinia Kalavryta Elafonissos Nafpaktos Spetses Poros Hydra Alexandroupolis Pylos Mycenae Monemvasia Loutraki Piraeus Athens Arahova Xanthi Galaxidi Mystra - Sparta Mani Edipsos Delphi Chalkida Karystos Evia Skyros Vergina Alonissos Volos Karditsa Skopelos Skiathos Kastoria Thessaloniki Prespes Agios Athanasios Edessa Serres Veria Larissa - Tempi Elati - Pertouli Trikala Pelion Meteora Drama Ammouliani Mount Athos - Ouranopolis Nymfeo Mount Olympos Katerini Halkidiki Grevena Lake Kerkini Naoussa Kozani Kilkis Kavala Pella Lake Plastira

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