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Paros Travel information In the center of the Cyclades
Paros is the largest and most fertile island of the Cyclades complex with its capital Parikia and most popular tourist destination the town of Naoussa.

The island was inhabited in the Bronze Age. Remains of settlements from that period are at various points.
A few centuries later, Paros was already known by the trade in marble and later sculpture workshops.
The Romans used it as a place of exile.
After the fall of Constantinople and joined the Duke of Paros in the Aegean in the mid-16th century after being abandoned by the pirates came at the hands of the Turks.

Today, Paros is one of the most popular destinations in the Cyclades and expects every summer thousands of well-organized tourist infrastructure.

Beaches with Blue flag 2009
This distinction has been awarded this year in the following beaches:
- Municipality of Paros: Marpesia / Gold Coast, Logaras, Tserdakia, Punta


Paros Sights:

  • The Church of "Panagia Ekatontapyliani" (Our Lady of the Hundred doors)
    Built in the 4th AD century by St. Helena or St. Constantine, later suffered considerable damage by Franks, Turks and earthquakes. At the end of the 60s began the restoration and now again its original form and is now one of the most important early Christian monuments of Greece.

  • The Valley of the Butterflies
    One of the most important habitats in Greece. You will find it by going to Parikia and Aliki taking the junction to the monastery of "Christ in the Forest"
  • The cave on the hill of "Agios Ioannis Spiliotis" (St. John of the cave) in Antiparos
    Fantastic stalagmites and stalactites and ancient pottery and very old inscriptions which accompany the history of the island make up the uniqueness of this cave.

Paros: What to buy

- One (or more?) bottle of local wine with a designation of origin.
- The vinegar of Paros is also famous.
- Xinomitzithra, a local cheese.

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