Parikia is an original sample of a cycladic settlement with picturesque narrow streets and traditional houses. These elements together with stone arches found inside and outside these house make what we call Paros’ Architecture. Wandering along the narrow streets is undoubtedly a pleasant experience for the visitor. Paros or Parikia as the locals call it, has a population of 3,000 people and it is the capital of the island. As in most tourist islands, during the summer tourist period, Parikia «sinks» from the crowds of tourists, the majority of whom is young people from all over the world.
A lot of shops, restaurants, tavernas, bars, pubs give Parikia a lively tourist character from sunset till dawn. In the early morning hours, when the crowds of tourists have gone either to rest after an all-night party or to enjoy swimming in one of the superb beaches of the island, then Parikia regains its real cycladic style and shows off its beauties.

Paros Island, the third largest of the Cyclades, has developed in recent years into an important center of tourism, becoming that way a world fulfilling everybody’s dream of the ideal holiday on an Aegean Island.

Gently rolling hills, dotted with small churches, chapels and monasteries, surround the center and southeast of the island, locking within themselves the famous Parian marble.

Endless sandy beaches with sparkling blue waters, small inlets and two large bays, those of Parikia in the west and Naoussa in the north form Paros’ indented coastline.
Interesting sights, famous monuments from the island’s rich ancient and medieval past as well as picturesque white villages bathed in the unique, dazzling Aegean light are some of Paros’ dominant attractions.

All this along with warm hospitality -combined with a professional but friendly service-, excellent tourist infrastructure, rich cultural life, and the possibility to enjoy –according one’s mood- either a very vivid, cosmopolitan way of life or a feeling of seclusion justify Paros’ becoming one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece worldwide.

It’s up to you now to discover Paros, explore it and find out how many more surprises this magnificent island holds!