he first thing you notice when you arrive in Paros is a blue transparent sky floating inside dazzling white sunlight. That light along with the white cycladic houses built next to the deep blue Aegean Sea form a fine example of the characteristic fascination we find at the Aegean islands. Paros continues to preserve many of the old two storey houses with their graphic balconies crowded with potted carnations, basil and geraniums.

ere life has it's own careless and relaxing rhythm. Even during the summer months when the island is full of visitors from all over the world anxiety and rush are words that don't much with the clear beautiful landscape and the joyful romantic atmosphere around us. At daytime visitors can enjoy swimming at a great variety of beaches.
The greater part of the coastline is steep and rocky, broken by small, sandy beaches. Only on the eastern side of the island does one find really long, golden beaches.
The two large natural bays of the island -of Parikia and Naoussa- have, however, beautiful, protected sandy beaches. Whether you looking for a croweded cosmopolitan sandy beach with bars, music, and watersports, or you prefer a quite little harbour where you can swim privately in crystal waters and enjoy the beauty of the landscape, Paros is the island for you.

ife continues with the same intense long after sun sinks into the blue sea. There are all kinds of tavernas, restaurants, bars, and clubs, mostly at Naoussa and Parikia which are the most crowded and vivid villages of the island. You will find a multinational crowd dancing, flirting and having fun spelled by the beauty of the Aegean full-moon nights. Here in Paros you will make a promise to yourself that one day you will return.

Photos and text taken from "Paros - Antiparos" (Toubis Editions)