Share our Piece of Paradise!

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    We are at the centre of your Greece holiday!

                                Distances from Paros:     Athens(Pireaus)         95 Nautical miles

                                                                  Mykonos                   30 Nautical miles

                                                                  Santorini                   40 Nautical miles

We can be easily reached by Ferry from these places (and all the Greek islands) and by air from Athens.   See our Greece information page or Email for specifics, please.    

Distances from studios and apartments at Livadia Beach:

Sandy Beach, Taverna and Cafe'        60 paces or about 150 feet       

Grocery and other shops                   100 m                                                           

Centre of Parikia (Port)                     800 m  (free transfer)

Airport                                           15 km  (low cost transfer)

From apartments and Villas in the small village of Aliki:

    --Everything is an easy walk of two minutes or less!

     --Parikia is a 15 minute drive; everywhere on the island is less than 30 minutes.

On Paros:

There is extensive bus service to nearly all areas of the island.

Taxis are much cheaper than big cities or expensive countries, that is affordable.        

Local Car, Motor scooter, bicycle and Boat Hire Available.

If you would like to book a car in advance, Car Trawler has a lowest price guarantee.

Paros Information - A whole page full of facilities, services, activities, weather!

Our Island Paros

        As one reads the guide books or browses the travel sites it is easy to become confused about the character of the Cycladic island of Paros, Greece.  Because it has more ferry traffic than any other island --due to being between Athens and the well known islands of Mykonos and Santorini—everyone who visits the area has been to Paros.

        Yet each beholder sees a different aspect.  The superficial don’t get past the rock & rolling beach clubs or the harbour drive full of restaurants and bars.  Some, especially those with young families, pass through to the adjacent isle of Antiparos which is well known for its quiet, laid back, small scale village lifestyle.  It is also a favourite spot for Scandinavians who like the nude beaches found there.

        For the adventure seekers who wish to stay on Paros we recommend taking the first day to circle the island—non-stop it can be done in less than hour, but that is not the way to sample its joys.  There are far too many sandy beaches to enumerate so the visitor has too look a few over and decide if  he wants a small cove all to himself , a wider stretch with a small taverna and a few other people or the big Golden Beach with hotels, cafes, windsurfers, waterskiing, etc.  Except that is not a necessary decision because a little further around the island at Santa Maria you can find all three types in close proximity.

        Paros has two towns and numerous villages.  Parikia is the port city and commercial hub; Naoussa the up-scale tourist haven around a picturesque fishing harbour.  Piso Livadi is the archetypical Mediterranean village while it is said about Aliki at the undeveloped south end of the island, “Not many people find their way here, but those who do, don’t want to leave."

        Perhaps we should also visit some antiquities as well.  That is easy as you can’t go anywhere without stumbling over or running into ruins from either ancient Greece or the Venetian period about 1,500 AD.  One of the best views is from a partially rebuilt Mycenaean site from about 1,500 BC.  Behind the main supermarket in Parikia is an excavated ancient pottery factory.  Our major Orthodox church, Ekatontapyliani, has Plexiglas floor inserts so you can see the ancient temple over which it is built. 

        For the activity holiday we have horse-riding, yoga clinics, painting and cooking courses, bicycling, hill walking, etc.  Of course there is every water sport that you can imagine.  Ever heard of kite boarding?  Paros is the Greece capital for that sport. Scuba diving, snorkelling and sailing opportunities abound.

            This short description of Paros has not included the vast array of art galleries, wineries and the like.  We have also selfishly not mentioned our favourite spots, but if you come visit us, we will share our pieces of paradise with you.

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Last modified: 05/25/08