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Would you like a "daily" dose of island life?

Try our new Paros Hospitality Blog

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Light & Air for Artists

See More Here

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Learn Greek Cooking

Using all 5 Senses

(Read about Paros Cooking Workshops)

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Paros is truly the island with something for everyone.  More than we could fit on one page.

 This is one of my favourite photos because it shows that old Greece still exits on Paros.

For more Greek island and beach photos please browse through the site or jump to our Gallery.

Some links to our friends and neighbours:

bullet Paros Life is the local expat newsletter with a wealth of factual information and features of interest to the longer term resident.
bullet Aegean Wildlife Hospital - One of few in Greece - Has housing for volunteers.  More information for volunteers  Here
bullet Aegean Center for the Fine Arts - For the past forty years has offered small group and individualized study in the visual arts and creative writing.
bullet Hellenic International Studies in the Arts - A fine arts school offering workshops, seminars, and full semester study abroad programs in painting, writing and humanities.
bulletDikemes: Study Abroad Programs in Greece -  Athens and Paros, what more could you ask.  Archaeology and modern Greek language immersion in our village of Aliki.
bulletStudio Yria - Handcrafted Ceramic Production.  In business over 23 years, their mountain top location offers working space and residencies for artists and craft persons both Greek and foreign. This studio is a highlight of any artist's visit.
bullet Cycladic Centre for painting, drawing, photography, architecture and more.
bullet Hans Giesen - Our friend and international renown artist conducts a workshop every June.  His web site is in Dutch but he does speak English.
bullet Artists on the Move - Ongoing workshops and classes in painting, drawing and printmaking.
bullet International Paros Art Circle - expanding artistic opportunities by networking with all kinds of art institutions, locally and globally.
bullet Lefkes House of Literature - provides subsidized housing for published writers and translators as well as community support.  Located in the traditional mountain village of Lefkes which is both tranquil and sensually stimulating to the right brain oriented person.

    For a list of local art galleries and information about Painting on Paros go HERE

Some Other Sites that we recommend for Quality Information:

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Griekenland.net - A comprehensive site on Paros and all Greece in the Dutch language by a respected magazine publisher.

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ExploreParos - One of a series on the islands presented by TravelInfo.gr

bullet Matt Barrett - An excellent site for Paros and all Greece.  Quality pictures.
bullet Island Strolling - This is a well done and informative site for many Greek islands.  Especially suited for family travel.
bulletParos SEO Directory - The start of a good directory for Paros sites of all kinds.
bulletPisso Livadi - Information about the village's hotels, apartments, shops, bars and restaurants.

Some Other Paros Information:

bulletOlive Oil Workshops - During the summer season two ladies conduct daily demonstrations on the making and using of olive oil to the tune of greek music, salad, tzatziki, feta and wine.  Email us for contact information or telephone them upon your arrival.

We have written several articles about Paros.  You can access most of them through our Table of Contents or Search our Paros Paradise blog.

Real Estate / Property / Construction:  Paros keeps growing.  There are many businesses in this field; here are a few.

bulletKristel Henauer of Kastro Real Estate in Parikia.  She speaks German and French as well as Greek and English.   
bulletKalligrammon Designs - is a full service atelier providing design, construction and restoration of homes, businesses, interiors and furniture.
bulletAegean Villa--Paros - Stone villa construction and other properties on the island.  Make your dreams concrete and stone!
bullet Alighizakis Architects SA - Luxury villas in Drios and Golden Beach area plus a corkscrew collection.  Beautiful photos on this site.

Everybody's interests are different.  If you don't see what you want here, please email us with an enquiry or suggested link:  host@parosparadise.com

Enhance Your Hobby on Paros:  Please don't forget that we can create classes and workshops suitable to any interest.  See more on our Workshops page.

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Karin and I enjoy reading about a destination before our journey.

We find that we get more from the experience by knowing something about the area and it's history.

Know Before You Go!

For North American residents we highly recommend our favorite big book store, Powell's.

For Europe and the rest of the world you can't go wrong with Amazon.

                                       

Last modified: 05/25/08