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Paros
Paros (; ; ) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos (island), Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Communities and Municipalities of Greece, Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets totaling of land. Its nearest neighbor is the municipality of Antiparos, which lies to its southwest. In ancient Greece, the city-state of Paros (city), Paros was located on the island. Historically, Paros was known for its fine white marble, which gave rise to the term ''Parian'' to describe marble or china (porcelain), china of similar qualities. Today, working marble quarry, quarries and mines (as well as abandoned ones) can be found on the island, but Paros is primarily known as a popular tourist spot. Geography Paros' geographic coordinates are 37° N. latitude, and 25° 10' E. longitude. The area is . Its greatest length from ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Antiparos
Antiparos (; ; ; is a small island in the southern Aegean, at the heart of the Cyclades, which is less than one nautical mile (1.9 km) from Paros, the port to which it is connected with a local ferry. Saliagos island is the most ancient settlement in the Cyclades, and Despotiko, an uninhabited island in the southwest of Antiparos, is a place of great archaeological importance. The Community of Antiparos was founded in 1914 and was promoted to a municipality in 2010 with the implementation of the Law "Kallikrates", under the principle of "each island a municipality". It occupies an area of 45.182 square km, including the island of Antiparos and Despotiko. It has, according to the 2021 census, 1,265 permanent residents and a density of 28 inhabitants per km². The island's economy is based on tourism, fishing, farming and less on agriculture in the plains. It is known for its white houses, cobbled streets and the flowers that thrive in the yards of the houses. It is a tourist re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parikia
__NOTOC__ Parikia (Greek language, Greek: Παροικία) is the capital and the main port of Paros island. It is one of the most typical Cycladic settlements as it is distinguished by its narrow cobbled paths, the old churches, the small shops and the houses in blue and white. Parikia is today one of the most popular and busiest spots on the island, as its cafeterias and restaurants along the waterfront attract many visitors. Parikia is also famous for its vivid nightlife, which makes it along with Naoussa, Paros, Naoussa village (on the northern side of the island) the two busiest tourist resorts of Paros. Parikia is found on the western side of the island and has 4,500 permanent inhabitants. History The history of Parikia starts in the ancient times, as the monuments all over the village show. The port gave to Paros all its strength and made it a great naval power. For a long time, the village followed the historical paths of the rest of the island. Manto Mavrogenous, the he ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paros Parikia
__NOTOC__ Parikia (Greek: Παροικία) is the capital and the main port of Paros island. It is one of the most typical Cycladic settlements as it is distinguished by its narrow cobbled paths, the old churches, the small shops and the houses in blue and white. Parikia is today one of the most popular and busiest spots on the island, as its cafeterias and restaurants along the waterfront attract many visitors. Parikia is also famous for its vivid nightlife, which makes it along with Naoussa village (on the northern side of the island) the two busiest tourist resorts of Paros. Parikia is found on the western side of the island and has 4,500 permanent inhabitants. History The history of Parikia starts in the ancient times, as the monuments all over the village show. The port gave to Paros all its strength and made it a great naval power. For a long time, the village followed the historical paths of the rest of the island. Manto Mavrogenous, the heroine of the Greek War of Inde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panagia Ekatontapiliani
Panagia Ekatontapiliani (); literally ''the church with 100 gates'') or Panagia Katapoliani () is a historic Byzantine church complex in Parikia town, on the island of Paros in Greece. The church complex contains a main chapel surrounded by two more chapels and a baptistery with a cruciform font. The origin of the church's name is obscure, as it does not have one hundred doors, or gates. One theory suggests that it is a corruption of the name "Katapoliani", i.e. "Lower Town church", as it lies by the sea in the lower part of the town of Parikia. History The church dates to 326. Its oldest features likely predate the adoption of Christianity as the state religion of the Roman Empire in 391. The church was purportedly founded by the mother of the Roman Emperor Constantine the Great (ruled 306–337), Helena of Constantinople, Saint Helen, during her pilgrimage to the Holy Land when she stopped to worship at a chapel on the island. Later Justinian is credited for initiat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Naousa, Paros
Naousa () is a fishing village and community in the Cyclades. It is located in the northeastern corner of the island of Paros Paros (; ; ) is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea. Part of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos (island), Naxos, from which it is separated by a channel about wide. It lies approximately south-east of Piraeus. The Co ..., and it has a population of 3,134 (2021). In the summer Naousa attracts many tourists from all around Europe because of the climate and the nearby beaches, like Kolympithres. During the winter, it is cold and occasionally snowy. History Naousa was founded by Venetians around the late 14th century. A fortress was built early on to protect the fledgling port, the partial remains of which still exist today.Greeka.com. “Paros Venetian Castle.” Greekacom, Greeka.com, 2023, www.greeka.com/cyclades/paros/sightseeing/venetian-fort-naoussa/. Accessed 21 May 2025. In 1770–1775, during the Russo-Turkish War of 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paros (regional Unit)
Paros () is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the modern regions of Greece, region of South Aegean. The regional unit covers the islands of Paros (island), Paros, Antiparos and several smaller islands in the Aegean Sea. Administration As a part of the Kallikratis Programme, 2011 Kallikratis government reform, the regional unit Paros was created out of part of the former Cyclades Prefecture. It is subdivided into 2 municipalities. These are (number as in the map in the infobox): *Antiparos (5) *Paros (14) Province The province of Paros () was one of the provinces of Greece, provinces of the Cyclades Prefecture. It had the same territory as the present regional unit. It was abolished in 2006. References Paros (regional unit), Regional units of the South Aegean 2011 establishments in Greece Provinces of Greece {{SouthAegean-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South Aegean
The South Aegean (, ) is one of the thirteen administrative regions of Greece. It consists of the Cyclades and Dodecanese island groups in the central and southeastern Aegean Sea. Administration The South Aegean region was established in the 1987 administrative reform. With the 2010 Kallikratis plan, its powers and authority were redefined and extended. Along with the North Aegean region, it is supervised by the Decentralized Administration of the Aegean based at Piraeus. The capital of the region is situated in Ermoupoli on the island of Syros. The administrative region includes 50 inhabited islands, including the popular tourism destinations of Mykonos, Santorini and Rhodes. Until the Kallikratis reform, the region consisted of the two prefectures of the Cyclades (capital: Ermoupoli) and the Dodecanese (capital: Rhodes). Since 1 January 2011 it is divided into 13 regional units, formed around major islands: * Andros * Kalymnos * Karpathos-Kasos * Kea-Kyth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabarnus
Cabarnus () was a figure of Greek mythology who was said to have been from the island of Paros, and was the reason the island of Paros was said to have been also called "Cabarnis". Cabarnus revealed to the Greek goddess Demeter the fact that her daughter had been abducted by Hades. The Greek grammarian Hesychius of Alexandria wrote that, in Paros, "Cabarnus" was the name for any priest of Demeter.Hesychius of Alexandria Hesychius of Alexandria () was a Greek grammarian who, probably in the 5th or 6th century AD, compiled the richest lexicon of unusual and obscure Greek words that has survived, probably by absorbing the works of earlier lexicographers. The ... s. v. Κάβαρνοι References Greek mythology Demeter Ancient Greek priests Paros {{Greek-myth-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Golden Beach, Paros
Golden Beach is a 700 metre long beach on the south eastern part of the island of Paros, Greece. It takes its name from the fine sand, which has glass elements in it and provides a sparkling effect during sunshine. Golden Beach has become a popular destination for wind-surfers and kite-surfers from around the world due to the windy conditions inside as well as outside the small bay. The beach has been awarded the blue flag, as have many other Greek beaches. Across the beach lies the small uninhabited island of Drionisi, which can be reached only by boat. During the summer months, many visitors come to Golden Beach, not only to pursue water sports, but also to enjoy the shallow waters and the amazing scenery. There is a bus connection with the main towns of the island. On the beach, visitors may find surf schools, scuba diving Scuba diving is a Diving mode, mode of underwater diving whereby divers use Scuba set, breathing equipment that is completely independent of a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paros (city)
Paros or Parus () was a town of ancient Greece on the island of Paros. Its site is located near modern Parikia __NOTOC__ Parikia (Greek language, Greek: Παροικία) is the capital and the main port of Paros island. It is one of the most typical Cycladic settlements as it is distinguished by its narrow cobbled paths, the old churches, the small shops a .... References Populated places in the ancient Aegean islands Former populated places in Greece Paros Greek city-states Members of the Delian League {{AncientAegean-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parian
Parian or Parián may refer to: Pertaining to Paros, the Greek island: * Parian marble, a stone quarried on Paros used for sculpture * Parian ware, a ceramic substitute for marble which was fashionable in Victorian England * Parian doll, a type of doll manufactured primarily in Germany, from around 1860 to 1880 * Parian Chronicle, a chronology carved into a stela of Parian marble Based on Parián ("market"), a Spanish word of Cebuano origin that was subsequently imported from the Philippines into New Spain: * Parián (Manila), a commercial neighborhood in Manila * Parian, Calamba, a neighborhood in Calamba, Philippines * El Parián (Puebla), a market in Puebla City, Puebla * El Parián (Tlaquepaque), a market in Tlaquepaque, Jalisco * Centro Comercial El Parián, a shopping center in Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes Iranian place names: * Parian, Bushehr, a village in Bushehr Province, Iran * Parian, Kermanshah, a village in Kermanshah Province, Iran See also * Pari ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
