Paros
All you need to know about Paros island
Find it all out about Paros island! You can read about the following:

- Where is exactly Paros? (map of the Cyclades)
- How can I get there?
- Climate (check out the weather)
- A bit of history
- Getting around - Paroikia (map of Paros)
- Naoussa
- Marble quarries (Marmara)
- Lefkes
- The Eastern coast
- Alyki
- Antiparos (map of Paros and Antiparos 2.)

Feb 23, 2008, 16:28

Paros is an island of Greece in the central Aegean Sea. One of the Cyclades island group, it lies to the west of Naxos, with which it is separated by a channel about 8 km (5 mi) wide. It lies approximately 100 nmi (185 km) south-east of Piraeus. Today, Paros is one of the most popular European tourist hotspots. The Municipality of Paros includes numerous uninhabited offshore islets totaling 196.308 kmē of land. Its nearest neighbor is the Community of Antiparos, lying to its southwest. Paros also became known for its fine white marble which gave rise to the term Parian which is used for China and fine marbles worldwide. The island has also been called Venetian: Paro.