![]() If you want to combine your activities and meet many other people, July and August are a good time! Beaches, bars, and nightclubs are at their best. Moreover, then, the light is softer, the landscape is more beautiful, and there is no tourist flood. Then we would unreservedly recommend the end of spring, and the beginning of autumn as the temperature is delightful. Therefore, the best time to visit Paros depends on the purpose of your visit.ĭo you like sunbathing and swimming in the turquoise waters during your Paros honeymoon? The magnificent historical and environmental sights? Relaxation or cycling and hiking is the reason you visit Paros? All those months are an excellent time in the Cyclades. The same goes for June, September, or the beginning of October. However, you will not miss the hot weather even if you come at the end of May. Therefore, we strongly recommend that you book your car or scooter before your arrival for this period. Most hotels are busy, and it isn’t easy to find available cars, motorbikes, and ATVs for rent. When the temperatures are high, crowds of foreigners and locals travel to the Greek islands! The high season lasts until the end of August. ![]() It would be best to keep in mind that the peak holiday period in Paros is from the beginning of July. ![]() Everything is open and welcoming, like the people of Paros.Couple on the pool – credits: Kaspars Grinvalds/ Around midnight locals and tourists alike promenade the mile long water front where tavernas, clubs and countless bars are only a step away. In Parikia, the capital of Paros and another main tourist centre, people stroll through the white alleys, rest below the Kastro or graze at one of the tavernas opposite the impressive church of Ekatontapyliani, the oldest church in Greece which has been in constant use. Instead of a contrived aesthetic, an authentic flair dominates the scene. From here for 2km, a byzantine trail stretches up to the flowery mountain village of Lefkes.ĭozens of writers, painters, sculptors, musicians and poets consider Paros to be the cultural hub of the Cyclades. This is Marpissa, said to be the most beautiful village in Greece. Behind the bay, one can glimpse a white mound under the mountain of Kefalos. The Wind and Kite surfing centers are popular and highly recommended: winds of four Beaufort or higher turn the 700m long Golden Beach on the east coast into a pro-ground swarming with kites and sails where many championships are hosted. From the red Mantilaria and white Monemvasitika grapes, about a thousand local farmers produce near 2,5 million liters of wine every year. There is even enough water to plant tomatoes, eggplants, cucumbers and, of course, vines. In the idyllic South and East of Paros agriculture dominates: acres of wheat and barley, beds of melons, orange- and lemon trees, olive groves, figs and almonds. Depending on the season, the primary locations are served up to 25 times a day: from the little seaport of Naoussa, where much of the tourism is centred, to the bathing resorts of Drios, or Pounta, the ferry port to the neighbouring island of Antiparos, and Aliki – close the local airport and its tiny arrivals hall. A well-developed network of bus routes entirely encompasses Paros and its 120 km of coastline. ![]() ![]() The hills of Agii Pantes gently slope down to lonely pebble-covered coves and wide sandy bays.Ĭompared with the usual barren landscapes of the Cyclades, the first impression of Paros is that of a greener and more fertile island. Paros, the second largest island of the Cyclades is known by many as the jewel of the Aegean. Overlooking the bay of Parikia at sunset – On top of the Kastro – Naoussa from the bay of Kolimbitres ![]()
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