Today we visited Parikia and Lefkes. While we enjoyed our day still nothing compares to Naoussa.
We visited Parikia Paros (slideshow above). Also called Paros Town or Hora, Parikia is the capital of Paros Greece and has about 3000 inhabitants. Parikia was built on the same site where the ancient city and capital used to stand.
This little town is the commercial and cultural centre of Paros as well as the main harbour of the island serving many other islands. Thousands of visitors are passing every summer by Parikia just to catch a connection for another island.
Parikia is built around the port and has a typical Cycladic architecture, whitewashed houses with coloured wooden doors, windows and balconies.
At the entrance of the port, a superb whitewashed windmill welcomes the visitors and constitutes the trademark of Paros. The bus station and taxi station are located nearby.
Numerous restaurants, taverns, cafes, bars and night clubs line one side of the road (which is closed for the cars during the evening) and the beach is opposite.
This little town is the commercial and cultural centre of Paros as well as the main harbour of the island serving many other islands. Thousands of visitors are passing every summer by Parikia just to catch a connection for another island.
Parikia is built around the port and has a typical Cycladic architecture, whitewashed houses with coloured wooden doors, windows and balconies.
At the entrance of the port, a superb whitewashed windmill welcomes the visitors and constitutes the trademark of Paros. The bus station and taxi station are located nearby.
Numerous restaurants, taverns, cafes, bars and night clubs line one side of the road (which is closed for the cars during the evening) and the beach is opposite.
We explored Lefkes Paros (slideshow above). One of the loveliest villages of Paros, Lefkes is situated in the central part of Paros, 11 kilometres south-east of Parikia.
Lefkes has 500 inhabitants and is built at an altitude of 300 metres above sea level, on a hill covered with olive trees and pine trees and offers a breathtaking view of Naxos Island.
This beautiful village used to be Paros’ capital during the Middle-Ages and is full of traditional whitewashed houses. The charm and the beauty of Lefkes are still untouched by mass tourism, which helps it maintain its authenticity.
The Church of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) is the village’s main church; it is a beautiful Byzantine church made of fine white marble, glimmering under the sun; rare and valuable Byzantine icons are housed in this church and are worth-seeing.
Lefkes has 500 inhabitants and is built at an altitude of 300 metres above sea level, on a hill covered with olive trees and pine trees and offers a breathtaking view of Naxos Island.
This beautiful village used to be Paros’ capital during the Middle-Ages and is full of traditional whitewashed houses. The charm and the beauty of Lefkes are still untouched by mass tourism, which helps it maintain its authenticity.
The Church of Agia Triada (Holy Trinity) is the village’s main church; it is a beautiful Byzantine church made of fine white marble, glimmering under the sun; rare and valuable Byzantine icons are housed in this church and are worth-seeing.