Cyclades Islands Hopping | Santorini - Naxos - Paros - Koufonissia | Greece | 9 Days

Breakfast at the hotel. Day at leisure to discover the secrets of Paros Island: Paroikia, a beautiful village built in the local (Cycladic) style. Today, it is a port town and the island capital. Among the white cube-shaped houses of the village, you will see neoclassical and mediaeval ruins of buildings. In the summer, the alleys of the old traditional village become lively with visitors strolling along and shopping or enjoying their meals in tavernas and restaurants. Make sure you visit the church of Panagia [Virgin Mary] Ekatontapyliani, take a trip to the Venetian Castle (13th c.), set on a hill at the centre of the traditional village, visit the Archaeological Museum and see the wide variety of exhibits from the island’s archaeological sites [the sanctuaries of Asklepios (Asclepius) and Pythios Apollo, Dilio etc.] and the remarkable prehistoric finds from the nearby islets of Antiparos, Despotiko and Saliago.