Welcome to Paros, Greece🇬🇷 Is it the Best Greek Island? Things to do in Paros & Antiparos
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- We spend a day exploring the town of Parikia in Paros, as well as the island of Antiparos, Greece to find out the best things to do! The islands can be found in southern Greece and are part of the Cyclades islands.
We started our day exploring the town of Parikia, walking around it’s beautiful white washed streets to see the class cyclades buildings. We walked around the Frankish Castle and also visited the old church called Panagia Ekatontapiliani.
Paros is known for being relatively chic so we walked around to window shop at the boutiques.
We then make our way to the waterfront area to check out the local beaches and walk along the promenade.
Here we pick up a bus that takes us to another town to take a ferry to the small neighbouring island of Antiparos (FYI- Tom Hanks has a house here- watch the video to see if we meet him!).
In Antiparos we take the drone up to get great views over the town, hit up the lagoon like beach next to the main town, and explore the beautiful streets. Antiparos is known for being even more chic than Paros and you can notice it in it’s beautiful boutiques and restaurants.
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Paros in Greece is among the most popular islands of Cyclades. Located in the heart of the Aegean Sea, Paros island is ideal for young people, romantic couples and families, too. The Parian traditional villages, particularly Naoussa, Parikia and Lefkes, are perfect samples of Cycladic architecture, with whitewashed sugar houses, paved streets and blue-domed churches. The beaches are famous for the exotic water and the golden sand. The beaches on the south eastern side, such as Golden Beach and New Golden Beach, are particularly popular for windsurfing.
Parikia: This is the beautiful capital of Paros, Parikia is a beautiful village with whitewashed cubic houses, impressive neoclassical mansions 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 spot of 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, the two busiest tourist resorts of Paros.
Frankish Castle:
Perched atop the highest point of Pairikia is the Frankish castle, built in the 13th century. It was constructed in 1260 by Marcus Sanudus, who had conquered, along with Crusaders of Venetian origin, the Cyclades as well as other parts of Greece, and established the Duchy of the Aegean Sea, based in Naxos. Nowadays, only one of the castle walls remains. The material used for its construction was taken from ancient sites that existed nearby, such as the temple of goddess Athena, the protector of the ancient town of Paros.
Panagia Ekatontapiliani:
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.
Antiparos:
Antiparos is a small Greek island in the Cyclades group, seperated from Paros by a narrow and shallow strait. It has an area of 45 square kilometers with a 57 kilometer coastline. The capital Antiparos is on the north eastern coast, while the other villages Kambos and Agios Georgios are in the mid-west and on the south western coast, respectively. The islands houses just over 1,000 inhabitants. Antiparos is well recognised for its relaxed, authentic atmosphere. It has many beaches on all sides and offer a nice alternative to the more crowded and hectic islands around it.
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The name of the island is pronounced paw-rows. My family can trace our ancestry to paros and I want to go their when I visit greece someday. Love videos about greece and I definitely enjoyed this one
This church is known as the “Church with 100 doors” and is one of the most important preserved churches of Greece! There is a legend, which claims that 99 doors have been found in the Panagia Ekatondapiliani, but the 100th will be discovered only when Constantinople (Istanbul) will become Greek again. thats why its called that...
lol, Trevor you nailed it...Paros/Antiparos...very well done; always expect great videos and commentary and you guys never disappoint! thanks!!
This day was so much fun. It was a pretty easy place to film given the beauty of it all. Glad you enjoyed it Taki! 😀 - Anna
nice to know my house was included in this😂
Oh no way? Which one / part of the video? - Trevor
No way!? You guys are missing out. (on one thing) ;) - Trevor
@@elenibrown728 Those homes are so cute. It was easily one of our favourite spots in Paros. - Anna
:))))
That is one nice little, get away. Awesome video guys.
The best kind of get away indeed. Paros was spectacular... we miss it already Arthur! 😀 - Trevor
Oh man, this is a true discovery. Greece is beautiful, but Paros is a true pearl. It so fun to see you both smile and send all your energy through the video. Based on this video, I would book a trip straight to this place. This golden hour... whow! Groeten Tino
It was a total gem and we really didn't plan to visit this place. I'm so glad we did. Maybe you can take the mini-nomad there eventually! The internet is 👌 btw.. hehe - Trevor
Well, with the thumbs up for the internet, there is no reason not to visit this place! Our baby will love it, I'm sure.
haha there you go. Also, Anti-Paros was full of folks from the Netherlands. You'll fit right in 😀
Ya I just left and it was great! Definitely recommend checking it out if you have the opportunity!
Great video! It looked amazing!
Thanks Yonella. Good to hear from you again. This place was pretty amazing indeed. 😍 - Trevor
These are great! Keep going!!
We will! We're hoping to get back to Greece again this year - Trevor
Stunning guys! It is beautiful, would love to go visit there someday! All of the views and little streets are amazing, also enjoyed learning a ton about the area!
Put it right up there at the top of the list. We got a few more places like this on the way too. Greece is just so beautiful.😍 - Anna
Excited to see the other places! Stef and I have been talking about doing a Greece trip!
Sometimes (when I watch vlogs like these or travel somewhere like it myself) I just want to forget about living in a city and move to an island like these! It's sooooo dreamyyyy 😍
Also, where's Tom Hanks at?? 😏
Don't Forget To Live Us too! It’s such a slower pace of life in general. Short term island living is a future goal of ours for sure! - Trevor
Don't Forget To Live haha. Next time Tom said he’d hang out!
Ah, beautiful place! Love the churches!
It's such a gem. The churches are pretty epic indeed. We're missing this island already! - Trevor
Excellent clip.
Thanks Zoran. Glad you liked it. - T
Thanks for this video (and all your videos). We were looking for an alternative to Santorini and I think we will try Paros!
You're welcome! OH you'll love Paros. When are you going? We may have some more options for you soon. We're off to some other Greek islands shortly on CZcams! - Trevor
@@DelightfulTravellers We'll be there next June! Look forward to any of your travel videos...
To Delightful travellers. Thank You Trevor for responding to my comment regarding Hania. Yes, I have watched many of your excellent videos including Hania which I know you loved, especially Balos lagoon and Elfonisi Beach. Sorry, but writing this is making me very sad as I yearn to go go back there in 2021. But carry on with your fantastic reviews. David.
Nice vlog guys :)
🙌Thanks for watching CJ. We had so much fun exploring this place. - Trevor
kind of astounding that someone felt entitled to spray paint a graffiti tag on an ancient temple ...idiots...i love the plants throughout the town beautiful thanks for sharing
Agreed! We never understand why either. The town was charming JF. Thx for watching. - Anna
Paros and Anti Paros! Must Go See
Nickbucks- Have spent the last 10 years in Paros on my holidays. A great place with lots to see and do not only in Parikia but around the island.
We'd love to go back there for 10 years in a row! Amazing - Anna
Good morning guys.Thank you so much for choosing my homeland for your holidays and the island of Paros. Unfortunately I didn't see you being in the most beautiful and touristic part of the island that is the city of Naousa and its beaches like Kolimbithres,Monastery and Santa Maria. I hope you come back to Paros and make a tribute to these places too.See ya
We will 100% be back in Paros at some point. We love that place - Anna
I'm buying a little place in Paros and will hopefully move there in a few weeks
Great Channel New friend here ✍🏼❤️😊🇬🇷
is a church dedicated to the Virgin Mary and is the one that has a hundred gates
ekatopiliani (ekato piles)
On August 15, Paros celebrates its grace
Congratulations, you are on the best island in the world, with the most beautiful beaches and crystal clear waters. My wife Rena comes from this island. We go to vacation almost every year because we also have a house in Parikia.
It just might be our favourite Greek Island too. We adore it - Anna
Hello, and I hope I get to visit Paros and Antiparos. My Godparents Yanni (Johnny is his American name) and his wife Cookie (Ekatereni) live there 6 months out of the year, and I wonder if you might know them? They have two daughters.
I just love the music you feature in this video. Could you please include all the 411 about it? I'm certain that those amazing performers would love to be credited for their marvelous contribution to this video. Thanks.
Im from paros but now im in canada and i missed paros
Gorgeous islands. What time of the year did you go? Trying to avoid crowds. Thank you
I lived 4 years here❤
Great video how many days is reasonable to stay in Naxos? Which camera are you recording with the whole time?
We could easily stay there for a week. It depends how you vacation really. This video was shot on a Canon G7X ✌️- Trevor
Hi guys. I’m not sure if I’m missing something out but I was wondering when did you visit Paros. It would help to include the month/season🤗... The island does not seem really crowded... was it low season?
July. That's just how the island is. We look for places just like this - Trevor
Great video. Which island did you prefer and would say is nicer paros or naxos. Cheers
Both are great! Maybe slightly Paros as it has Anti-Paros :)
Okay, I have done a billion searches....what is the song that keeps playing in this video? I am in love!
Hey Leigh.. it's from a service called Epidemic Sound. It's for CZcamsrs basically so that's why you can't find it. Thing is I don't remember the track name so I can't quite point you to the exact song. It is on there though. 😃 - Trevor
Thanks, Trevor! I found it! It’s “Not Forever” by Martin Hall. I also had emailed you guys, so please disregard! Love you guys and your channel!
@@pixieanna2058 Wow you found it fast! Nice work. Now that title sounds familiar to me. - Trevor
How much in advance did you have to book the bus and ferry to antiparos?
Zero.. you just show up at the time it leaves. ✌️
What month did you travel in? Looks scorching but i love the fact that there are no crowds
July! Paros may have been our favourite spot in Greece honestly. What a gem! - Trevor
I’m planning to visit Greece for 1 week, which islands were your favourites? I’d like to make the most of my stay by seeing a few. Also currently watching all of the videos in your Greece playlist!
Hmmm... if you have a week the Naxos / Paros combo is great as they are close together. You could also probably squeeze in Santorini. Our favs are the smaller ones though... probably Patmos and Symi but they are really chill. Depends on what you're into :) - Trevor
Delightful Travellers Thanks Trevor!
Hi guys, really nice video again! What month were you there?
June!
@@DelightfulTravellers thanks!
Paros or Naxos and why? I'm going to Greece this summer and can't decide between the two! I'll also be going to Santorini, Ios, and Athens
Paros gets the slight nod from us. It's a little more chill and the allies are exactly what you imagine Greece to be like. Plus there's Anti-Paro - Trevor
Hi! Did you stay in Paros or just go for the day? if just for the day, please share how you got there and where you were staying. Thank you so much!!
We stayed there for a week. - Anna
Spewing I booked Santorini instead when I booked my trip for this year.
Maybe try to do both? :) - Trevor
My personal best: Kythera (Kythira Cythera alt.) and Antikythera (alt. Antikythira, Anticythera)
Had to look those up. There going on the Greece 'Must See' list for when we come back. We love small hidden gems. (as you can tell) 😀 - Trevor
I live in Paros and I am greek !❤
No way! What did you think of our video? - Trevor
I was just there too! One of my favorite islands!
And me too!!!!!!
Still 300 Greek islands to visit 😉 enjoy your time.
haha omg.. We may have to move there permanently right? - Anna
@@DelightfulTravellers I live in Greece 39 years and I haven't visit all of them yet 😂, time though is in our side 👍 keep traveling my friends. Panos from Volos city in central Greece.
I have been 30+ times to Greece and I ended up doing only 6 or so. But Crete I have done 8 times and I think have driven about 15.000km and can finally say I have seen alot from this truly amazing island with incredible splendors of any kind. Also the other many times where on the mainland in the Northern province of Macedonia, Epirus, and surrounding provinces. I can soooo recommend these places to non-Greeks.
It's so weird that so many people know about Greece and it's heavenly landscapes/islands/sea/climate/food/people/history. But the mainland and still many other islands are so vastly under-promoted. And with vastly under-promoted I really cannot emphasize this enough.
Did you there are two Greek islands with kinda the same name. Paros and Poros :) I think we visited Poros Island
Travel With Mansoureh we did not know that! We might have to go visit the other one now 😁 - Anna
Paros is a feminine name island in Cyclades (as usual) ans Poros has the one and only masculine name of all the islands (Argosaronikos sea)
Yep there is Poros island near Athens and Paros island in cyclades region.😉
It's not the the same name
Are there sharks in the waters around Greece
How long does it take from Naxos to Paros buy ferry?
By ferry
It is about 45 minutes trip with ferry boat. Until end of October 2 to 4 ferries per day at list.
I live in Paros
Amazing! We'd luv to live there for a month or so. - Anna
No problem flying drone in Greece?
Paros. #1 island of Europe in 2018.
Did you have any issues flying a drone in Greece?
Nope.. not even one. :) - Trevor
Paros is gorgeous. Athough, Greece is everywhere gorgeous. Last may I went to Peloponnese and Athens, I absolutely loved it. And in August I went to Halkidiki on the mainland and from there to the island Thassos which many people don't really know, and it was gorgeous as well and again unique. There are really too many dropdead gorgeous places in Greece. Also the last Island I visited before this years thassos was a small island called Symi. Also really stunning and different: czcams.com/video/ID2Ufat57_0/video.html
So many islands right?! Paros may have been our fav. Especially paired up with Anti-Paros. :) - Trevor
Panagia is the Virgin Mary, so literally "Our Lady of 100 Doors" or "100 Gates". :)
I just posted my vlog from Paros!! So beautiful there!
Vlogs like yours are narcissistic and why hidden gems of special places get put on blast and ruined by more selfie stick carrying youtubers and selfish vloggers
Which is ur favorite Med country?Greece Turkey Italy Spain croatia???
In which season these flowers completely bloom like ur video??
Not exactly sure but we were there in July - Anna
@@DelightfulTravellers thnxx
Great place, shame about Tom :-)
Next time! He said next time 🤣 - Trevor
Ok, Paros is indeed a beautiful untouched little gem of an island; but it is not the best all round island. Ok for a couple of days and then I would be bored senseless.!! Total lack of diversity, so therefore the best island for all round enjoyment has to be Crete.!! Especially Hania, which has everything a traveller could wish for. If I win the lottery, then I would happily live there for the rest of my days with the wonderful Cretians. Hania is Paradise on earth.
We've been to Crete as well and made a few videos David. Check them out if you get a chance 😃- Trevor
Greeks are Orthodox Turks but beaches are first class.
Paros is the best .
If you want to be in love come
Paros may have been our fav island that we visited. :)
It's not Perros, it's PAros!
Blame that on our accents. We all have them and without knowing we'd never pronounce a word that way. Thanks for letting us know though - Trevor
Not Perros, it's pÁros
A delightful video, but all through it the two of you were pronouncing the name of the island wrong. The 'a' is a long 'a' like the 'a' in the word 'father.' It's not pronounced 'Pear-os'; but 'Pah'-ros.' The same for the island 'Antiparos': it's pronounced 'Anti-pah-ros,' not 'Anti-pear-os.' I am a lifetime, permanent resident of Paros and we natives are offended when the name of our island is mispronounced. I mean, it's such a short, simple name - one doesn't have to be a 'Rhodes Scholar' to learn to pronounce it correctly.
Another suggestion, ditch the sunglasses. I don't care how blinding the Greek sun is; in 'public speaking' you must have eye contact with your audience; people want to SEE your eyes so as to make eye contact with you. Covering your eyes is a big 'faux pas' in public speaking.
I'm glad you liked the video. But....this is our video/channel and we're going to wear sunglasses because we like to. We're not public speakers. Also, we travel way too much to get every pronunciation correct. As Canadians, when we see a word spelled that way that's how we naturally say it. No need to get offended on that ✌️- Trevor
I'm with misterbignik - it's not difficult to pronounce the name right, especially when you're there and hear the locals say it. It shows respect for the place and its people and also doesn't sound like you're talking about Paris. It's not professional to not be able to pronounce the name of a place correctly.
Sure this is your channel and you can do whatever you like, but if you would've replied that you will try to pronounce the names of the places you visit right, I would watch your other videos. :)
Do you want to see real beaches in Greece? Come to halkidiki
You are not supposed to show your shoulders and arms(women). The tank top on the man is very inappropriate for a church too. It’s tradition but also a matter of respect. They supply women with skirts if your wearing shorts.
They threw you out of the church b/c you are from the USA and ye people generally aren't liked on the islands b/c of your attitude towards the locals.
We're Canadian ✌️