History Of Paros

During the 10th century BC came to Paros the Arcades. The leader of the Arcades was Paros, who named the island. Before Arcades, the Cretes had settled and used Paros as a harbor. The golden age of the island, though, was the 8th century. It was then when the island begun to gain money from the white marble and became one of the greatest nautical forces.

Transportation

There are small plane flights from Athens to Paros every day. For more information contact Olympic Airways in Athens tel. (+30)2109666666, Paros tel. (+30)2284021900. Ferries run daily from Piraeus to Paros (distance: 95 nautical miles, duration:3-5h). You can also reach Paros by ferry from Rafina, where there are at least 3 ferry runs a week. Coastguard of Pireus tel. (+30)2104226000. From Paros you can reach many islands of Cyclades by ferry. Coastguard of Paros tel. (+30)2284021240.