In brief
Antiparos is a small holiday paradise located southwest from Paros. The calm cycladic landscape, with the scattered churches, the famous cave and the Enetic castle, is ideal for sightseeing. The variety of the coast, where golden sand beaches give way to small remote bays with blue-green waters, offers magical moments.
General Information
Antiparos and Paros are divided by a narrow channel.
The island is notable for its golden, sandy beaches and for its authentic natural beauty. The capital, Antiparos or Kastro, stands around the original nucleus of the medieval castle.
Antiparos is a small holiday paradise located southwest from Paros. The calm cycladic landscape, with the scattered churches, the famous cave and the Enetic castle, is ideal for sightseeing. The variety of the coast, where golden sand beaches give way to small remote bays with blue-green waters, offers magical moments.
General Information
Antiparos and Paros are divided by a narrow channel.
The island is notable for its golden, sandy beaches and for its authentic natural beauty. The capital, Antiparos or Kastro, stands around the original nucleus of the medieval castle.
Among the principal attractions of Antiparos is the famous cave of stalactites on Agios Ioannis hill. There is a chapel to St John of the Cave (Agios Ioannis Spiliotis) at the mouth of the cavern.
Every year, more and more visitors come to Antiparos, and as a result the hotels and limited number of rooms to rent have difficulty in meeting demand at peak periods.
All around Antiparos are scores of tiny islands, like guards posted out at sea, inhabited only by wild rabbits and pigeons.
Archaeologists have investigated two of these islets: Despotiko produced traces of tombs of the Early Cycladic period, and Saliangos has the ruins of a Neolithic setting.
Sightseeing
The cave of Antiparos is known since ancient years. It still has stalactites and stalagmites, but Russian soldiers cut many of them during the war 1700-1774 and kept them as souvenirs. Italian soldiers did the same thing during WWII. There are inscriptions in the cave and some of the names that can still be discerned –these include Bishop De Gabrie (1673) and Otto, king of Greece (1840).
Agios Georgios is worth a visit. It is a tiny village with pretty surroundings and great calm.
Every year, more and more visitors come to Antiparos, and as a result the hotels and limited number of rooms to rent have difficulty in meeting demand at peak periods.
All around Antiparos are scores of tiny islands, like guards posted out at sea, inhabited only by wild rabbits and pigeons.
Archaeologists have investigated two of these islets: Despotiko produced traces of tombs of the Early Cycladic period, and Saliangos has the ruins of a Neolithic setting.
Sightseeing
The cave of Antiparos is known since ancient years. It still has stalactites and stalagmites, but Russian soldiers cut many of them during the war 1700-1774 and kept them as souvenirs. Italian soldiers did the same thing during WWII. There are inscriptions in the cave and some of the names that can still be discerned –these include Bishop De Gabrie (1673) and Otto, king of Greece (1840).
Agios Georgios is worth a visit. It is a tiny village with pretty surroundings and great calm.
Beaches
Antiparos has a number of beaches with golden sand and blue-green water.
Useful Information
(Area 35 sq. km. Distance from Paros (Pounda) 1 nautical mile. Distance from Paros (Parikia) 4.5 nautical miles)
How to get there
By sea from Paros
Paros Port Authority: +30 22840 21240
Useful telephone numbers
Area Code: +30 22840
Commune Offices: 61570
Police: 61202
Port Authority: 61485, 61220
Health Center: 61219
http://www.antiparos-isl.com
How to get there
By sea from Paros
Paros Port Authority: +30 22840 21240
Useful telephone numbers
Area Code: +30 22840
Commune Offices: 61570
Police: 61202
Port Authority: 61485, 61220
Health Center: 61219
http://www.antiparos-isl.com
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