The survey was carried out between June and October 2013. A total of 240 questionnaires were completed by visitors. The initial analysis of data obtained confirms the findings of the 2012 survey and provides some indications of possible trends. TOURISM SURVEY 2013 – SUMMARY OF RESULTS For a second year in a row the Friends […]
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Ερευνα Τουρισμού 2013 – Ερωτηματολόγιο / Tourism Survey 2013 – Questionnaire
Δείτε το ερωτηματολόγιο της έρευνας ΕΔΩ. See the questions the visitors were asked HERE.
Invitation to contribute to BULLETIN 8
Any suggestions or articles of relevance to the aims and activities of the FoP are welcome (by 08.11.2013 to haris.martinos@gmail.com). Articles should be in Greek, English or French and up to 500 words in length.
The Autumn Event of FoP
On Sunday 27 October at 18:30 the FoP organised at Niraias Hall a talk by the child psychiatrist – psychoanalyst G. Papanicolaou. The event was very well attended and the talk was followed by a lively Q&A session. The event closed with jazz music by the Leto Voyantzoglou trio and food by the Women of […]
Promoting alternative forms of tourism
Paros has many assets which, if promoted, could attract tourists seeking more than sun and sand and considerably extend its tourist season. Significant cultural activities are already part of Paros life, usually organised by community based societies. Parians as well as “new Parians”, i.e foreigners who have chosen to make Paros their home for all […]
The Marpissa Festival through the Eyes of the Volunteers
“Routes in Marpissa” is an annual three-day festival that took place for the first time in August 2010 in the Parian village of Marpissa. It is a cultural festival with the central idea of creating trails and highlighting points of interest in this traditional village on its architecture, folklore, music and the visual environment. It […]
A New Cycladic Civilisation
On the occasion of the recent meeting of musical wind instruments in Paros, the wellknown Parian intellectual Christos Georgoussis, has offered some observations on cultural trends in the island. The associations that appeared after 1974 and, in particular, Archilohos have been anxious to revive the interest in music so that it is a pillar of […]
Annual Event of FoP on 12.08.2013 at Paros Park
This year’s event took place on Monday 12 August at the Paros Park (Ai Yannis Detis Monastery) with over 250 participants. The organisers of the Marpissa Festival were awarded this year’s distinction, followed by a concert by Ilias Liougos, with the participation of Vassilis Rakopoulos. Afterwards, participants enjoyed dinner with local specialities at the Monastery […]
Meeting with the Mayor of Paros – 29.08.2013
Like every summer, representatives of the FoP met on 29 August 2013 with the Mayor of Paros, Mr Vlachoyannis, and discussed major current issues, such as the progress of the new airport and its prospects, development and environment (including potential threats from large scale developments that could be allowed under new legislation and big projects, […]
Γενική Συνέλευση 2013 / General Assembly 2013
The General Assembly of FoP took place on 24.8.2013 at Moraitis Winery in Naoussa. Stathis Dalamangas presented the annual administrative and financial report for 2012-2013. Several proposals were put forward for the work plan of 2013-2014 including: to organise events in Paros on 27.10.13 with G. Papanicolaou as speaker and in Brussels in the winter […]
Editorial – Bulletin No. 7 Summer 2013
Dear Friends After celebrating 10 years of continuous work for the preservation of the Cycladic character of Paros and the balanced and sustainable development of the island the FoP are getting on with practical initiatives. Last year we carried out a pioneering Tourism Survey and co-organised the first “Artistic Journey in Paros” (open studios event). […]
Voluntary Initiatives and their Contribution
A sound tradition Voluntary activities are well established in Paros and widely recognised. The FoP awarded distinctions to several local organisations during their annual event in August 2009. Many of these provide community services on their own or complement the services of the statutory authorities, as amply demonstrated during the crisis by the solidarity activities […]
Tourism Survey 2012
Τhe Friends of Paros, in an effort to contribute to the development of quality tourism and the lengthening of the tourist period conducted from June to September 2012 a survey in order to establish the characteristics, preferences and expectations of visitors to Paros and what will attract them to visit again in both the high […]
Environmental Observatory of Paros
The Friends of Paros, working jointly with other local associations, have developed an online tool that allows anyone who lives or visits Paros to report developments with a positive or negative impact on the natural and built environment and character of the island. Reports (text, photos, videos, etc) can be submitted to the site of […]
Aerial view of the new airport
Ελληνικά The FoP have seen this plan of the new airport superimposed on an aerial photograph. A comparison with the old airport (shown on the top right corner) shows cλearly the enormous size of the new airport. At 1,400 meters the new runway (shown in red outline) will allow small jets and turbo-prop planes with […]
Trails at the Quarries of Paros
Α Proposal for the Ancient Quarries “Trails at the Quarries of Paros” is a design proposal by Marousso Marinopoulou for the area of the Ancient Quarries of Paros, based on her diploma thesis at the School of Architecture, Athens Polytechnic. The main characteristic of the area is the coexistence of different historical periods. So the […]
Manos Caparis, 1935-2012
A tribute to Manos Caparis, an active and popular member of FoP, who died on 10 December 2012. EMMANUEL CAPARIS Died – Monday 10th December 2012, Buried on Wednesday 12th December 2012 at 3pm in Zographou Cemetery, Athens Emmanuel Caparis, known as Manos, was born in 1935 in Alexandria, Egypt, of Greek parents. His grandfather […]
Paros Tourism Survey: Presentation of Results to Tourism Committee (1.3.2013)
The results of the tourism survey that was carried out by the FoP in 2012 were presented at a meeting of the Municipal Tourism Committee on 1.3.2013 and were extensively discussed. The members of the committee thanked the FoP for their contribution and promised their full support so that the survey can be repeated every […]
Παρουσίαση της έρευνας στην Τουριστική Επιτροπή / Presentation of survey results to Tourism Committee
download powerpoint Η παρουσίαση των αποτελεσμάτων της έρευνας στην Τουριστική Επιτροπή από τον συντονιστή της έρευνας Χάρη Μαρτίνο (1.3.2013). The presentation of the results of the tourism survey to the Municipal Tourism Committee by the coordinator of the project, Haris Martinos, on 1.3.2013.
“Artistic Journey in Paros” from 7 to 15 July 2012 / “Καλλιτεχνικό Οδοιπορικό στην Πάρο” από 7 μέχρι 15 Ιουλίου 2012
A new initiative involving local artists opening their studios to visitors has been organised with KDEPAP. This “open studio” type initiative took place from 7 to 15 July 2012. See brochure with the full programme of this initiative. Μία καινοτομία που οι ΦτΠ οργάνωσαν μαζύ με την ΚΔΕΠΑΠ από 7 μέχρι 15 Ιουλίου είναι […]