Rewarding volunteering for the benefit of all The Board of Directors of the Friends of Paros in its meeting on March 6, 2019, after consulting all its members, has decided to award the annual distinction of our association to two major citizen initiatives: The Kapetaneïka and the Paros Festival. These two actions reflect an effort voluntarily undertaken by many community ... Continue reading
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Changing course towards sustainable tourism
So far, the majority of tourism stakeholders in Paros are accustomed to measuring tourism performance in terms of visitor numbers, ignoring other indicators. And yet tourism, due to its massification, is globally in a phase of unprecedented change and the motto is clear: “either we change or we sink”! The numbers themselves are revealing: according to UNWTO, global tourist ... Continue reading
The Sanctuary of Apollo, revived
2019 started very actively for Yannos Kourayos and the team of Despotiko. At the beginning of January, the excavator presented the progress of the excavations and the restoration program at the International Conference of the American Institute of Archeology in San Diego, CA. The lecture - coauthored by Kourayos’ closest associate, Ilia Daifa, the architect William Orestidis ... Continue reading
Presentation of the monasteries
In the fifth and last chapter we continue, dear reader, with the presentation of the monasteries of our beloved island. After the monastic sites near Parikia, Naoussa and Lefkes come those those of Marmara and Aggeria. We recall that the first chapter concerned the symbols and traditions of Orthodoxy and the second chapter the presentation of monastic life. These five chapters ... Continue reading
Antique Paros by Patricia
Comme déjà évoqué dans le Bulletin, Paros attire de nouveaux entrepreneurs, parfois venus de l'étranger. Les Amis de Paros considèrent que c'est une chose positive pour l'île qui attire ainsi de nouveaux talents. C'est le cas de Patricia Rikh, venue de Suisse, mais de nationalité italienne et suisse, qui après bien d'autres, a décidé en 2017 de vivre de manière définitive sur ... Continue reading
New restaurant in Parikia
Q: Can you introduce yourself? Where are you from? What are your links with Paros? After several years spent in France, I am particularly happy to return to Greece, my birthplace where I lived all my childhood. My dream of being Chef de Cuisine, was clearly defined in my head, from the age of 15 years. That's why at age 17 I joined a hotel school in France, and then I quickly ... Continue reading
Ημερολόγιο | Calendar | Calendrier
04/05/2019, 17:00 Visite des sites archéologiques à Parikia, en compagnie de l'archéologue, Yannos Kourayos, rendez-vous devant le restaurent Albatros Επίσκεψη αρχαιολογικών χώρων της Παροικίας με ξενάγηση από τον αρχαιολόγο Γιάννο Κουράγιο.Εκκίνηση μπροστά από το εστιατόριο Άλμπατρος στην Παροικιά Visit to the archaeological sites of Paroikia with a tour by the archaeologist ... Continue reading
Paros and Sustainable Development
The following text is an initiative of the "Friends of Paros» members and is being published to stimulate debate on the occasion of the forthcoming conferences on the sustainable development of Paros. There was a lot of publicity recently about the growing number of visitors arriving in Paros by air, as well as by boat. We were also pleased to read the Mayor’s comment ... Continue reading
Changing course towards sustainable tourism
Français | Ελληνικά So far, the majority of tourism stakeholders in Paros are accustomed to measuring tourism performance in terms of visitor numbers, ignoring other indicators. And yet tourism, due to its massification, is globally in a phase of unprecedented change and the motto is clear: "either we change or we sink"! The numbers themselves are revealing: according to ... Continue reading
Alternative Tourism in Marathi
Français | Ελληνικά Two highly promising young architects graduates of the Vienna Technical University, Cristina Vlascici and Vadim Ghiorghiu, share with us their highly interesting thesis «Vision for Alternative Tourism in Paros, Antiparos and Despotiko» proposing the creation of the "marble route" and the promotion of Marathi ancient quarries. In the recent decade, ... Continue reading
Potatoes with tomato and eggs
1 kilogram of potatoes 2-3 medium onions 1 clove of garlic 1/2 cup of olive oil 1 cup of tomato juice 4-5 eggs salt, pepper and thyme Peel the potatoes and onions and cut them into slices. In a deep frying pan, heat the oil at low temperature, pour the onions and garlic and turn over several times. After approximately ten minutes, we add the potatoes. Turn them ... Continue reading
From Münster in Lefkes
Christian Ronig is a journalist and musician from Münster, Germany. He lives in Lefkes in Paros and he modifies classic Greek songs, old rebetika, folk songs, traditional songs, jazz and ethnic rhythms with lyrics in English and German and has participated in many concerts in Greece and abroad. His first album titled "Greece is mine" was released by Violins ... Continue reading