Visitors to Paros who participated in FoP's tourism survey in 2012 were invited to enter a draw for a free holiday in Paros in 2013. The winners were Ms Loida Karatza and Mr Giorgos Laganis. Free accommodation has kindly been offered by "MARGARITA'S STUDIOS" and free tickets by Blue Star Ferries. There will be a new draw for those who participate in the new survey in the summer ... Continue reading
Issue 07 - Summer 2013
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). Their success was ... Continue reading
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 and low season. The analysis of the data obtained ... Continue reading
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 the observatory ... Continue reading
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 idea is to animate, highlight and ... Continue reading
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 emigrated from Greece and exported Paros ... Continue reading
“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 το "Καλλιτεχνικό Οδοιπορικό στην Πάρο" ... Continue reading
Tourism Survey: Findings and Conclusions / Έρευνα Τουρισμού: Αποτελέσματα και Συμπεράσματα
Report on the main findings and preliminary conclusions of the 2012 survey Έκθεση με την περίληψη των αποτελεσμάτων και τα προκαταρκτικά συμπεράσματα της έρευνας ... Continue reading
Paros Tourism Survey: Findings and Conclusions
The results of the tourism survey that was carried out by the FoP are now available and show that the development of the tourism in Paros can rely on the preponderance of discerning visitors and that there is considerable scope for lengthening the tourist season. They vindicate the aspirations of the FoP and “Paros 2020” which has argued that the island’s income from tourism ... Continue reading
Έρευνα Τουρισμού: Στόχοι και Μεθοδολογία / Tourism Study: Aims and Methodology
Επιστολή των ΦτΠ προς την Επιτροπή Τουρισμού του Δήμου Πάρου με τους στόχους, μεθοδολογία, χρονοδιάγραμμα και πόρους γιά την προτεινόμενη έρευνα. Letter of the FoP to the Tourism Committee of the Municipality of Paros setting out the aims, methodology, timetable and resources of the proposed survey. The letter is available only in Greek. ... Continue reading