Paros, Points of interest
Paros is the 3The largest island of the Cyclades and was named by the drift Paros, leader of the tribe of Arcadians, who had occupied the island. inhabited the 5or th. B.C. while the first colonies dating 3or th. B.C. When Cycladic era (3200-2000 B.C.) the first outbreaks were created around the Castle of Parikia, Drios, Pyrgaki, in Glyfa, Aliki and Kolimpithres Naoussa. In the Mycenaean era (1200-1000 B.C.) existed in Koukounaries of Naoussa, fortified Acropolis.
Archaic period (7th– 6th B.C.) the island enjoyed its greatest economic boom. Cause of this edge was the mining of the famous Parian marble, «garnet», from which constructed the temples of ancient Greece and most sculptures of that time. the 3The century. B.C. The Parian craftsmen build Delos. Milos, also at that time, procured and this Parian marble, from which it was made and "Aphrodite of Milos» (150-50 A.D.). Today the statue, height 2.02 m, located in the Louvre in Paris and the Museum of Milos exhibited replica.
The Venus de Milo
Great Parian sculptors was Aristion, Agorakritos and Scopas.
archaeological Museum
ARCHAEOLOGICAL MUSEUM PAROU
The Paros Archaeological Museum houses finds from excavations of Paros and Antiparos, As the "Embossed Archilochus» (lyric poet who lived in the island 510 B.C.) and "Victory of Paros» (5th c.). Behind the Museum houses the mosaic floors found the houses of the ancient city. Inside the museum works of sculpture and pottery workshop.
ANCIENT CEMETERY
Located very near the harbor and was the official Cemetery the ancient city. They have been gang warriors graves, from the geometric to Roman times and marble sarcophagi.
There is another ancient cemetery in Parikia, behind the Archaeological Museum, which has been found, an archaic funerary monument, many marble tombs and sarcophagi.
Ancient Monuments
Near Archaeological Museum of Paros, It has been open "Sanctuary Demetra and Kore», with many ancient sculptures, maybe "Thesmophorion», In Agia Anna area there are ruins of the "Sanctuary of Pythian Apollo" and "Sanctuary of Asklepios"Or"Asklipio Paros». From the Sanctuary of Apollo only the foundations. From the Sanctuary of Asklepios (4th century. B.C.) ruins of a building that had an altar in the center, 2 Ms semicircular platforms 2 marble tanks. From the Sanctuary of Asklepios come and "Kouros"Or"Apollon Paros», located at the Louvre Museum and many marble votive. The statue was found 1901 during excavations of Asklepios on Paros in the northwest corner of the Sanctuary, It is made of Parian marble and has a height 1.035 m.
Also from the excavations here 2000 They discovered a fragment of a marble block archaic period on which there, on the front, form Apollo, sitting in the side view of the block, the form of Artemis, upright.
Kouros
At the top of the port hill, facing Delos, has found the "Delion Sanctuary of Apollo" and "Sanctuary of Artemis» (5th B.C.). Within the sanctuary there is a cult "Statue of Artemis» (490-480 B.C.), height 3,10m. In place Aries, opposite the port of Parikia, are the remains of a large vaulted building, Late season. You will see embedded in bedrock, height 6 m. To the west of Paros is an uninhabited island, the overbearing which has been found, including, the "Sanctuary of Apollo».
castles
- Venetian Castle Parikia, It was built in 1260 by the Venetian Duke of Naxos. The Castle is an important medieval fortification, because of the imposing height. The eastern part of the Castle, together with the Tower, well maintained. The western part has completely fallen and there. The Tower of the Castle there is a marble Dome (4th century. B.C.) devoted to the "goddess Hestia".
- Castle of Naoussa or "Castelli», located in the port of Naoussa. Preserved part of the medieval sea wall (a sufficient height and thickness) which contacts the breakwater medieval port. This castle is a sophisticated form of fortification for firearms.
- Castle Kefalos, on the hill of St. Anthony, Marpissa
- Round Tower, (3th century. B.C.) in Palaiopyrgos position in Ambelas.
Byzantine churches
- Temple Katapoliani or Hundred Parikia. It is one of the most important early Christian monuments in Greece (4th B.C. c.).
The Katapoliani name means "Katapola" ie. "In the city", rather pointing to the ancient city that was the site of today Parikia. The Ekatontapyliani means "ekatontapylos", where according to tradition (the same is said for the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul), there are 99 apparent doors and a closed, which will be revealed when the Greeks take back City. Founders of the church was St. Helena and her son St. Kon / nos. It is the work of Ignatius, student of the master builder of St. Sophia, Anthemios, based on almost the same pattern. The church is founded on the ruins of an ancient gymnasium, as evidenced by the mosaic floors with representations of the labors of Hercules, found during the restoration of the church and is now exhibited in the Archaeological Museum atrium. The original church, which was destroyed by a large part of (perhaps by fire) Justinian rebuilt the 6The century.
TEMPLE KATAPOLIANIS
The building Ekatontapiliani includes the main temple, the precinct, cells and the cross Baptistery. The church is Byzantine type, cross with colonnades and loft. He's got 6 chapels dedicated to St.. Nikolaos( perhaps the original church built by St. Helena), to St.. Anargyrous, Ag. Philip, in St.. Theodosia, Ag. Demetrius and the patron saint of Parikia, Blessed Theoktisti (as here lived and died). In the sanctuary there is a housing, ie marble crowning the altar, which is based on 4 pillars of the classical period with Corinthian capitals and synthronon, small amphitheater in the depth of the niche. The cross Baptistery (4th century. A.D.) It is the best preserved throughout the Orthodox East. The precinct of the temple has a height 8,5 m. and a circumference of about 252 m. and dating from the Frankish.
TEMPLE KATAPOLIANIS
Temple Katapoliani, celebrated on 15 August, where after the procession of the Holy Icon is a great feast on the beach of Parikia.
- three Churches, in the homonym place on the island, the road to Naoussa. There are the ruins of the temple type Christian basilica (6th -7th century. A.D.).
USEFUL ADDRESSES
Municipality Paros, tel. : +302284360100, +302284060105
Paros police department, tel. : +302284023333
Port Parikia, tel. : +302284021240
Health Center, tel. : +302284360000
Archaeological Museum, tel. : +302284021231
temple Hundred, tel. : +302284021243
