Bus Tours
- PAROS PANORAMA
Tour Elements:
Arrival/Depar. - Rundown of Tour Duration
- 00:00 Depart from pier on foot, arrival at Parikia town
- 00:30 Visit of Ekatontapyliani church 30m
- 00:30 00:50 Visit of Kastro, market of Parikia 20m
- 00:50 01:10 Free time in Parikia 20m free time
- 01:10 01:40 Panoramic tour of the island 30m drive
- 01:40 02:10 Arrive at Lefkes Village 30m visit
- 02:10 02:30 Depart from Lefkes to Naoussa 20m drive
- 02:30 03:10 Arrive at Naoussa Village 40m visit
- 03:30 Depart Naoussa back to Parikia pier 20m
- Return to Parikia
We walk from the port directly to the beautiful Parikia town, the capital of the island, where you will visit the famous Church of Ekatontapyliani (Our Lady of a Hundred Doors). This church is the holy place of Paros and is linked to the history and myths of Byzantium. Tradition and history state that the church began life in the reign of Constantine the Great (280-337 A.D.) or Justinian (527-565). Before you leave Parikia you will have some free time to walk around the picturesque streets of Parikia with its numerous little shops. To continue your tour you will board your coach and while having a panoramic tour of the island on the way, you will procced to the traditional village of Lefkes, a beautiful village built in an amphitheatrical style, up the main mountain with wonderful vistas all around. The town hall is especially nice built with the famous Marble of Paros. Once you depart Lefkes village you will go to the port of Naoussa, the most cosmopolitan village of the island. You will visit the venetian castle, the town of the village with the narrow streets, and the restaurants - ouzeri with the Greek specialties.
Equipment used: best available air conditioned 48seater motor coaches
- PAROS HIGHLIGHTS
Tour Elements:
Arrival/Depart - Stop Time
- 00:00 Depart from Parikia
- 00:30 Arrive at Lefkes Village 30m drive
- 00:30 01:00 Visit Lefkes Village 30m visit
- 01:30 01:30 Drive to Moraitis Winery 30m drive
- 01:40 02:30 Visit Moraitis Winery – Wine tasting 50m visit
- 02:40 03:30 Visit Naoussa Village 50m free time
- 04:00 04:30 Arrive at Parikia – Visit of Ekatontapyliani Church 30m visit
Tour Description:
You board your air-conditioned coach for a panoramic drive to the to the traditional village of Lefkes, a beautiful village built in an amphitheatrical style, up the main mountain with wonderful vistas all around. The town hall is especially nice being built with the famous Marble of Paros. Your next stop will be the traditional Moraitis Winery, located close to the beautiful picturesque fishing village of Naoussa, in the northern part of Paros. You can roam around the vineyards, take a tour around the production areas where you may see old objects of the wine making art as well as visit the old winery basement where the famous red wines of Moraitis are still aged. You will finally have the chance to taste its wines together with some Greek snacks. You will then continue to the close by village of Naoussa, considered to be one of the prettiest in Cyclades, which despite the development of tourism has managed to keep its authenticity, its character and its charm, with its whitewashed and flowered little houses and its tiny whitewashed churches and chapels, surrounded by labyrinth-like narrow, stone-paved streets. Your last stop will be in Parikia town, the famous Church of Ekatontapyliani (Our lady of a Hundred Doors). This church is the holy place of Paros and is linked to the history and myths of Byzantium. Tradition and history state that the church began life in the reign of Constantine the Great (280 - 337 A.D.) or Justinian (527 - 565). After its restoration in 1959, this church, the brightest jewel in the crown of Orthodoxy in the Aegean, became the third most important Christian building in Greece, after the Panayia Akheiropoietos and St. Demetrios in Thessaloniki.