Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
( 22840 21231; admission €2; 8am-3pm Tue-Sun)
Tucked behind the Panagia Ekatonda-
pyliani, this museum offers a cool escape into the island's past. It harbours some marvel-
lous pieces, including a 5th-century Nike on the point of alighting, as well as a 6th-cen-
tury Gorgon also barely in touch with the surly earth. Some earlier examples of splendid
pottery include the
Fat Lady of Saliagos,
while a major exhibit is a fragment slab of the
4th-century
Parian Chronicle
, which lists the most outstanding artistic achievements of
ancient Greece. It was discovered in the 17th century. (Two other slabs ended up in the
Ashmolean Museum, in Oxford, England.)
Ancient Cemetery
RUIN
North along the waterfront is a fenced ancient cemetery dating from the 7th century BC.
It was excavated in 1983 to discover Roman graves, burial pots and sarcophagi, all now
floodlit at night.
Frankish Kastro
RUIN
Check out the outer walls of this fortress, built by the Venetian Duke Marco Sanudo of
Naxos in AD 1260. Built with the stones from ancient buildings that once stood on this
site, you can find remnants from the arc temple of Athena and an Ionic temple from the
5th century BC.
Tours
Santorineos Travel Services
SIGHTSEEING TOURS
( 22840 24245;
www.traveltoparos.gr
;
D Vasileou)
This company can book bus tours of
Paros (€35), boat trips to Mykonos and Delos (adult/child €45/23), to Santorini including
a bus tour of the island (adult/child €55/30), to Naxos (adult/child €10/5) and to Iraklio
and Koufonisia (adult/child €40/20).
Sleeping
22840 22220)
, located on the quay, has information on domatia; otherwise, owners meet
