![]() Ephessus is on a quieter edge of the Parikia waterfront, with a large outdoor dining area with tables right at the water’s edge. We had dinner at Ephessus, which specialises in the cuisine of Asia Minor. Luckily, in Greece nothing much happens before midnight, even on a Monday. ![]() We didn’t get out for dinner until after 9pm. Her B&B is a ten-minute walk from the waterfront, and is one of only a handful of buildings in the area. At the one-room airport, we were surprised to be greeted by our host, Nikki, who very kindly picked us up and drove us into town, detouring through the Parikia waterfront to give us a quick lay of the land. The flight took twenty minutes, rather than the 4-5 hours it would take on the ferry, which was also likely to be very rocky and delayed many hours due to high summer winds. I’d normally opt for a train or a ferry over a flight, but in this case the benefits of flying far outweighed the slower, turbulent and unpredictable ferries. We flew from Athens to Paros with Aegean Air, which was only a little more expensive than the ferry. We stayed in Parikia, Paros’ pretty port capital, and used the local bus and a hire car to get around the island. I couldn’t quite believe how perfect the island was for us, and I was very sad to leave on our last day (even though our next stop, Sifnos, was also very beautiful and even quieter). Paros has multiple daily ferry arrivals and an airport with direct flight from Athens, and it’s well set up for tourists – but it never feels like a zoo. It would be an exaggeration to claim that Paros or any of the islands in the Cyclades are “untouched” or “off the beaten track.” There are a handful of islands left in all of Greece which could claim this, because there are no permanent settlements, and visiting is difficult. Read more: Paros Travel Guide Lefkes, Paros During our two-week trip to Greece this summer, Paros was our first stop in the Greek islands after attending a wedding on the mainland in Chalkida. This idyllic island in the Greek Cyclades is getting more popular with every year, but has avoided the pitfalls of mass tourism that has wreaked havoc on other islands in the Cyclades like Santorini and Mykonos. With traditional, white-washed Cycladic villages straight out of central casting, dozens of pretty beaches and a handful of ancient ruins, it’s a miracle that Paros isn’t already overrun with tourists.
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