why paros?
a little gem in the middle of the aegean sea
There are a more than thousand islands in Greece and the mainland also have very nice spots to offer. Why should you choose Paros island to buy a summer home or start a new life? We have collected the pros and contras for you.
Advantages:
- Paros have a very mild climate, you
can swim in the sea from beginning of May until end
of October so for basically half a year.
- A light breeze is constantly blowing that can be
very pleasant on hot summer days.
- Paros is very easily accessible by aeroplane or
by ship throughout Athens or Thessalonica even in
the winter.
- The transportation is highly developed in Paros
having 6 bus routes plus a city line in Parikia.
- Paros is a typical Greek-Cycladic island, and making
great effort to preserve its unique style.
- The island has a very international community with
a high number of artists that find the nature and
the architecture very inspiring.
- Paros is not a holiday island on the first place,
you won’t get hordes of tourists here.
- You will find it’s peaceful and quiet here,
but if you are after some buzz Parikia and Naoussa
are two cities with great nightlife.
- The water, the air is clear and you can only get
healthy food: plenty of sea food, home made yoghurt,
wild greens. It’s a perfect place to rejuvenate.
- Paros is safe. You can leave your car open, put
the key under the door mat and leave the kids to bicycle
freely.
- Greeks speak languages on the island - English,
French and German – but you will realise that
learning a bit of Greek is good fun and will help
getting by with the locals.
- Paros offers wide choice of housing for every need.
Disadvantages:
- The wind can be very strong especially
in the wintertime.
- Lack of water. You have to water your garden and/or
plant hardy trees that survive the drought, because
there is very little rain in Paros and that usually
falls from November until end of March.
- The public sector can be very burocratic (but where
is it not?).
