Antiparos island description and photos - Greece: Paros island (Topic)

Antiparos island description and photos - Greece: Paros island. Detailed information about the attraction. Description, photographs and a map showing the nearest significant objects. The name in English is Antiparos island.

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Antiparos is a small inhabited island in the southern part of the Aegean Sea in the center of the Cyclades archipelago. It is located directly opposite the island of Paros (the narrow strait is less than 2 km away) and has a ferry service to the port of Parikia.

In ancient times, the island was called "Oliaros", which (presumably from Phoenician) means "wooded mountain". This small picturesque island has an area of only 37-38 sq. km, and its main settlement is also called Antiparos. A small picturesque town built around an ancient Venetian fortress and has a traditional architecture for the Cycladic islands - typical snow-white buildings with doors and windows painted in blue, immersed in greenery and flowers.

In the center of the island is its main attraction - the famous Antiparos Cave, which is considered one of the most beautiful and mysterious caves in the world. This place has an interesting ancient history and has been used as a natural shelter since the Neolithic era, and today it fascinates travelers with its magnificent stalactites and stalagmites. Near the entrance to the cave is the Church of St. John Spiliotis.

Antiparos Island is surrounded by many uninhabited islets, which are of considerable historical and archaeological interest. The most famous among them is the island "Despotico" (west of Antiparos), where in recent years a number of archaeological excavations have been carried out, as a result of which burials of the Early Cycladic era were discovered, the foundations of an ancient sanctuary and other structures, ceramics and much more. And on the island of Salyagos, the ruins of a Neolithic settlement were discovered.

The island began to gain tourist popularity in the 1990s. It is famous for its magnificent golden sandy beaches, clear blue-green waters, unspoiled nature and the special atmosphere of the Cyclades. Today Antiparos is a very popular resort, both among Greeks and tourists from other European countries. Also recently, this heavenly place has been chosen by many world celebrities.

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