One of the most important Byzantine monuments in Greece. It is located on the edge of the old city and according to one tradition it got its name because it was outside the city (Katapola), and according to another, because it had "a hundred gates". The church was restored in 1962 by Professor
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Kolymbithres beach is one of the most famous beaches of Paros. It is located west of Naoussa and its name is due to the fact that it resembles a swimming pool. The rocks that surround it are impressive, since the wave has turned them into strange sculptures. The visitor can get there either by the
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The Monastery of the Transfiguration of Christ (or Christ in the Forest) and Agios Arsenios is located 6 km southwest of Parikia. It is a 17th-century female convent. The monastic complex was the estate of the Mavrogenis family until 1793, which was then dedicated to the municipal church of Panagia
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In the bay of Naoussa, the Koukounaries stand out, a rocky citadel, which was probably inhabited by a refugee population during the last Mycenaean period and was destroyed by an earthquake. The cyclopean fortification served mainly as a support for the multi-storey building, which was located on the
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(Parikia of Paros tel. 22840 21231) In 1960, a large hall was built in connection with the Gymnasium to house the antiquities that until then were kept in the cells of Katapoliani. At the end of the 1960s the second hall was built and in 1995 the construction of the extension of the Museum began.
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West of Marpissa on the mountain mass, is the monastery of Agios Georgios Lagadas, from the 16th century. It is the monastery where the patron saint of the island, Saint Arsenios, used to practice asceticism. The monastery, which experienced periods of prosperity, was abandoned in the 1950s. The
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