Paros is the third largest island of the Cyclades, historically known for it’s white Parian marble. Situated west of Naxos, from which it is separated by a narrow strait of about 3 miles, while the distance from Piraeus is 95 nautical miles.
It has an area of 194.46 sq.kms and a coastline of 118,50 kms.
The local population of the island, according to the latest census, comes to 14,000 inhabitants,
and the number of annual visitors exceeds 200,000.