Naoussa's kitchen and the Paros coast
Paros is deliberately under-scheduled: mornings on foot or by bicycle around Naoussa's coves, long lunches, and one night up in Lefkes to walk the old marble-trading path down to Prodromos. It suits travellers who want one very good base rather than an island-hopping itinerary, and it avoids Santorini and Mykonos entirely.
- Length
- 6 days · 5 nights
- Months
- May – June, September – October
- Stops
- 3
The route on a map
1 · 4 nights
Naoussa, Paros
A working harbour with the Cyclades' most serious kitchen scene around it.
2 · 1 night
Lefkes, Paros
The old marble-route capital of the island, inland and cooler.
3 · A day here
Kolymbithres beach
Wind-sculpted granite coves a short drive from Naoussa.
Day by day
Day 1
Arrive Paros
Sleep · Naoussa
Ferry from Piraeus, roughly four hours by high-speed boat, or a short flight to Paros airport near Alyki.
Day 2
Coves and swimming
Sleep · Naoussa
Kolymbithres and Monastiri beach by boat taxi from Naoussa's harbour, dinner at a fish taverna on the old port.
Day 3
Marble-path walk
Sleep · Lefkes
The Byzantine road from Lefkes down through Prodromos, an old stone-paved trading route between marble villages.
Day 4
Return to the coast
Sleep · Naoussa
Drive back via Marpissa and Piso Livadi, an afternoon at the harbour beaches.
Day 5
Slow day
Sleep · Naoussa
Bicycle out to Santa Maria beach, an evening cooking class or wine tasting near Naoussa.
Day 6
Depart
Departure
Morning ferry to Piraeus.