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8 Day itinerary in Greece, Europe

Paros Relax & Discover

Experience the simplicity and beauty that shines on the island of Paros with friendly locals, beautiful traditional villages and endless sandy beaches. Embark on this amazing 8-day trip starting in Athens and enjoy lots of activities for all seasons waiting for you to relax and have fun, such as kay... Read More

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Overview

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Recommended Age

Everyone

Operated in

English

GUIDANCE

On Some Day Trips

starting point

Athens

trip type

Private

trip attributes

Cycling

Kayaking

Hiking

Visit markets

Meet local people

Outdoors & Nature

Adventure

Start/End

Night

Highlights

1

Visit the center of Athens, its historic districts and the ruins, before tasting Greek dishes

2

Take a kayak tour through beautiful places with crystal clear waters, near the Parian coast

3

Learn Greek cuisine, and the cuisine of Paros, with your local cook

4

Cycle on the gravel roads of the north and east coast, passing by cliffs and seaside beaches

Itinerary

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Day 1

place Arrival in Athens

Arrival at the thousand-year-old capital known all over the world and transfer to Athens. Badly named because of the pollution, since the Olympic Games of 2004, the city has been developed, the historic center with its pedestrian streets has regained its tranquility and its charm all the more while walking near the ruins and the temples. The night in Athens is full of light and beauty, contrast between modernity and history in harmony, the regions of Plaka, Aghia Eirini and Psiri await you.

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 2

place Athens old town tour & tasting and transfer to Paros

In the morning, your local guide will take you on a tour of the center of Athens, its historic districts, the ruins and also the shops where you will taste Greek dishes. The tour takes place between the districts of Plaka, Monastiraki and the central market. Free time for lunch and walk in Plaka under the Acropolis Athens-Paros, 5 hours crossing Transfer in the afternoon to embark for Paros, one of the most typical Cycladic islands with its architecture with white houses like small cubes and blue windows. Arrive in the evening in Paros and transfer to your hotel

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 3

place Kayak Tour in Paros

Half-day dedicated to a kayak tour to the coves and semi-private beaches. Your local guide will take you through beautiful places with crystal clear waters, near the Parian coast. We stop for our first fruit snack and swim break, continue exploring sea caves, small coves and interesting rock formations to our final destination. There we enjoy a well-deserved lunch break that includes fresh local produce. During both stops, you'll have plenty of time to swim, snorkel, sunbathe, and explore the surroundings where there are usually small deserted Cycladic chapels or cliffs. Once the lunch stop is over, we return to end an adventurous day spent in the open air (a total of 8 to 12 km round trip) (itinerary may change depending on the weather) Free afternoon to discover Paros, its small port of Pisso Livadi, Parikia its main lively port.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 4

place Small catamaran cruise

Our sailing trip from Paros departs from Piso Livadi daily and takes you sailing for a full day on an exclusive itinerary around the small Cycladic island complex, weather permitting. Leaving Paros, we head to Irakleia Island, where a stop at a secluded cove will allow you to snorkel around a wrecked WWII plane. Schoinousa or Koufonissia are planned for our next stop, where after a swim in the turquoise waters, you will be served a lunch prepared by our crew. Later in the afternoon a short swimming stop off Naxos (southern coasts), where our last stop is. As an alternative route, when the winds make the crossing to Naxos difficult, we head west to the sheltered coasts of Antiparos and Despotiko, which are hidden gems around the Cyclades waiting to be explored. Our return is scheduled between 7:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m., because sometimes the weather dictates the speed and course. End of free day, a detour in the small port of Naoussa will remain in your memory, with its small alleys of alley, its bougainvilleas, and its taverns on the beaches, one of the prettiest ports of Paros.

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 5

place Greek cuisine day

Small day dedicated to learning Greek cuisine, and the cuisine of Paros, with our local cook. Greek cuisine is considered to be one of the most famous and healthiest in the world, based on olive oil, your cook will make you taste the different dishes, which you will prepare together. Meze, Kefte, with different vegetables, tzatziki, saganaki cheese, with good Parian wine.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 6

place Discovery nature hike, wild herbs and local wines

Starting from the emblematic beach of Santa Maria, we cycle on the gravel roads of the north and east coast, passing by cliffs and seaside beaches (the possibilities for swimming are numerous!) And through small villages, until Prodromos, where we stop for a tasty lunch in the garden with local dishes. The traditional village is the starting point of the so-called ``Byzantine route'' to Lefkes, the best-known hiking route of Paros, which is said to have been built in Byzantine (medieval) times as part of a central road crossing the whole island, connecting Parikia to the ancient capital Lefkes and PisoLivadi. This is a route of around an hour and a half in the unspoiled Parian countryside with a few gentle climbs, pleasant and accessible to all. The day ends with a visit to the traditional mountain village of Lefkes, with its rich Cycladic character, with some neoclassical brushstrokes: shaded vaulted passages and a chaotic play of the white cubes of the houses.

Guide: Included for the day

Meals: Breakfast, Lunch

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 7

place Free Day in Paros

Free day, to discover the island, its dozens of landscaped, wild, sandy or pebble beaches, but also not to miss the famous small island of AntiParos, located 5 minutes by ferry from the port of Pounta in Paros. Antiparos, and its charming little port, has a small road that circles the island on almost deserted beaches. Also, not to be missed is the very impressive cave which was, in the Middle Ages, a place for pirates and their treasures.

Meals: Breakfast

Accommodation:

  • Mid-Range Accommodation: 3* Hotel
Day 8

place Last day in Paros and return to Athens

Today is your last day in Paros. Departure early in the morning to go to Athens and take your flight in the evening.

Meals: Breakfast

What’s Included

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  • 3* Hotel

Meals expand_less

  • Breakfast (7)
  • Lunch (2)

Transport expand_less

  • Arrivals and departures transfers in Athens and Paros
  • Ferry boat crossings Piree-Paros and Paros-Piree

Activities expand_less

  • Guided half day old town tour and tasting in Athens
  • Guided half day Kayak tour
  • 1 day in Catamaran with meal on board
  • Cooking class
  • Half day hiking and biking with lunch

About Charles

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