Paros Greece Marble

Paros owns a unique cultural deposit the famous ancient quarries in marathi.

Paros greece marble. A valuable trading product the marble of paros brought prosperity to the island and also challenged many greek city states to conquer it. Parian marble became the premier material sought after by sculptors across the aegean and mainland greece. Today abandoned marble quarries and mines can be found on the island but paros is primarily known as a popular tourist spot. Paros ultimately prevailed however at least in the race for marble supremacy as its white homogeneous marble was of superior quality and easy to carve.

A glimpse of white in the deep blue of the aegean is the main vestige of the long civilization that influenced the culture of paros. Historically paros was known for its fine white marble which gave rise to the term parian to describe marble or china of similar qualities. Five thousands years ago the island of paros started to be inhabited remaining vigorous over the centuries. The parian marble was much preferred by the renowned greek sculptors largely due to its transparency and fine.

Amazing beach hike in paros. In the capital city of parikia make sure to pay your respects at the byzantine church of 100 doors panagia ekatontapillani and visit the seaside ruins of a medieval castle built from the marble remains of an ancient temple. Unrivalled natural beauty beaches with crystal clear waters unrivalled byzantine footpaths connecting traditional villages and breathtaking landscapes make paros located at the heart of the cyclades one of the best loved holiday destinations in greece. Par is a greek chronology covering the years from 1582 bc to 299 bc inscribed on a stele found on the island of paros in two sections and sold in smyrna in the early 17th century to an agent for thomas howard earl of arundel this inscription was deciphered by john selden and published among the arundel marbles.

From there local craftsmen provided the parian marble to the rest of the ancient world. An interior road from lefkes and marpissa that passes by the side of a mountain ultimately leads to the renowned marble quarries of marathi in paros this is the place where one of the finest varieties of marble is found. The parian chronicle or parian marble latin. 59 78 75 00 per adult.

Paros with its dramatic landscape and fertile plains embodies all that is associated with the greek islands. Shining like a star from the glittering shadows of the whitish marble paros is an island whose mysterious shine is rehabilitated from the passage of time. Lazy dash 7 days of relaxed sailing in the cyclades. Tour the ancient marble quarries of paros greece.

Marathi paros marathi marble quarries cyclades. Parikia the capital of paros is a beautiful cycladic village with whitewashed cubic houses and impressive neoclassical mansions. Paros the white marble island. Composed mainly of marble the island rises out of the central aegean to it s peak at 771 meters above sea level.

In ancient greece the city state of paros was located on the island.