INSTITUTIONS
Spicen-up your holidays with visits to various museums - also to churches & monasteries found in every corner of the island. For artists, art students and art admirers, there is a variety of sites, lessons & art activities thoughout the year. Check out local cultural clubs' events.
• Study Abroad Schools
Workshops, seminars and full semester abroad for international students.
• Churches & Monasteries
The Church of A Hundred Doors (Ekatontapiliani), monasteries directory
• Exhibition & Workshops Spaces
Galleries & art centers to exhibit and buy art; yoga & dance halls rentals.
• Library
Municipal library collections include books on Paros & the Cyclades.
• Museums
A variety of historic, archaeological, folklore & art museums.
• Art & Culture Associations
Associations of artists that live & work in Paros and cultural groups.
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HANDICRAFT
Pottery and weaving are the main traditional handicrafts.
The flow of visitors keen to bring back home a reminder
of their holidays or a gift, has given a new breath to
these crafts.
• Ceramics & Pottery
Cycladic aesthetic pottery produced on the islands.
• Furniture
Antique rennovation and old-fashion style furniture makers.
MEDIA
Paros has its own English language magazine "Paros Life & Naxos Life", published monthly for the international community living in Paros, Naxos, Amorgos, Antiparos & the Minor Cyclades and for frequent visitors and homeowners from abroad.
• ParosLife & NaxosLife Magazine
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ART
Paros has been an artists' favorite since antiquity, thanks to its marble. Presently, there is a big group of international artists that live, work & exhibit in Paros.
• Painters
Probably the most numerous art group on the island.
• Sculptors
Sculptors working on marble & other material.
• Writers & Poets
Writers & poets that live or visit the island frequently.
• Dance
Folkdance groups & dance schools.
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