Paros offers a great variety of shops, some are seasonal but many are open all-year round, the majority are located in Parikia and Naoussa. Among them are many clothes & shoe shops ranging from highly priced designer items to cheaper bazaar shops. There are several unique hand-made jewellery and craft shops.
The capital of the island and the busiest place on Paros, with the main port, a marina, the artistic old town with its diverse forms of architecture, Cycladic and Neoclassical buildings.