Paros Reviews -General

Nationality: French
Age: 33

The trip: We took a Bluestar boat from Athens. Our trip was relaxing and the service was good. I had been a long time I hadn't saw the sea so I enjoy it much.
Reasons for going to Paros: I have prepared this travel for more than a year. I wanted to go to Greece but didn't really know where so I checked in travel agencies and on the web. Paros Island was looking really nice and that is the reason why I put it in my program. We went after Paros also to Mykonos and Santorini.
Idea before arriving: I was waiting to feel the atmosphere that I looked on the many pictures I saw. I knew that Greece wouldn't be like the Greece my parents discovered 30 years ago nad that it would be much modern. I was waiting for typical Cycladic villages, little ports, great beaches, friendly people, good mediteranean food and the feeling of security.
Expectations and opinions: It really met my expectations and more than that. It was a great approch to the Cycladic way of life. Paros Island has everything: Good beaches (especialy Kolimbithres), charming villages (Naoussa, Lefkes, Marpissa), great food (on the port of Naoussa) and friendly people. It is a good island for someone who want to taste the Cyclades. Mykonos and Santorini are great island and very different. Mykonos is beach & party orientated and Santorini is beauty and romance orientated. Paros has in smaller scale the beauty, the romance and the nightlife. It is nor as busy and touristy as the other 2 and an important thing is that it is not so expensive.
Favorite thing about Paros: The island in general. I enjoyed much discovering the island. It was my first days of holidays and I was delighted. (And I knew that the weather in France was not so good, so it made me happier :)
I loved the fact that you feel very secure on this island. No stress, no problems, no violence. You can leave your door open without any fear or live your things on the beach to go top eat in a restaurant. I loved that feeling. My last holidays were in Venezuela and you were afraid of everything.
Negative opinion: Local people not driving well!
Recommendations: Just go there!

Yes, I will surely go to the Greek Islands again!