Ι got to know Paros in 1975 in an era of innocence. I learned to love Naoussa of Captain Linardos, when the port of Naoussa was the most beautiful fishing village in the Cyclades, Lefkes of Uncle Artemis, the last miller of the island.
A chef must have high standards, to be experienced in life and to be balanced. Running a restaurant requires another way of life, in order to survive and to be good at your job. If you are trained mentally you will be able to lead with a clear mind. This is what the chef does, sometimes without even touching anything. Still, the food must be first class.
Previously there was no thought in the community of holding events like concerts and plays in the small theatre of Lefkes. I decided to transform it into a bigger one with the vision to create a venue for various events.
I close my eyes and hear the sound of the wind and the sea, the harmony of the voices, the breaths, and I smell the scents, the ones that give life to every plate. I close my eyes and already sense the flavour of the plate I want to prepare and see the path I want to follow.
Kostas Gouzelis studied architecture in Rome and sculpture with Emmanuel Herzl. He designs and constructs houses mainly in the Cyclades-Greece. He has exhibited his sculpture in various galleries. He has restored old Greek traditional sailing vessels and produced documentaries regarding the Aegean Sea and its people.
In a quiet and rather off the beaten track neighbourhood of Paroikia known as Tholakia, where tourists are rarely seen, there’s a house different from them all.
“The twenty-seventh of August is in remembrance of the martyr Saint Fanourios”. This is written in the book of liturgy of the church Minaion (Calendar), which details the name days of each saint. Saint Fanourios is an important figure in the Greek Orthodox Church.
Once upon a time there was a vision in Greece about tourism. In the 60s and 70s, when services of tourism started to develop en masse, some preconditions were created so that this development would have the right foundation. The School of Professions in Tourism and the Schools for Tourist Guides were founded with excellent teachers and results. The state-owned hotels “Xenia” were built by important architects; posters that looked like artworks were designed for the promotion of Greece; and movies were shot that made Greece famous around the world. The GNTO (Greek National Tourism Organization) planned policies of tourism to control and coordinate this effort.
In the summer of 1960, an event happened in Antiparos that forever changed the face of the island. It was chosen by The Greek Film Production Company, Finos Films for the shooting of the film “Madalena”, starring Greek actress, Aliki Vougiouklaki.
In the past when you got married in a beautiful chapel it was in secret. You ran away from home with your man, found a priest, and married quickly.
