Another success story makes us feel optimistic and have confidence in the island’s young generation. Nikos Pavlakis and his partner Marinos Alexandrou created the 56isles, the first Parian beer which, though barely known, won a prize from the Great Taste Awards...
Life on a small island like Antiparos has an unrivalled allure. Who can deny, however, that it also hides difficulties, restrictions or loneliness as well? The general practitioner of Antiparos for the past 14 years, Sotiris Skourtis answers our questions and analyses his relationship with this irresistible island.
Nastassja is a generous woman. Every year, she comes to Paros from Paris not on holidays but to do volunteer work as vet assistant at the Vet Centre of the Paros Animal Welfare, thus linking the Island with the French Organizations of Animal Friends. On top of that, she “fell in love with” a cat at Naoussa.
Talking with the musicians Martha Mavroidi and Spiros Balios about traditional music today, Greek feasts, fairs, the present and the future of our music tradition.
As the years go by, I just see their repercussions on me, how music affects the body, the mind and the soul, no matter what post you serve it from... As I have dealt with many things in my life, in many different fields, I have come to believe that the only certain thing is that music never lets you let it go.
I was fascinated by the beauty and serenity of this island which could inspire me as an artist; I held many exhibitions –oil, acrylic paintings, water colours-inspired mainly by the local environment.
Since I was a student I had a passion for capturing, through photography at first, the beauty of the Cycladic architectural austerity of both built and non-built areas with their dry-stone walls, the wine presses, the threshing floors and the nature’s unique biodiversity.
Alegre Eskaloni, the dynamic Head of the Municipal Library of Paros tells us about the various library activities and discloses her immediate goals.
The portrait has always appeared to me as a landscape through which I can wander and explore. The pencil backgrounds are extensions to this landscape and allow me to wander further.
The pandemic, its economic consequences and its ecological footprint are the three unknown factors in the equation that makes up this year’s tourist season. And on top of that, an opportunity to reflect on the tourist model befitting Paros and Antiparos. The Chair of the Paros-Antiparos Hoteliers Association sets out to Parola her own proposal for a convincing solution to this equation.
