Parikia
Parikia is the capital and the main port of Paros island. It is one of the most typical Cycladic settlements as it is distinguished by its narrow cobbled paths, the old churches, the small shops and the houses in blue and white.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Town with 4,170 residents
- Description: capital of Paros island, Cyclades, Greece
- Postal code: 84400
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Panagia Ekatontapyliani and Archaeological Museum of Paros.
Panagia Ekatontapyliani
Church
Panagia Ekatontapiliani; literally the church with 100 gates) or Panagia Katapoliani is a historic Byzantine church complex in Parikia town, on the island of Paros in Greece.
Archaeological Museum of Paros
Museum
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The Archaeological Museum of Paros is a museum located in Parikia on Paros, Greece. The museum was founded in 1960 and consists of two rooms and an atrium.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Lefkes and Kostos.
Lefkes
Town
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Lefkes is a town, which is situated 6 km southeast of Parikia.
Kostos
Village
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Kostos is a village, which is situated 6 km east of Parikia.
Pounta
Village
Pounta is a small coastal village on the west coast of Paros, Greece to the southwest of the main town of Paros. It is located opposite the main town of Antiparos and is the main point of crossing between the islands of Paros and Antiparos. Pounta is situated 7 km southwest of Parikia.
Parikia
- Category: locality
- Location: Paros, Cyclades, South Aegean Islands, Greek Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
37.0842° or 37° 5′ 3″ northLongitude
25.1504° or 25° 9′ 1″ eastPopulation
4,170Elevation
7 metres (23 feet)IATA airport code
PASOpen location code
8G9735M2+M5OpenStreetMap ID
node 62009657OpenStreetMap feature
place=town
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In Other Languages
From Armenian to Ukrainian—“Parikia” goes by many names.
- Armenian: “Պարիկիա”
- Asturian: “Parikia”
- Bulgarian: “Парикиа”
- Cebuano: “Parikia”
- Chinese: “帕罗斯”
- Chinese: “帕里基亚”
- Chinese: “帕里基亞”
- Dutch: “Parikia”
- Finnish: “Parikia”
- Finnish: “Paroikiá”
- French: “Parikiá”
- German: “Parikia”
- Greek: “Παρκιά”
- Greek: “Παροικιά”
- Greek: “Παροικία”
- Greek: “Πάρος”
- Greek: “Χώρα Πάρου”
- Hebrew: “פריקיה”
- Italian: “Paroikia”
- Japanese: “パリキア”
- Latin: “Paroecia”
- Russian: “Парикия”
- Serbian: “Парикија”
- Slovenian: “Parikia”
- Spanish: “Parikía”
- Swedish: “Parikia”
- Ukrainian: “Парикія”
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