Paros. From marble wonders to a symphony blue and white

(This is the black and white edition. Look also for the colour edition and for the other books in the series) You will see this is not just another . In this book, you will discover, through a large number of with concise , the known and unknown treasures of one of the most extraordinary Greek islands. Possessing the quarries that produced the most exquisite marble of antiquity, from which most of the ancient masterpieces were made, Paros has been a major cultural centre of ancient Greece, the homeland of some of the greatest personalities of that time. not only in Greece but in the whole Eastern Mediterranean , including one of the most constructions , resisting the invasion of tourism and The of this book holds a from the National Technical University of Athens and a from the Ecole de Chaillot of Paris. He is a at the University of the Peloponnese, where he teaches these subjects. He is also a fervent cultural hiker. His (mostly about Greece) are addressed to you, the reader with a special interest in . In order to help you better understand and remember these sites, they are written as a . They include encounters with interesting people and other personal travel experiences that will help you organize your own trip beyond the tourist clichés.