We arrived in Paros after a  ferry ride from Syros. It was a short taxi ride from the port to our hotel, just outside of Naoussa. The hotel, Saint Andrea Seaside Resort was lovely, nestled across the road from a sea cove.

We got settled then went in search of a bus stop to head into town. We’ve enjoyed just hopping onto local transit and seeing where it takes us! Its a great, budget friendly way, to explore!

Naoussa is a seaside village with little shops and restaurants. We meandered until we found friends from Colorado and had a drink! We had met Donna and Adrian in Rome on our Acropolis tour and we were shocked to see them again at a seaside restaurant in Naoussa! We had a great visit overlooking the moored fishing boats.

At night, Naoussa comes alive! We sat at a lovely beach side restaurant for dinner while the sun went down then strolled through shops and had drinks later at a fun restaurant where we were all singing Mama Mia songs!

We walked the next day to Kolympithres Beach which was almost 3 kms from the hotel but well worth the walk! The beach is known as one of the most unique beaches in Greece because of the rock formations.

Paros was a nice stop on our Greek journey; quieter and more relaxed.