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Paros Island
has been since the antiquity a "land of art". Hopefully
it is once more, in our days, in the way of becoming
a contemporary "art zone".
Excavated remains prove Paros to have been settled since Neolithic times but
the island reached it's political and cultural peak during the classic period
when it boasted a population of over 60,000. Today, the more modest populace
of 12,000 inhabit the famous Cycladic "sugar-cube" houses sprinkled liberally
over the hillsides and around the natural harbors formed by the island's coastline.
For thousands of years the island's economy was driven by the delicate, white
marble, famous for it's translucency and carved into many of the classic Greek
artifacts housed in museums around the world. Still a Mecca for artists, who
come for peace, inspiration and the light, the island stimulates creativity and
encourages reflection and contentment within even the most hardened cynic.
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• artists of Paros (sculptors, painters, writers)
• handicraft
(potters, carpenters)
• study
art in Greece
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dancers
• art gallery
• yoga
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