One of the simplest ways to find and admire the structure of Paros is to stroll amongst its slender little streets, letting them select your path, exploring the shapes, shadows and colours of the stunning little villages. We invite you a digital stroll now, and hope that quickly you’ll really feel obliged to go to our beautiful island!

Within the conventional Cycladic structure, performance, safety, simplicity and aesthetics are blended, forming a very fascinating and exquisite image.

Structure in Paros is the standard, conventional Cycladic structure however the variety of components coming from completely different civilizations provides a particular contact.

This variety is because of the truth that all of the conquerors who dominated the island left an architectural hint behind as within the city of Naoussa the place the Venetian port create a distinction with the normal Cycladic structure or in Parikia, the place outdated two story Venetian homes (for instance the constructing of the previous Collage of Arts) present particular Italian affect.

The buildings on the island are primarily whitewashed cubic homes with flat roofs and coloured, picket home windows, doorways, balconies and pergolas. The homes are constructed amphitheatrically, one on the highest of one another. The streets are stone paved and adorned with white strains, emphasizing the pure curves of the stones.

The slender, labyrinth-like streets and steps are snaking across the homes and tiny white chapels, resulting in the highest of the villages the place often a blue domed church stands. White windmills and blue domed church buildings are typical of Cyclades (aside from Mykonos the place a lot of the chapels and church buildings are pink domed).

Probably the most well-known church on Paros is Ekatontapiliani (Church of 100 doorways) in Parikia. Legend has it that solely 99 may be discovered and the 100th gate will solely be discovered when Istanbul (Constantinople) turns into Greek once more. (If you want to learn extra concerning the church there’s a implausible internet web page)

Constructing Rules on Paros Island

To guard the island’s distinctive native structure the native administration has taken precautions and launched very strict constructing laws. All the brand new buildings constructed on the island should observe the standard Cycladic architectural type with the intention to depart unhurt the great thing about the island. A number of the most vital laws are the next:

1. Homes can not exceed 2 flooring (floor and first) and the primary flooring space have to be equal or lower than 1/three of the bottom flooring. Setting up a basement is simply allowed outdoors the town plan.

2. If you happen to construct outdoors the town plan the minimal land space required to acquire constructing permission is 8000 m² if the title is new (latest subdivision). For titles associated earlier than 1993 the minimal space is 4000 m². The utmost livable floor space of the constructing is200 m² on 4000 m² of land and 280 m² on 8000 m² of land however one can add 25 m² of storage space.

three. Inside the town plan the utmost livable floor of the constructing may be rather more than for those who construct outdoors the town plan. Contained in the settlements homes are related to one another or solely have little or no house in between them.

four. Doorways and home windows have to be made from wooden and should conform to sure aesthetic requirements.

5. Terraces may be added to the home with out constructing permission they usually to not rely as livable floor.

6. Buildings must be white washed with the intention to get hold of residence allow that could be a should for electrical energy (that is the legislation from 2006 onwards. Doesn’t apply for constructing permits tillgänglighetsutlåtande given earlier than the 12 months of 2006.)