Marpissa
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A traditional Cycladic mountain village in eastern Paros, with a row of old windmills at its entrance and white lanes dotted with churches and a folk museum.
Marpissa is a well-preserved traditional village in eastern Paros, built on a gentle slope. A row of old windmills at the village entrance is the iconic photo spot. The village has typical Cycladic white houses and winding stone-paved lanes, with several small blue- or white-domed churches. A modest folk museum displays farm tools, looms, and old household items. Visitors are fewer than in Naoussa or Lefkes, and the atmosphere is quiet, with a few traditional tavernas around the central square. The village can be explored at any time of day. It is about 25 minutes by car from Parikia, and island buses stop here. The coastal village of Piso Livadi is only about 2 km away, and to the south is Agios Antonios mountain. You can combine these with the Byzantine Road and Piso Livadi for a half-day trip.
Opening hours
All day
Nearby sights
- Agios Antonios Monastery (Kefalos Hill)
- Piso Livadi
- Byzantine Road (Lefkes–Prodromos)
- Golden Beach (Chrysi Akti)
- Lefkes
- Ancient Marble Quarries of Marathi
- Longovarda Monastery
- Naoussa