Just hours by ferry from its better-known Cycladian cousins, the Greek island of Paros has, for many years, been a safely-guarded summer secret for Grecians in the know. Greek tourists here will tell you that they would visit the crystalline beaches and bougainvillea-dotted fishing villages of the island during breaks from school as a child, or retreat here for refuge from life’s often grueling pace. However, times, they are a’changing, and recently, the curtain has been slowly peeled back to reveal the delights of this authentic Greek island to travelers far and wide. This rebirth is thanks, in large part, to the string of luxury hotels in Paros that have opened, adopting the laid-back attitude to life and seamlessly slotting into the landscape in a bid to keep the 122-mile mass of undulating hillside, farmland, and swimming coves as protected as possible. In short, for travelers willing to part with the familiar streets of Santorini or the mecca of the masses, Mykonos, the rewards are sweet, the beaches golden, and the hospitality second to none.
