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Paros: The Real ThingIntroduction to Paros Guide
It may not be the Greece you
are looking for but there's a good chance you will
have as much fun as you could have had in Mykonos
and you will still be able to afford to buy some
gifts for your family and friends without using
the credit card you were saving for
emergencies. Index to Paros Pages
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In Lonely Planet's Greece Guide
they call Paros a sort of 'poor man's Mykonos'.
Its an island for people who crave style but can't
afford it. I am sure the inhabitants of the island
just loved reading that. It seems in the Cyclades
there is an attitude of 'why them and not us'
concerning Mykonos and all the wealthy people its
popularity has created. The rumor is that anyone
who owns property on Mykonos is a millionaire. The people of Paros
take pride in their island, as do the inhabitants
of every island, and many of them feel that they
deserve to be the next Mykonos. They deserve to be
rich, because in natural beauty Paros is at least
as rich as Mykonos, and in culture maybe
richer. But Paros is better off as
Paros then as the next Mykonos. In Paros you have
the island for every man. Rich and poor, from the
most culturally aware to the most hedonistic
bimbos and jocks, from hippy to computer nerd and
from foreigners to Greeks, they all come to Paros
in the summertime. Why? Well for one reason just
about every ferry stops here. For another reason,
once people stop here some people do not want to
leave. There are plenty of beautiful beaches of
all different sizes and shapes. There are hotels
of every category, from luxury villas to simple
rooms. There are great restaurants and plenty of
nightlife including bars that may make you feel
like you never left Daytona Beach. And there are
hordes of people to interact with. Paros is 'the
real thing' as they say. Not that it is the
mythological 'real Greece' that sentimentalists
like me come looking for but is in deep
hibernation during the summer months. Paros, in my
opinion is like the old fisherman in the picture,
the merging of Greece and the west. Its an island
that says to the tourists "You want Greece? We'll
give you Greece". Paros is Greece like Cancun is
Mexico. Paros is Greece in the present tense.
Paros is the Greek island reality. Love it or
leave it. From traditional island life to Internet
cafes, Paros has it all.
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