Cripsis Mansion
The grandiose neoclassical mansion next to the Three Hierarchs church in the Agora of Parikia, is a unique building that preserves elements of Paros and Greece's modern history. Through objects, artworks, furniture and archival documents, visitors can travel in time to the Paros of the 19th and early 20th century. Many important members of the local community belong to the legendary Crispis family, like Nicholas K. Crispis, member of the parliament (1850-1923) and Michalis Crispis, president of Parikia (1896-1981).
The Crispis Mansion opens for the second time to the public in the context of the Paros Festival, aiming to present the family history, local history, as well as national history and the relationship of Paros island with mainland Greece.
Kantiotis’ Barber Shop
The barber shop owned by Mr. Yiannis Kantiotis, closed back in 2000; since then it is being preserved by members of the family exactly the way it was. Apart from John's memory, the barber shop keeps alive the remembrance of a bygone era for the central market of Parikia and consequently for the whole island. It was a time when the main street of Parikia was the Market (Agora). All sorts of shops responded to everyday needs of people of Parikia and its surroundings (Exochés).
Varoucha Mansion
The Varoucha mansion on Eleousa street, starting from Taxiarchis, is a typical example of island architecture within the old city. Its interior speaks - even today - about the cosmopolitan air of a different era. In this house, in 1896, the well-known archaeologist - numismatist Irene Varoucha - Christodoulopoulou was born. Although she left Paros at the age of 9, she kept returning to this mansion during summer, until the end of her life in 1979. There, she used to welcome friends and colleagues. Many still remember the gramophone parties and the music that Irene Varoucha loved.
Vlahou-Psaltaki House
The neoclassical house in the entrance of the Agora of Parikia will welcome the public of Paros Festival for the first time in order to honor the Balkan War hero Georgios Gravaris (1876-1913).
Georgios Gravaris was born in 1876 in this house that was owned by his mother Katigko Dimitrakopoulou. He studied in the Hellenic Army Academy. Ηe moved to Paris for postgraduate studies (1900-1905). He returned to Greece to teach Engineering Physics in the Army Academy. In 1908 he married Flora Crispi. Soon after their marriage they had to kids. Five years later, when the Balkan Wars started, he quit his position in the Academy to join the army.
In the summer of 1913 while the war raged, he was defended the hill 1450 located in Boulgarian territory for the sake of the 3rd Army Division. It was the 15th of July, 1913, that Georgio Gravaris died while fighting for Greece. Few days later the Treaty of Bucharest ended the second Balkan War.
Azaris House
Azaris house, a typical city dwelling of Parikia was bought by two Netherlander sisters, Pauleen and Heleen Lethen, who preserved as it was. These two women came to Paros in the beginnings of 1960, a period in which tourism appeared. Tourism as a social phenomenon gradually developed until it attained the characteristics it has nowadays. The natural beauty of the island was not the only facet that its very first visitors, like Pauleen and Heleen, recognised. The fact that during the 60s and 70s the local society was still characterised by its pre-tourism way of living, was also an asset for the island’s guests.
YRIA Porcelain Workshop
The YRIA porcelain workshop is a real place of creativity, located in the centre of Parikia. The public of the second Paros Festival has the chance to observe the staff of YRIA workshop, preparing their new project titled “Ν.Π. 19/ Niologio (ship’s register) of Paros 2019”. This innovative endeavor looks at the Aegean seamanship as an element of a wider identity of the Archipelagos and is the result of a cooperation between YRIA porcelain workshop and the visual artist Christianna Ikonomou.
Churches
Saint Konstantinos, Taxiarchis, Saint Ioannis Theologos, Saint Aikaterini, Three Hierarchs, Panagia Septembriani, Saint Athanasios, Church of the Representation of the Virgin, Holy Trinity Church.
The grandiose neoclassical mansion next to the Three Hierarchs church in the Agora of Parikia, is a unique building that preserves elements of Paros and Greece's modern history. Through objects, artworks, furniture and archival documents, visitors can travel in time to the Paros of the 19th and early 20th century. Many important members of the local community belong to the legendary Crispis family, like Nicholas K. Crispis, member of the parliament (1850-1923) and Michalis Crispis, president of Parikia (1896-1981).
The Crispis Mansion opens for the second time to the public in the context of the Paros Festival, aiming to present the family history, local history, as well as national history and the relationship of Paros island with mainland Greece.
Kantiotis’ Barber Shop
The barber shop owned by Mr. Yiannis Kantiotis, closed back in 2000; since then it is being preserved by members of the family exactly the way it was. Apart from John's memory, the barber shop keeps alive the remembrance of a bygone era for the central market of Parikia and consequently for the whole island. It was a time when the main street of Parikia was the Market (Agora). All sorts of shops responded to everyday needs of people of Parikia and its surroundings (Exochés).
Varoucha Mansion
The Varoucha mansion on Eleousa street, starting from Taxiarchis, is a typical example of island architecture within the old city. Its interior speaks - even today - about the cosmopolitan air of a different era. In this house, in 1896, the well-known archaeologist - numismatist Irene Varoucha - Christodoulopoulou was born. Although she left Paros at the age of 9, she kept returning to this mansion during summer, until the end of her life in 1979. There, she used to welcome friends and colleagues. Many still remember the gramophone parties and the music that Irene Varoucha loved.
Vlahou-Psaltaki House
The neoclassical house in the entrance of the Agora of Parikia will welcome the public of Paros Festival for the first time in order to honor the Balkan War hero Georgios Gravaris (1876-1913).
Georgios Gravaris was born in 1876 in this house that was owned by his mother Katigko Dimitrakopoulou. He studied in the Hellenic Army Academy. Ηe moved to Paris for postgraduate studies (1900-1905). He returned to Greece to teach Engineering Physics in the Army Academy. In 1908 he married Flora Crispi. Soon after their marriage they had to kids. Five years later, when the Balkan Wars started, he quit his position in the Academy to join the army.
In the summer of 1913 while the war raged, he was defended the hill 1450 located in Boulgarian territory for the sake of the 3rd Army Division. It was the 15th of July, 1913, that Georgio Gravaris died while fighting for Greece. Few days later the Treaty of Bucharest ended the second Balkan War.
Azaris House
Azaris house, a typical city dwelling of Parikia was bought by two Netherlander sisters, Pauleen and Heleen Lethen, who preserved as it was. These two women came to Paros in the beginnings of 1960, a period in which tourism appeared. Tourism as a social phenomenon gradually developed until it attained the characteristics it has nowadays. The natural beauty of the island was not the only facet that its very first visitors, like Pauleen and Heleen, recognised. The fact that during the 60s and 70s the local society was still characterised by its pre-tourism way of living, was also an asset for the island’s guests.
YRIA Porcelain Workshop
The YRIA porcelain workshop is a real place of creativity, located in the centre of Parikia. The public of the second Paros Festival has the chance to observe the staff of YRIA workshop, preparing their new project titled “Ν.Π. 19/ Niologio (ship’s register) of Paros 2019”. This innovative endeavor looks at the Aegean seamanship as an element of a wider identity of the Archipelagos and is the result of a cooperation between YRIA porcelain workshop and the visual artist Christianna Ikonomou.
Churches
Saint Konstantinos, Taxiarchis, Saint Ioannis Theologos, Saint Aikaterini, Three Hierarchs, Panagia Septembriani, Saint Athanasios, Church of the Representation of the Virgin, Holy Trinity Church.
