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Small twin chapels like this one are among the most quietly distinctive features of the Cycladic landscape. The chapel dedicated to Agia Marina and Agia Kaliopi on Paros brings together two Orthodox…

Agios Marcos is a small Orthodox chapel on Paros dedicated to Saint Mark the Evangelist — one of hundreds of whitewashed religious buildings scattered across the Cyclades, but one that carries the…

Panagia Timisi is a traditional Greek Orthodox church on the island of Paros, dedicated to the Virgin Mary — known in Greek as the Panagia, meaning "All-Holy One." The church sits at coordinates…

Agios Ioannis Prodromos is a traditional Orthodox church on Paros dedicated to Saint John the Baptist — known in Greek as Ioannis Prodromos, meaning John the Forerunner, a title that reflects his…

The Agios Anargyros chapel on Paros is a small, privately built or community-maintained shrine dedicated to the Anargyri — the "holy unmercenary saints" of Eastern Orthodox Christianity. Chapels of…

Moni Pantokratoras sits on a hilltop in the interior of Paros, dedicated to Christ Pantokrator — a central figure in Byzantine theology whose name translates roughly as "Ruler of All." Like many…

Pera Panagia is a traditional Orthodox church dedicated to the Virgin Mary, standing in the rural countryside of Paros. The name itself signals its character: pera in Greek implies something set…

At coordinates just outside the center of Parikia, Paros's war memorial stands as a quiet civic acknowledgment of the islanders who died in the conflicts of the 20th century. Like similar memorials…

The Old Washhouse on Paros is one of those quiet, easily-overlooked sites that says more about how ordinary people actually lived than any grand temple or fortification. Communal washhouses — known…