Ovid dreamed of Paros “sparkling like marble” while Virgil imagined it as “snow white” and contemporary Paros has lost none of its ancient charm. Paros seems to me to be the most engaging island in the Cyclades. Perhaps that is why this little book is more than a “guide”: it is more a token of my affection for Paros. The traveller is not deprived of practical information or descriptions of places worth knowing, yet my emphasis is on the historical, religious, social and artistic aspects of the island’s life in order to draw a more complete portrait of Paros.