Beaches

The beaches of Paros are small and overcrowded in comparison with those of nearby Naxos, but there is an abundance of sea sand and a few truly exceptional beaches. 
Livadia is situated in the town of Paros about 700 meters from the port. It is the first beach of the huge bay of Parikia. It is a nice beach for the people who want to stay close to their accommodation in town.
One of the island's best and most famous, picturesque * Kolimbithres ("Fonts"), is an hour's walk or a 10-minute moped ride west from Naoussa. It has smooth giant rocks, some reminiscent of baptismal fonts, that divide the gold-sand beach into several tiny coves. The beach can be reached by road or by caique( small fishing boat), living from the port of Naoussa.

About 2 1/2 kilometers (1 1/2 miles) north of Naoussa on an unimproved road is the popular Langeri Beach. A 10-minute walk further north will bring you to the nudist beach, with a gay and straight crowd. Before you reach Langeri, the road forks to the right and leads to * Santa Maria Beach, one of the most beautiful on the island. It has particularly clear water and shallow dunes (rare in Greece) of fine sand along the irregular coastline. It also offers some of the best windsurfing on Paros. Santa Maria can be reached by bus and some times even by caique from the port of Naoussa

The better beaches on the east coast can be reached by bus from Parikia and Naoussa. Unfortunately, the road is inland and you can't scope out the beaches from the bus window. Ask around about crowd conditions on the several beaches; once you've reached a beach, it's several miles to the next one.

Molos, at the tip of a small peninsula, is beautiful and convenient to the attractive inland villages of Marmara and Marpissa, where there are rooms to let, so it can sometimes get crowded.

The next major beach, * Chrissi Akti (Golden Beach), it is a 700 m long sandy beach, world known for the ideal wind conditions for windsurfing. New Golden Beach is situated next to the other. It is smaller and welcomes every August since 1993 the Professional Windsurfing World Cup with many windsurfing celebrities.The beach is fully organised with windsurf rentals available in all the clubs.
You can find in this area several hotels, apartments and tavernas. 
The beach can be reached by road. 

The next beach south of Drios, Loloantonis, is about 200 meters long and protected from the meltemi winds by a rocky headland. The beach is usually uncrowded, and has a small taverna and a snack shop. If you take the bus, you'll have to walk in 1 1/2 kilometers (1 mile) along a gravel road, signposted from the Drios-Parikia road.

Just south of Aliki, on the south shore of the island, is beautiful, sheltered Faranga Beach, a short walk in from the main road