{"id":17240,"date":"2025-03-07T13:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-07T11:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/?post_type=listing&#038;p=17240"},"modified":"2025-03-19T17:00:54","modified_gmt":"2025-03-19T15:00:54","slug":"marpissa","status":"publish","type":"listing","link":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/listing\/marpissa\/","title":{"rendered":"MARPESSA"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"17240\" class=\"elementor elementor-17240\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-928ee3f e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"928ee3f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3718201 elementor-widget elementor-widget-page-title\" data-id=\"3718201\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;align&quot;:&quot;center&quot;}\" 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><strong>Marpessa, Paros\u2026<\/strong><br>The village of tradition and history<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63319ff e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"63319ff\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-721532b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"721532b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4cd855a elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4cd855a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/marpissa_IMG_1674-3.jpg\" title=\"marpissa_IMG_1674 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With its port, <strong data-start=\"332\" data-end=\"347\">Piso Livadi<\/strong>, it serves as an ideal destination for both relaxation and exploration. Built amphitheatrically on a small hill, Marpessa enchants visitors with its charming streets, authentic <strong data-start=\"526\" data-end=\"560\">Cycladic architecture<\/strong> , and well-preserved old houses, many of which date back to the 17th and 18th centuries.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e55124 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2e55124\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c598e18 elementor-widget elementor-widget-google_maps\" data-id=\"c598e18\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"google_maps.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-custom-embed\">\n\t\t\t<iframe loading=\"lazy\"\n\t\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/maps.google.com\/maps?q=marpissa%2C%20Paros%20island&#038;t=m&#038;z=13&#038;output=embed&#038;iwloc=near\"\n\t\t\t\t\ttitle=\"marpissa, Paros island\"\n\t\t\t\t\taria-label=\"marpissa, Paros island\"\n\t\t\t><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-15a5cbcf elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"15a5cbcf\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-wide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5e8f38fa elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile_extra\" data-id=\"5e8f38fa\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-449f361c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"449f361c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/marpissa_IMG_7670-3-e1741346859351.jpg\" title=\"marpissa_IMG_7670 (3)\" alt=\"\u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03a0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ea4f47\" data-id=\"ea4f47\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62b1d40a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"62b1d40a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p data-start=\"667\" data-end=\"1126\">Among the village\u2019s notable landmarks are the <strong data-start=\"724\" data-end=\"754\">Perantinos Sculpture Museum<\/strong>, the majestic <strong data-start=\"771\" data-end=\"810\">Byzantine Church of the Transfiguration<\/strong> , and <strong data-start=\"818\" data-end=\"847\">Nikolaos Stella monument<\/strong>, dedicated to the 23-year-old resistance fighter executed by the Germans on <strong data-start=\"926\" data-end=\"943\">May 22, 1944<\/strong>. Within Marpessa\u2019s narrow streets, don\u2019t miss the small Chapel of the <strong data-start=\"1010\" data-end=\"1026\">Annunciation<\/strong>, where you can admire the impressive <strong data-start=\"1060\" data-end=\"1095\">gilded wooden iconostasis<\/strong> and the unique bell tower.<\/p><p data-start=\"1128\" data-end=\"1745\">One of the village\u2019s most iconic sights is the <strong data-start=\"1184\" data-end=\"1207\">four windmills<\/strong> dominating Marpessa\u2019s central square. From here, <strong data-start=\"1276\" data-end=\"1288\">a path<\/strong> leads to the <strong data-start=\"1304\" data-end=\"1336\">Monastery of Saint Anthony<\/strong>, perched atop <strong data-start=\"1369\" data-end=\"1380\">Kefalos Hill<\/strong>. The view from the monastery stretches over the endless blue of the Aegean and the surrounding islands, offering <strong data-start=\"1466\" data-end=\"1490\">breathtaking scenery<\/strong>. Kefalos Hill is, in fact, an extinct volcano, once the site of the <strong data-start=\"1595\" data-end=\"1627\">Venetian Sommaripa Castle<\/strong>. The castle was destroyed during raids by the notorious pirate <strong data-start=\"1692\" data-end=\"1707\">Barbarossa<\/strong>when he captured the island in <strong data-start=\"1734\" data-end=\"1742\">1537<\/strong>.<\/p><p data-start=\"1747\" data-end=\"2018\">One of the most distinctive experiences in Marpessa is <strong data-start=\"1802\" data-end=\"1811\">Easter<\/strong>, featuring the striking <strong data-start=\"1832\" data-end=\"1858\">reenactment of the Passion<\/strong> on <strong data-start=\"1862\" data-end=\"1882\">Good Friday<\/strong>, which attracts many visitors, followed by the <strong data-start=\"1927\" data-end=\"1959\">traditional Easter celebration<\/strong> filled with joy, music, and local flavors.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u039c\u03ac\u03c1\u03c0\u03b7\u03c3\u03c3\u03b1 \u03a0\u03ac\u03c1\u03bf\u03c5&#8230; \u03a4\u03bf \u03c7\u03c9\u03c1\u03b9\u03cc \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03c0\u03b1\u03c1\u03ac\u03b4\u03bf\u03c3\u03b7\u03c2 \u03ba\u03b1\u03b9 \u03c4\u03b7\u03c2 \u03b9\u03c3\u03c4\u03bf\u03c1\u03af\u03b1\u03c2<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":17245,"parent":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"elementor_header_footer","listing_cat":[238],"listing_city":[240],"class_list":["post-17240","listing","type-listing","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","listing_cat-oikismoi","listing_city-240"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/17240","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/listing"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17240"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/17240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":17268,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing\/17240\/revisions\/17268"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17245"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"listing_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_cat?post=17240"},{"taxonomy":"listing_city","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/paroshotels.gr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/listing_city?post=17240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}