paros

Paros is a Greek island in the central Aegean Sea and part of the Cyclades island group. It lies 8 kilometers west of Naxos, separated by a narrow channel and about 150 km south-east of Piraeus. The Municipality of Paros covers about 196.308 square kilometres (75.795 sq mi), including numerous uninhabited offshore islets. Its closest neighbor is the municipality of Antiparos, located to the southwest. In ancient Greece, the island was home to the city-state of Paros.