Kolimpithres #215

Description

Wild beauty. These words alone can describe Kolymbithres.

In the northwest of Paros, on the west side of the bay of Naoussa, you will come across a landscape, one of many that will make you wonder if you are really on a classic Cycladic island.

You'll know you're getting close when you notice the strange rock formations on the heights to your right.

Rocks without spikes, almost spherical, with smooth surfaces as if they had been "rubbed" with sandpaper by the hand of an eccentric artist.

Moving forward, you will see these same stones embedded in the dry stones, mandras and walls that the Parians have built in the classic Cycladic way: stone on stone, so masterfully bound that no binding material, such as sand or cement, is necessary.

Sculpted over millennia, by salt, water and air, the granite rocks go all the way to the sea and form the successive beaches in Kolymbithres of Paros.

It is not a single beach, but many sandy beaches in a row, ready to meet all your tastes and needs.

There is a "swimming pool" that comfortably accommodates two, another three, while other swimming pools, "breaking" the almost lunar landscape, host umbrellas and sunbeds, offering not only a feast for the eyes but also all the modern comforts.

Each "swimming pool", regardless of its size, is isolated from its neighbor.

You do however have access if you decide to explore as many as you can, apart from the sea, swimming, and rock climbing. Here you need to be a little careful not to slip.

The sandy beach at Kolymbithres is almost permanently wet, while if you are lucky, on the day you decide to visit them, your sunbed may need to touch the water.

In some places, the sea is permanently located in recesses and hollows of the rocks, creating unique spas that will surprise you.

The waters are cool and crystal clear while the shadows of the rocks reflected in the sea give it all the shades of blue, from the deepest to the pale blue, in its shallow parts.

Kolymbithres in Paros are suitable for isolation and quietness, as your peace will not be interrupted by the now usual music from beach bars -which thrive everywhere else- nor by the voices of the other bathers, as if the landscape itself is imposed and not it allows "invaders" to disturb its enveloping atmosphere.