{"id":128817,"date":"2020-06-30T22:42:56","date_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:42:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aegeanislands.s6.nelios.com\/pois\/paros-lefkes-en\/"},"modified":"2020-06-30T22:42:56","modified_gmt":"2020-06-30T19:42:56","slug":"paros-lefkes-en","status":"publish","type":"poi","link":"https:\/\/www.aegeanislands.gr\/el\/pois\/paros-lefkes-en\/","title":{"rendered":"Lefkes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In this beautiful village, which is 11km away from Parikia, the buildings of the traditional Cycladic architecture are combined with the ones that present neoclassical elements. It is amphitheatrically built on a slope almost in the centre of the inland, at an altitude of 250m. It must have been founded by refugees from Crete and Peloponnese, in the 16<sup>th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n<p>You can walk on the central pedestrian street, Ramnos, in order to reach Agia Triada, a true monument of marble sculpture art. In its interior there are icons of the post-Byzantine period from old, small churches and newer ones, painted by Parian hagiographers. It is celebrated on August 29, on the honouring day of Agios Ioannis Vaptistis, with a festival.<\/p>\n<p>You will discover other interesting churches in the alley as well s: Agia Varvara, built on the ruins of the Medieval church of Anastaseos (Resurrection), Agia Theodosia, with icons and representations of the 17<sup>th<\/sup> century, Agia Paraskevi, which is considered the first church of the first settlement that was created there.<\/p>\n<p>Mills, \u201ckatikies\u201d, oil presses and dovecotes complete the image of this special village, which keeps its historical relics alive.<\/p>\n<p>In Lefkes there is also the oldest windmill of Paros estimated to be 4 centuries old. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Info<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Lefkes you will find hotels, rooms to let, traditional caf\u00e9s and taverns. 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