Location - Paros lodging, accommodation, Velanies houses

General Information - maps
Map of Paros Island	Paros is located in the middle of the archipelago of Cyclades, in the south Aegean Sea. It is 95 nm away from Piraeus, the main harbour of Athens, and very next to the other islands of the archipelago.

Velanies houses are situated in the southeastern part of Paros, where you can find the most beautiful beaches of the island.

Main distances

23km from Parikia (the main port)
12 km from the airport
17 km from Naoussa
1 km from Drios (the nearest village)
700 m from the beach (Golden Beach)

Map of South-Eastern Paros

Map of the Golden Beach

To get to Golden Beach follow the road from Parikia to Lefkes, Prodromos, Marpissa and Drios.
The entrance of Velaniès houses is on the main road 1 km before Drios, just above Golden Beach, 200 m after the signpost "to Tserdakia".

In the area you can find restaurants, tavernas, cafés and bars. In Golden Beache there are wind-surfing and kite-surfing schools and rentals, scuba diving schools and a beach club. Mini markets and bakery are found in Drios.

View of the Golden Beach	The sea bed of the Golden Beach
How to Get to Paros?

by airplane	From Athens Airport (E.Venizelos) there are 3 flights daily during all the year and at least 6 flights in the summer. Duration of flight: 35 min. Distance from the airport to Golden Beach: 12km.
	useful links:	Athens International Airport, Olympic Airlines
	telephones:	Paros Airport. Tel: +30 22840 91257
		Olympic Airways - Paros. Tel: +30 22840 21900
by ferry-boat or high-speed ferry-boat	Paros is linked to Piraeus and Rafina with frequent itineraries depending on the season. The duration of the trip from Piraeus is 2h45min by high-speed ferry boat, 4h by blue star ferries and 5h by conventional ferry boat. Paros is linked with less frequent itineraries with Thessalonica, Heraklion, Santorini, Rhodes and other islands. The main port of Paros is Parikia. The distance from Parikia to Golden Beach is 25km.
	useful links:	Hellas Ferries , Blue Star Ferries
	telephones:	Piraeus Port authorities. Tel: +30 210 4226000
		Rafina Port authorities. Tel +30 22940 22300
		Paros Port authorities. Tel +30 22840 21240

From the port to Golden Beach?

by car or motor-bike

You can get to Paros with your own car or motor-bike or make a rental in one of the many rent-a-car or motorbike agencies of the island. The roads are in a very good condition and the most of the beaches are accessible by asphalt-paved road.

Please, print the map on the right and follow the instructions to get from Parikia to Golden Beach. The distance is 23 km (about 30 min by car)

printer friendly map with instructions

bus from Parikia to Golden Beach

There are frequent itineraries from Parikia to Golden Beach (about every 30min). Distance from Parikia to Golden Beach 23 km. Duration: 45min.

There is a bus stop 100 m. after Velaniès houses