Paros

Demand remains high in the luxury housing market, both from foreign investors and from Greeks.

A 71-year-old woman fell in the sea near Gate E5 in the port of Piraeus on Wednesday and was rescued by port authority officers. 

According to the port authority, the woman, who was a member of an excursion group that was about to board the passenger ferry Nisos Naxos, dropped her suitcase and in her attempt to catch it fell into the sea. 

Three foreign nationals were arrested on Tuesday in connection with the fire that raged in an area of woodland on the Cycladic island of Paros on Monday.

In the area of Pyrgaki of Parikia – Strong winds blowing – Videos and photos

A fire erupted Monday on the island of Paros amid strong winds in the area.

According to the fire department, the blaze is currently consuming grassland outside the village of Naoussa.

An emergency 112 evacuation alert has been issued to the residents near the fire.

As Greece prepares to welcome the highest number of foreign visitors in its history this year, around 35 million according to expert estimates, basic public infrastructure remains woefully inadequate.

From teen partygoers to young families, from gourmet couples to wizened hikers, from stylish art lovers to island hopping students, Paros welcomes all-comers with open arms

Victoria Hislop first visited Greece with her mother and sister in 1976, at the age of 17. They spent a week in Athens and then another on the island of Paros. "We had the opportunity to get a taste of the diversity of Greece. On the one hand, the heat and dust of Athens, the wonderful confusion of traffic, people, noise and great monuments.

Activist groups on Paros and the Cyclades islands in general, which led the movement for the public's unhindered access to beaches, have expressed reservations about the Finance Ministry's recent draft bill to improve the system of leasing beaches and tackle illegalities.

ATHENS - With a deluge of foreign visitors fueling seemingly nonstop development on once pristine Greek islands, local residents and officials are beginning to fight back, moving to curb a wave of construction that has started to cause water shortages and is altering the islands' unique cultural identity.