Editing Paros (section)

==Other settlements==
[[File:GR-paros-naoussa-gasse-2.jpg|left|180px|thumb|Street of [[Naousa, Paros|Naousa]]]]
[[File:Lefkes (Paros) Village View.jpg|thumb|View of Lefkes village]]
[[File:ParosHuis.JPG|thumb|160px|Traditional street of Lefkes]]

On the north side of the island is the bay of [[Naoussa, Paros|Naoussa]] (Naussa, formerly Agoussa or Ausa), which provides a natural spacious harbor for boat traffic. In ancient times it was closed by a [[boom (navigational barrier)|chain or boom]]. In modern times it is experiencing great touristic development.

Another popular harbor is that of Drios on the south-east side, where the Turkish fleet used to anchor on its annual voyage through the Aegean<ref name=EB1911/> during the period of Ottoman rule over Paros (1537–1832).

The three villages of Prodromos (formerly Dragoulas), Marmara, and [[Marpissa, Paros|Marpissa]] (formerly Tsipidos), situated on an open plain on the eastern side of the island, and rich in remains of antiquity, probably occupy the site of an ancient town.<ref name=EB1911/> They are known together as the "villages of Kephalos" after the steep and lofty hill of Kephalos.<ref name=EB1911/> On this hilltop stands the monastery of ''Agios Antonios'' ([[Anthony the Great|St. Anthony]]). Around it are the ruins of a medieval castle which belonged in the late Middle Ages to the [[Venice|Venetian]] noble family of the [[Venieri]]<ref name=EB1911/> which fought a battle against the Turkish admiral [[Hayreddin Barbarossa|Barbarossa]] in 1537.

Another settlement on the island Paros is [[Lefkes, Paros|Lefkes]] ([[Λεύκες]]). Lefkes is an inland mountain village {{convert|10|km|0|abbr=on}} away from Parikia. In the late 19th century, Lefkes was the center of the municipality of [[Iria]] which belonged to the Province of Naxos until 1912. The name of the municipality Iria was one of the ancient names of Paros. [[Lefkes, Paros|Lefkes]] was the capital of the municipality Iria which included the villages Angyria or Ageria, Aliki, Aneratzia, Vounia, Kamari, Campos, Langada, Maltes, and Marathi. Iria became Lefkes Community following the law enforcement DNZ/1912 "On Municipalities". At that time, the village managed to achieve great economic development. In the 1970s many residents moved to Athens due to urbanization. However, the last few years, tourism presented to be a new source of income for the locals that led to the reconstruction of homes and landscaping to make it appealing as a tourist destination. Lefkes became part of the municipality of Paros in the [[Kapodistrias reform|Kapodistrias local government reform]]. In the latest census (2011) the population numbered 545 inhabitants.