Island-Hopping Day Trips from Paros: 35-Minute Ferry to Naxos or Cruise to Delos & Mykonos

In addition to the 7-minute ferry to Antiparos, Paros's position at the exact centre of the Cyclades makes it effortless to visit two neighbouring world-famous islands, Naxos and Delos + Mykonos, on a single day trip without changing hotels.

1. The 35-Minute Independent Day Trip to Naxos (From Parikia or Piso Livadi)

Look east from Naoussa, Santa Maria or Golden Beach and the towering 1,003-metre silhouette of Naxos fills the entire horizon just six miles across the channel:

• How to Do It on the Regular Ferry (Parikia ↔ Naxos Town): board the morning Blue Star Ferry (early in the morning or in the late morning from Parikia Port, ~standard fare each way) and step off in the heart of Naxos Town (Chora) 40 minutes later. You have a full day to walk out to the 530 BC marble Portara, climb through the 1207 Venetian Kastro and Bourgos, swim at Agios Prokopios (or take a bus to Halki and Apeiranthos), have an early evening dinner on Naxos harbour, and take a late in the evening or late in the evening ferry back to Parikia in 40 minutes.
• From Naoussa or Piso Livadi Excursion Piers: in summer, daily excursion boats also sail directly from Naoussa and Piso Livadi piers to Naxos, Koufonisia (Small Cyclades) and the southern sea caves of Rina.

2. The Combined UNESCO Delos & Mykonos Full-Day Cruise (From Naoussa & Parikia)

If you want to see the sacred ruins of Delos and the windmills of Mykonos in a single seamless day without paying Mykonos hotel prices, board the licensed morning excursion cruiser (Naxos Star / Alexander) departing Naoussa Port (or Parikia) early in the morning to early in the morning: the boat drops you first for 3 hours on uninhabited Delos Island (to walk the Terrace of the Lions, the Hellenistic mosaic houses and Mount Kynthos), then sails 20 minutes across to Mykonos Old Port for 3 hours ashore in Chora and Little Venice before returning you to Paros in the early evening.