Antiparos
A small island just west of Paros, reached by a short ferry. Its cave with huge stalactites has been visited since antiquity, and the village has a quiet kastro and pleasant beaches.
- Where
- South Aegean, Greece
- Grade
- Local gem
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site
- Coordinates
- 37.0000, 25.0500
Get the Antiparos stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Antiparos. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your South Aegean volume with your photos and a note.
Near Antiparos
Paros 13 km
A central Cyclades island famed for its fine white marble, used by ancient sculptors. It has a pretty harbour town at Parikia, the fishing village of Naoussa and a Byzantine church called Panagia Ekatontapyliani.
Sifnos 30 km
A Cyclades island known for its cooking and pottery, with whitewashed villages linked by old footpaths. Kastro, a medieval village on a sea cliff, and the chapel of Chrysopigi are favourite sights.
Portara of Naxos 31 km
A huge marble doorway standing on the islet of Palatia beside the harbour of Naxos town. It is all that remains of an unfinished Temple of Apollo begun in the sixth century BC by the tyrant Lygdamis.
Naxos Island 38 km
The largest island of the Cyclades, with fertile valleys, high mountains and long sandy beaches. The great marble doorway of the unfinished Temple of Apollo stands on the harbour islet of Portara.
Ios 39 km
A hilly island in the Cyclades, about 18 km long and 10 km wide, with steep cliffs and sandy bays. It lies halfway between Naxos and Santorini, and its whitewashed main town stands above the harbour.
Folegandros 45 km
A small island in the southern Cyclades, with Sikinos, Ios, Anafi and Santorini. Its main village sits on the edge of a high cliff above the sea, and a church overlooks it from the hill above.
Delos 47 km
A tiny island near Mykonos that was a major sanctuary of Apollo and a trading centre in antiquity. Houses with mosaics, the Terrace of the Lions and a theatre survive, and no one lives here now.
Serifos 52 km
A rocky Cyclades island with a hilltop Chora, a handful of sandy beaches and old mining tunnels. In myth it is where Perseus grew up and later turned a king to stone.
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Questions
Where is Antiparos?
Antiparos is in South Aegean, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Paros (13 km), Sifnos (30 km), Portara of Naxos (31 km).
How do I get the Antiparos stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Antiparos and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your South Aegean volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Antiparos before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your South Aegean volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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