Visit and guided tour of the Ancient Marble Quarries in Marathi
Ancient Marble Quarries
An extensive complex of quarries for opencast and underground extraction of the famous Parian marble, the so-called Paria Lithos, was developed in Marathi in antiquity (mainly from the 7th century BC onwards). Today it is known that the quarries covered a vast area that included, in addition to the most famous quarries of the Nymphs and Pan, the underground quarries in Spilies, and the areas of surface extraction on the hill of Lakki and at Thapsana.
The non-profit association, “
Friends of Paros & Antiparos
”, brings together people who are closely connected with the islands of Paros and Antiparos and who recognise and care about the environmental, cultural, social and developmental issues facing them. The organisation promotes a public debate and supports actions aimed at protecting the Cycladic identity of the island and achieving sustainable development.
