It’s the first week of October and it’s a balmy 26 degrees in Naoussa, a small fishing village on the Cycladic island of Paros. An air of peacefulness pervades the whole island. The boutiques are uncrowded, the streets empty and there’s never a line for the best loungers at Piperi beach. You can get a table at any of the Naoussa hotspots – including the buzzy seafood restaurant Barbarossa, wine bar Yemeni or Sigi Ikthios, famous for its trademark fiery prawn saganaki – without waiting.
Paros is one of the most accessible Greek islands: a small airport links the hotspot via daily flights to Athens and the fast ferry from Mykonos will get you poolside at Naoussa hotel Avant Mar with a tequila cocktail and a dish of taramasalata in under an hour. Avant Mar is a new boutique hotel just outside of town, which first opened its doors
