Despite Paul's fears of being a passenger in the front of the car (borne of his family's bad driving and not mine), the beauty of hiring a vehicle was the freedom it gave us to explore the island. Paros is a fairly small island and one main road circumnavigates the coast. Our map knew what people were about and listed the island's best beaches. We were spoiled for choice and decided to take on a different beach each day.
Upon arrival, we stuck close and visited the three tiny beaches in Ambelas, all with a very local crowd. The first beach is just off the main 'town' section. It's a tiny stretch of golden sand, complete with car park and one beach restaurant that also provides umbrellas and sunbeds.
Downside: not very much beach at high tide
Molos Beach
Molos beach advertises itself as secluded and beautiful, two things impossible not to love in a beach. With a kite surfing school in the middle and one local taverna at the opposite end, you could easily suntan naked and no one would bother you. We didn't test this theory out but we did take shelter under a scrubby beach shrub and proceeded to watch the wind carry away the kite surfers.
Downside: No amenities so you're peeing in the sea
Golden Beach
Golden Beach boast blue flag status and with that, came the tourists. It was by no means busier than many of the beaches of Naxos, or of any of the other Greek islands I've been to. But there seemed to be a secret code to hiring a beach umbrella and reserving a space near the sea, dropping your towel and leaving seemed to be best practice. I like to worship the sun but I date a white person and so we did battle with the wind and set up our hotel-borrowed cheapo brolly.
Downside: so.many.people.
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