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History
In their prehistorical Years, Antiparos was linked with the Paros, from which iw went agay, later due to the geological agitations. Residues of land, that were sunk, constitute the islets that are found around it. Two of them (Saliagkos and Despotic) which the archaeological research brought in the light relic neolithic of Season, from ancientest that were discovered in the space of Cyclades. As it results from the discoveries of excavations, the residents in the islet Saliagkas had founded round 4000 eg a settlement, that occupied almost entire the island, lived in stone houses and dealt with the livestock-farming and the fishery.
In the antiquity the island was named Oliaros, thing that speaks that here were installed Palms. In the all antiquity it followed the chances of Paros. The 13th century was renamed and took the name Antiparos. During the Byzantine Years it suffered from the piratical raids, that were also continued in the all duration of Medieval Years, make that contributed in the desolation of island. In the means of 15th century Venetian Lorentano, that had been wedded Maria Sommaripa, which had taken dowry Antiparo, trying to exploits with new cultures the island, built the castle in order to offer safety in the residents that wanted to install. The piratical raids however continued plague the island in the following years. Big was the destruction that existed from Chairentin Barbarosa and little later was occupied by their Turkus.

Antiparos or Castle

The castle gave the name in the settlement, which is extended by the beach to the interior. Due to the additions and the extensions the initial physiognomy of castle has been degraded, maintains however his medieval atmosphere and his particular built-up character. It has 819 residents.

Sightseeings they constitute:

Rooms, a big gate and certain houses constitute the residues of medieval castle, that were lived continuously from 15th until the 19th century. Initially existed a big and bulky tower round which were added successive rings with houses, that were separated from each other with narrow passages (rimnes as they are named), in order that the houses constituted also the exterior grounds of castle. In certain houses are maintained walling blazons, by the big tower however are not saved only that the base.

In the south-eastern side was found the famous cavern in the hill of Saint Ioannis in altitude 350. Impressive stalactites and stalagmites adorn his rooms, while one of them distinguishes with his dimensions. It has height more than 8 m. and is named “Saint Bank” because here the night of Christmas 1673 the priest that accompanied Gallo of ambassador in Istamboul, De Nogantel, took place operation. On stalagmite it is engraved Latin sign, which reports “Here, himself Christ celebrated in the middle of the night in 1673”. In various points of cavern exist also other signs, many by which are very very little distinguished, as this with the names that according to the delivery they were against Alexander the Great and found shelter in the cavern. In a point is engraved and the name of lyric poet Archilochoy that ezise in the 7th century ac In the entry of cavern is found the graphic church of Saint Ioannis of Spilioti, built the 18th century.

Around Islands

Despotic. It is today found in the ND of Antiparoy and is uninhabited. It has exceptionally beautiful sandy beaches and is offered for fishing. It is exclusively used as pasture land from 1675 that destroyed him French invaders. The excavations that became here in 1960 from the Greek Archaeological Company brought in the light graves Protokykladikis of Season. The discoveries included bioloscheme figurines and ceramics. Proportional discoveries were also located in other islets round Antiparo (Round, Kaboyras).

Saliagkos. Very small island near t o harbor of Antiparoy. Here scientists of British Archaeological Faculty revealed in 1964-65 ruins of settlement Neolithikis of Season, first that the archaelogists brought in the light in Cyclades.