Antiparos and its castle was a very well fortified settlement. The castle of the island was built in the 15th century by the Venetians.

It did not have the classical structure of a fortified settlement and one of its peculiarities was that it was not built on a high and dominant point, as was the case in most Cycladic islands. Antiparos, which was called "Oliaros" in the Byzantine period, had to deal with various raids, mainly by Saracens. In fact, by the beginning of the 15th century, it had become a base for pirates who plundered the Strait of Antiparos.

This situation with the pirates and the plundering ended when the Venetian Giovanni Lorentano became the ruler of the island. And indeed, the island was his dowry! Antiparos was then the dowry of his wife Maria Somarripa, whose family were lords of Paros and relatives of the Sanudes family.

Giovanni Lorentano built his house on the island and indeed gave life back to the island. For he settled new inhabitants at his own expense and gradually built, together with the other houses around the "Lord's House", the castle around 1440. Forty years later Antiparos was again the subject of a dowry. This time it was given as a dowry to Domenico Pizani, son of the Duke of Crete for his marriage to the daughter of the Duke of Naxos, Princess Fiorentza. Besides Antiparos, Pizani had also received a dowry from Santorini.

Antiparos remained in the House of Pizani until 1537, when it again came under the jurisdiction of the House of Lorentano. However, in the same year the island was sacked by the Ottoman pirate Haireddin Barbarossa. After various adventures and historical events, beautiful Antiparos took part in the battles of 1821 Revolution and was integrated into the Greek state in 1832.

Antiparos is an ideal choice if you want something less cosmopolitan than Paros. A small and picturesque Greek island, it is an island in the Cyclades that has experienced a particular tourist boom in recent years. With its beautiful beaches and picturesque alleys, you will literally experience what we call "Cycladic-scented holidays".