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The main landmark of the Marpissa village is the Nikos Perantinos Museum which is dedicated to the creative work of the world renowned artist. The visitors of the museum will find out many interesting facts about the life and creative work of the maestro as well as enjoy the masterpieces of statuary art. In close vicinity to the Marathi village tourists will discover ancient stone mines being the exact place of Paros marble mining a few centuries ago. This marble was considered the most valuable industrial mineral and was used in decoration and finishing of ancient palaces and temples.
The village is a place of location of another religious building being the Apollo Sanctuary. Near the Dasos settlement tourists will find two monasteries which were established many centuries ago. These are the St Arsenuis Monastery and the Life Giving Spring Monastery. Every small town and settlement of the island features unique historical landmarks which will be of great interest to curious tourists and excursion fans.
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