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ANTIPAROS (anc. Oliaros)

This article appears in Volume V02, Page 133 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: ANC-APO
ANTIPAROS (anc. Oliaros) , an
island
  of the kingdom of
Greece
 , in the modern eparchy of Naxos, separated by a strait (about 12 m. wide at the narrowest point) from the west
coast
  of
Paros
 . It is 7 m.
long
  by 3 broad, and contains about 700 inhabitants, most of whom live in Kastro, a
village
  on the north
coast
 , and are employed in
agriculture
  and fishing. Formerly piracy was common. The only remarkable feature in the
island
  is a stalactite cavern on the
south
  coast, which is reached by a narrow passage broken by two steep and dangerous descents which are accomplished by the aid of rope-ladders. The grotto itself, which is about 150 ft. by too, and 5o ft. high (not all can be seen from any part, and probably some portions are still unexplored); shows many remarkable examples of stalactite formations and incrustations of dazzling brilliance. It is not mentioned by ancient writers; the first western traveller to visit it was the marquis de Nointel (
ambassador
  of Louis XIV. to the Porte) who descended it with a numerous suite and held high
mass
  there on Christmas day 1673. There is, however, in the entrance of the cavern an inscription recording the names of visitors in ancient times.
See J. P. de Tournefort, Relation d'un voyage au Levant (1717) ; English edition, 1718, vol. i. p. 146, and guide-books to
Greece
 .


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