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Monastery of Agios Ioannis Detis

Agios Ioannis Detis is a beautiful monastery built on the sea, in the Environmental Park of Paros, just a few kilometers northwest of Naoussa.

The original building, which was in all likelihood a church, was built in the 16th century, and evolved into a monastery in 1806, according to the sign in the church.

The monastery was deserted in 1833, by order of King Othon. The buildings were largely restored between 1964 and 1982, when Dutch painter Gisele D'Ailly settled in the monastery.

The "Detis" possibly refers to the ships tied up in the bay, which is protected from the winds, or the habit Agios Ioannis had of tying malaria ("denei" in Greek), that is, treating malaria, which swept the island in the 18th century.

A large festival is held at the monastery on 29 August.