The island was first mentioned in the local press as a tourist attraction back in 1945 and it is now considered among the internationally recognized tourist destinations. It has, however, an even older identity. It was a glorious ancient city-state, characterized mostly by its lyrical poets, its sculptors, as well as its productive agriculture and animal husbandry. Archilochus mentions its barley, its cattle, and its viticultural products in the 7th century BC. The people of Paros are connected to their land on a primitive level, and this is due to its great geological age. The smooth topography, with the mountain masses rising in the center of the island, generously gave the population vast and fertile fields for cultivation. The relationship between producers and land was to gradually, after the passage of decades, take the shape of a living cell in a society that evolves.