5th Floor Rosebank College House,
5 Waterkant Street Cape Town 8001
Paroikia (or Paros), the island's capital and port, stands on the site of an ancient city. There is a picturesque and ruinous Venetian castle, and the courtyards of the ho uses of the town - all of them painted white - are full of pots of basil and hung with jasmine and honeysuckle.