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Tom Hanks crosses Paros Antiparos channel

Alexandros Damigos by Alexandros Damigos
March 30, 2015
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Tom Hanks crosses Paros Antiparos channel

Tom Hanks, the popular hollywood actor with great blockbusters to his credit is a known lover of Greece, and particularly Paros and Antiparos. In fact Tom Hanks owns a holiday villa in Antiparos, which for the past 13 years has been the getaway retreat of him and his wife actress Rita Wilson who is of Greek origin. 

The couple owns this 450 square meters villa between Glypha and Chora in Antiparos. It is built on a 1.5 acre property they bought 14 years ago.

On Sunday, July 27  he participated a swimming competition and joined the many locals and tourists swimmers crossing the channel between Paros and Antiparos. Of course as you can see at the video his presence did not go unnoticed.

Popular Hollywood actor and lover of Greece Tom Hanks stole the limelight and earned the applause of residents and tourists in Paros and Antiparos when he joined the swimmers who were going to cross the distance between the two islands on Sunday, July 27.

Tom Hanks’ love for Greece is well-known since the actor has been married to Greek-American actress Rita Wilson for 11 years and the couple owns a 450 square meters villa in Antiparos.

In fact, before investing in Greece, the couple visited the country several times. The stone villa of Tom Hanks and Rita Wilson is located between Glypha and Chora in Antiparos. It is built on a 1.5 acre property they bought 14 years ago.

– See more at: http://greece.greekreporter.com/2014/07/28/tom-hanks-swims-from-paros-to-antiparos/#sthash.VIxLHS8S.dpuf

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