Informations about Paxos
GEOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF PAXOS
Paxos island has an area of 20 square kilometers and 46 kilometers of coastline.
It lies to the west of the coast of Epirus, opposite Parga and 7 nautical miles south of Corfu.
The tiny island abounds in natural beauty: tranquil little bays with crystal clear sea, golden sandy beaches, imposing rocks, verdant hills, sea caves, remote shores and enchanting sunsets.
The capital of the island is Gaios, a picturesque village build around a port which is protected by two small islands, Agios Nikolaos and Panagitsa .
HISTORY
The history of Paxos is closely bound up with that of Corfu nearby, and indeed according to mythology, the two were united until Poseidon divided them with his trident.
The earliest settlement on the island is Ozias, where there are the remains of Early Christian churches.
The Romans ruled the island from the 2nd century BC, and during the Byzantine period it was constantly attacked by pirates.
On 1386 the island was conquered by the Venetians.
During the Napoleonic Wars all the Ionian Islands were taken by the French, the Russo-Turkish alliance and finally by the British, who established the Ionian Union in 1815.
Finally, in 1864, together with all the Ionian islands, Paxos was ceded to the Greek state.
Informations about Paxos
HOW TO GET THERE
Gaios, the port of Paxos is connected daily by ferry boat with Igoumenitsa (21 nautical miles), with Corfu and with Italy.
There are KTEL buses from Athens to Igoumenitsa.
USEFUL PHONE NUMBERS
- Bus Station KTEL Paxos
Tel: + 30 26620 32245
- Corfu Ferries
Paxos Office
Tel: + 30 26620 32269 - Corfu Ferries
Igoumenitsa Office
Tel: + 30 26650 24090
- Ilida Paxos Hydrofoil
Tel: + 30 26620 32245
- Kamelia Lines
Paxos Office
Tel: + 30 26620 32114
Tel: + 30 26620 32131
kamelialines.gr
- Kerkyra Lines
Gaios, Paxos
Tel: + 30 26620 32440
kerkyralines.com
- Paxos Lines
Gaios, Paxos
Tel: + 30 26620 32505
paxoslines.gr
- Port Authority of Igoumenitsa
Tel: + 30 26650 99300
olig.gr
- Port Authority of Corfu
Tel: + 30 26613 65200
- Port Authority of Paxos
Tel: + 30 26620 32533
Tel: + 30 26620 32259
- Health Center of Paxos
Tel: + 30 2662 360100
- Municipality of Paxos
Tel: + 30 2662360300
paxi.gr
- Paxos Folklore Museum
Gaios
Tel: + 30 26620 32566
- Police Station of Paxos
Tel: + 30 26620 32222
- Post Office of Paxos
Tel: + 30 26620 32256
