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Informations about Paxos<\/span><\/p>\n

GEOGRAPHICAL & HISTORICAL OUTLINE OF PAXOS<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Paxos island has an area of 20 square kilometers and 46 kilometers of coastline.
\nIt lies to the west of the coast of Epirus, opposite Parga and 7 nautical miles south of Corfu.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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 .<\/span><\/p>\n

HISTORY<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span>
\nThe earliest settlement on the island is Ozias, where there are the remains of Early Christian churches.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Romans ruled the island from the 2nd century BC, and during the Byzantine period it was constantly attacked by pirates.<\/span>
\nOn 1386 the island was conquered by the Venetians.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.
\nFinally, in 1864, together with all the Ionian islands, Paxos was ceded to the Greek state.<\/span><\/p>\n

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HOW TO GET THERE<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Gaios, the port of Paxos is connected daily by ferry boat with Igoumenitsa (21 nautical miles), with Corfu and with Italy.<\/span>
\nThere are KTEL buses from Athens to Igoumenitsa.<\/span><\/p>\n

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