PAXOI - ANTIPAXOI ISLAND GREECE

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PAXOI - ANTIPAXOI  GREECE

Paxoi is the smallest of the larger Ionian Islands and is situated 7 miles north of Corfu. The 2400 inhabitants live mostly on fishing and olive cultivation.

In 1814, Paxoi became part of the Ionian Islands and joined them when they united with Greece. The island belongs to the district of Corfu.

With 1300 inhabitants, Gaios is the island’s capital. It was built according to the traditional Eptanesian architecture at the center of the bay, protected buy two tiny islands: Aghios Nikolaos, where only ruins of a Venetian fortress have survived, and Panayia, which has a monastery of the same name where a celebration takes place in August. At Gaios, you can find a historical archive, a library and Aghioi Apostoloi church with important paintings.