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Tourist Guide of Paxi |
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Full of olives trees, pines, cypress trees and shrubs, with beautiful beaches, picturesque bights, enchanting marine caves, the Paxi islands have settlements with genuine samples of Ionian architecture. The visitor can reach every place of Paxi via the streets and the paths of the island.
Gaios is the capital and the port of the island, which, despite the big tourist trade, maintains its traditional color.
The small islands Agios Nikolaos and Panagia provide physical protection to the harbor.
It is worthwhile to visit these two islands that are the jewels of the harbor. Indeed, the island of Agios Nikolaos has a Venetian fortress, small churches and a windmill. The island of Panagia has the homonym monastery and the picturesque lighthouse that make you harking back!
Lakka is a scenic seasonal settlement with traditional houses, beautiful back streets and small squares. Around Lakka there are olive trees, pines and cypresses that impress the visitor. You can admire the beautiful sunset from the Lighthouse and also the sea cave Ipapanti that was a refuge for the submarines of the allies during the Second World War.
You can swim at the beach Harami, at Kanoni, at Planous, at Arkoudaki, at Orko and at Lako.
Loggos is a village famous for its traditional taverns. From its port, where you can rent a boat, you can do excursions to the nearby beaches. It is worthwhile to visit the church of the Zoodochos Pigi with the old murals, the old olive mill, the soap factory of Anemogiannis with a clay statue at the entrance and the windmill which is on a hill above the bay with beautiful views of the nearby area. You can swim at Levrechio, at Marmari, at Kipos, at Kipiadi, at Glifada and at Monodendri.
Some places you can visit from the village Magazia are: the majestic landscape of Erimitis with the steep cliffs, the Kastanida, an area with wild natural beauty and the Ortholithos, an impressive vertical rock in a short distance from the west coast of the island.
The Ozias is a coastal place spread on low hills. There, there are the ruins of an early Christian church of Agia Marina, and the ruins of the church of St. Stefanos at Porto.
Near Paxos are the islets of Agios Nikolaos, Panagia, Moggonisi and Kaltsonisi. Along the western coast are the islets Marmaro, Katergo and Ortholithos.
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