Paxos, a small natural paradise.
A cosmopolitan island which combines charm and elegance.
Paxos Island is the smallest island in the Ionian Sea and enchants every visitor every year.
Paxos Island is located 7 nautical miles south of Corfu and 8 from Igoumenitsa Port.
You can travel from Igoumenitsa by ferry or by a flying dolphin, which will be quite costly.
Like all the other islands, Paxos Island is probably well known because of its dense vegetation and especially famous for the olive groves, which are extended all over the island.
During the late days of October, when local people start to gather olives from their olive trees, they put them in these groves to get olive which is of extremely original flavor and you will surely not find such anywhere else.
All natural beauties on Paxos Island are attractions for thousands of visitors every year.
The island is actually one of the most luxurious and cosmopolitan Island in Greece.
It also offers visitors naturalist trips to the virgin countryside and beautiful beaches, romantic strolls in the picturesque villages and Greek-style entertainment in the bars found in the tourist resorts.
According to Greek Mythology, Paxos Island or Paxoi as its commonly used in the Greek language, was formed when Poseidon hit his trident on Corfu splitting apart a big piece of land to make a smaller island, where he housed his romance with a goddess called Amfitriti.
For this reason, the symbol of Paxos Island is the trident.
Also, except for these mythical stories about Paxos, the island has a long story back, as its population has lived there since the ancient years, being the bone of contention among many conquerors, following the common fate with the neighboring island of Corfu and the other islands in the Ionian Sea.
Today, Paxos Island belongs to the Prefecture of Corfu.
Its population is nearly 2,500 local people, who mostly grow olives, fish or work on the development of their land through tourism.
The main product in Paxos is olive oil, which is of exceptional quality and is considered one of the best in Greece.
Also, fishing is very important in Paxos.
Thus, local people own many fish taverns, where you can easily find all local foods you have probably never tasted in any other place.
Last, but not least, it is no coincidence that they have gained an international reputation and many personalities from around the world have spent their summer holidays on the island and they had lovely time, enough to be talked around.
A cosmopolitan island which combines charm and elegance.
Paxos Island is the smallest island in the Ionian Sea and enchants every visitor every year.
Paxos Island is located 7 nautical miles south of Corfu and 8 from Igoumenitsa Port.
You can travel from Igoumenitsa by ferry or by a flying dolphin, which will be quite costly.
Like all the other islands, Paxos Island is probably well known because of its dense vegetation and especially famous for the olive groves, which are extended all over the island.
During the late days of October, when local people start to gather olives from their olive trees, they put them in these groves to get olive which is of extremely original flavor and you will surely not find such anywhere else.
All natural beauties on Paxos Island are attractions for thousands of visitors every year.
The island is actually one of the most luxurious and cosmopolitan Island in Greece.
It also offers visitors naturalist trips to the virgin countryside and beautiful beaches, romantic strolls in the picturesque villages and Greek-style entertainment in the bars found in the tourist resorts.
According to Greek Mythology, Paxos Island or Paxoi as its commonly used in the Greek language, was formed when Poseidon hit his trident on Corfu splitting apart a big piece of land to make a smaller island, where he housed his romance with a goddess called Amfitriti.
For this reason, the symbol of Paxos Island is the trident.
Also, except for these mythical stories about Paxos, the island has a long story back, as its population has lived there since the ancient years, being the bone of contention among many conquerors, following the common fate with the neighboring island of Corfu and the other islands in the Ionian Sea.
Today, Paxos Island belongs to the Prefecture of Corfu.
Its population is nearly 2,500 local people, who mostly grow olives, fish or work on the development of their land through tourism.
The main product in Paxos is olive oil, which is of exceptional quality and is considered one of the best in Greece.
Also, fishing is very important in Paxos.
Thus, local people own many fish taverns, where you can easily find all local foods you have probably never tasted in any other place.
Last, but not least, it is no coincidence that they have gained an international reputation and many personalities from around the world have spent their summer holidays on the island and they had lovely time, enough to be talked around.
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