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    Whether you're walking through an olive grove or tucking into tzatziki in a little fishing village, you can rely on a daily dose of Greek culture on a holiday to Paxos.

    The littlest Ionian

    As far as Greek Islands go, Paxos is a case study in best practice. Measuring just 10 kilometres by 4 kilometres, it’s not big enough to have an airport, so it’s never been developed to cater for planes full of passengers. Instead, discerning travellers head over here by hydrofoil from Corfu, to explore a coast contoured with secluded pebble bays and coves, and an interior covered with some of the oldest olive groves in Greece.

    Gaios and Loggos

    Paxos’ micro population of 2,500 people is most concentrated in its harbour towns. The capital of Gaios is the busiest, relatively speaking. Visitors here distribute themselves around the waterfront and the Venetian Square. Five kilometres up the coast, there’s Loggos, where the smile-shaped waterfront is lined with tavernas, serving homemade Greek classics like tzatziki and meze.

    Lakka

    It’s a similar story in Lakka. You’re more likely to see boats with masts rather than motors at the moorings here – the harbour is sheltered inside a horseshoe-shaped bay, so the conditions go down a storm with sailors. What’s more, the beaches in the part of the island offer swathes of sand around all the pebbles.

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    At a glance

    • See it to believe it at the Blue Caves
    • Watch the sunset from the hillside hamlet of Magazia
    • Sail over to Anti Paxos for more unseen Greece

    Destinations in Paxos

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    • Gaios

      Holidays to Gaios revolve around gentle walks, sunbathing stints on the beach and dinners in traditional tavernas.

    • Loggos

      Holidays to Loggos take you to a quiet Greek village which manages to fit in some lovely tavernas, cafés and shops. Plus there are boats leaving the harbour for the white sands of Antipaxos island.

    • Magazia

      Holidays to Magazia take you to the most secluded spot on the already peaceful Paxos island – it comes with countryside walks and a single taverna. Plus you're 5 minutes' drive away from the island's 3 main villages.

    Top things to See and Do in Paxos

    • BEACHES
    • SHOPPING
    • NIGHTLIFE
    • FOOD & DRINK
    • 30 beaches and counting

      There’s a beach for every day of the month on Paxos’ east side alone. And, for an island that flies below most tourists’ radars, some of them are surprisingly well organised, with sand-side tavernas and sunloungers. Of course, deserted beaches are here for the taking, too – some parts of the island’s coast can only be accessed by boat, so headcounts are low.

    • The big beach

      Kipiadi Beach is the longest on Paxos. It’s a pebbly stretch, backed by scrubland, so it’s got a wild look to it. Most people get here by boat, so you’ll often see yachts bobbing in the water. You can drive here, though. There’s a little car park a few hundred metres from the beach, and a walking trail that leads to the sand.

    • The secret beach

      Some of Paxos’ beaches are so incognito they don’t have names to identify them. The island is scalloped with bays and coves that can only be accessed by boat. If you hire a motorboat you can go searching for them. The best place to look is the west coast, around the Ortholithos Stack.

    • Bargain Buys

      After centuries of production, Paxos has got olive oil down to a fine art. Pick up a bottle from the source at the Olive Oil Museum, just outside Magazia. This is also the place to stock up on olive oil soaps and beauty products. If you’re in Lakka, meanwhile, you can pick up cheap and cheerful souvenirs, like magnets and beach bags, in the gift shops near the waterfront.

    • Mid-Range Buys

      Apart from a few seaside souvenir shops and the handful of women’s clothing stores in Giaos Square, shops are a bit thin on the ground in Paxos, so serious spenders should catch the ferry from Gaios to Corfu Town.

    • Designer Buys

      You won’t find identikit jewellery in Paxos. Most of the island’s jewellers are metal smiths, who customise each piece individually. A good portion of Paxos’ artisan jewellers have set up shop in and around Loggos Harbour.

    • Laid-back evenings

      Paxos subscribes to the ‘slow and steady wins the race’ school of thought. Most evenings on the island are exactly that. Visitors gravitate to the waterfronts in Lakka, Loggos and Gaios in search of good tavernas and low key cocktail bars, like the ones at the south end of Loggos harbour. Eremitis Bay, meanwhile, is the place to go to watch the sunset over a cocktail.

    • Lively evenings

      Lively isn’t a word that’s often used to describe Paxos’ nightlife. That said, there is some after-hours action to be found if you look hard enough. In Lakka, there are a couple of bars in the harbour that offer 2 for 1 happy hour cocktails. In Gaios, a few bars on Panagioti Kanga and Gaios Square offer the right kind of warm up for late nights in the island’s only two nightclubs. One is near the petrol station and the other is by the harbour. In both places, DJs play sets of dance and R&B.

    • Paxos fish stew

      This dish breaks a golden rule of serving fish, by pairing fresh white mullet or sea bream and prawns with red wine. It’s worth the culinary rebellion, though, because this stew, with paprika, potatoes and cloves, is served in some of Paxos’ best restaurants.

    • Saganaki

      Essentially, this is a grown-up cheese on toast, except it’s served without the bread. To make it, chefs take a local Greek cheese, like feta, grill it until it bubbles, and drizzle it in honey, and sometimes sesame seeds. The finished product is then served in a bed of fresh salad.

    • Tropita

      Every town in Paxos has a bakery, and tropita are their hot cakes in terms of sales. These savoury snacks are made by layering pastry with a cheese and egg mixture and baking them until they turn golden brown. They taste even better when eaten on the beach, after a swim.

    • Kleftiko

      Paxos flies the flag for traditional Greek dishes and kleftiko is no exception. This melt-in-your-mouth dish is made by slow cooking lamb with vegetables and herbs. Some chefs stir a little feta into the dish to add flavour and give it a more creamy texture.

    • Antipaxos wine

      The tiny population of Antipaxos take their wines seriously. As such, there are more vines on the island than there are people. Antipaxos wine is red, rich and arguably the best in the Ionian Island chain. You can tell it apart from other wines due to its slightly black colouring.

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