Paxi vacations
Paxi is a little island, but it is a lovely place for anyone who wants a really quiet, relaxing holiday.
A very pretty, green and mountainous little pearl, Paxi offers quite a few things to see, wonderful beaches and very hospitable people.
The locals live partly off agriculture, fishing and stock breeding, but to some extent also of tourism.
Many of the younger islanders go to one of the larger Ionians islands in summer for work and then enjoy the quiet of their own island in the winter.
Mythology says that the lovestruck Poseidon created this island by striking Corfu with his trident,
so that he and his new wife Amfitrite could have some peace and quiet.
Even though it might have been inhabited well before then, the Phoenecians are traditionally held to have been the first settlers on Paxi.
Even the name indicates it, since Pax meant slate in their language.
The Romans ruled the island from the 2nd century BC and during the Byzantine time and Middle ages it was constantly attacked by pirates.
After various rulers and Crusaders had passed Paxi, the island was taken by the Venetians in the beginning of the 16th century.
At the end of the 18th century, the island belonged to the Napolean army and for a while, it belonged to the Ionian Union.
During most of the 19th century Paxi was a British protectorate.
The war of Independence had broken out in 1821 and in 1864 Paxi was liberated.
There are some lovely little beaches you can discover of your own, but the best known are at Gaius and Lakka.
The famous beaches, the villages and the green hills full of olive groves remain the same as they were centuries ago.
The scenic cliffs and magical sea caves offer an unspoiled environment that is amazing to discover.