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Antipaxos
Antipaxos or Andipaxos (Greek: Αντίπαξος) is a small island (5 km²) in Greece, about 3 kilometers to the south of Paxos. It reported a population of 64 inhabitants at the 2001 census, and is administratively part of the municipality of Paxoi in Corfu Prefecture in western Greece. Largely covered in vineyards, Antipaxos has several beaches and one harbour, Agrapidia.
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Gaios
Gaios is the main port on Paxi, the smallest of the seven principal Ionian Islands, in Greece. Gaios is situated on the east coast of the island. It is named after a homonymous pupil of Paul the Apostle, who brought Christianity to the island.
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paxoi antipaxoi foto video.
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- Duration: 2:37
- Published: 21 Nov 2007
- Uploaded: 07 Feb 2011
- Author: tolisTHES16
video μέ foto απο τους Παξούς.
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**HELLAS PAXOI**
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- Duration: 5:24
- Published: 23 Aug 2008
- Uploaded: 05 Sep 2011
- Author: xrhstos1954
** HELLAS ΠΑΞΟΙ **
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Paxoi, August 2009
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- Duration: 3:02
- Published: 15 Aug 2009
- Uploaded: 16 Dec 2011
- Author: jiannisantono
A travel album of Paxoi, a beautiful, little island underneath Corfu. Music: "Flying" (Nice Little Penguins)
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Paxoi Inbound to the Port of Tyne - 17th December 2010
Paxoi inbound to the Port of Tyne, North East England from Zeebrugge, Belgium on 17th December 2010. She was in the Port to bunker TORM ORIENT. Photographed from Western Quay, North Shields. Type of ship : Oil Products Tanker IMO 9382190 MMSI 636014431 Call Sign A8TU5 Flag : Liberia Port : Monrovia Owner: PAXOI MARINE SA - Greece Manager : AEGEAN BUNKERING SERVICES INC - Greece Built : 2009 @ Qingdao Hyundai Shipbuilding Co. Ltd. - China LOA 102.7 m Beam 17.82 m Draught 6 m Gross 4580 Net 1967 DWT 6310
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Paxoi
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- Duration: 0:59
- Published: 05 Jun 2007
- Uploaded: 24 Aug 2010
- Author: cheese1dicro
Summer in PAXOI ISLAND
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You in Paxoi
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- Duration: 4:38
- Published: 21 Feb 2011
- Uploaded: 07 Nov 2011
- Author: micrografia
You in Greece | www.visitgreece.gr Have you ever dreamt of visiting Greece, and experiencing the beauty and culture of our land? You can now watch visitors from all over the world telling you what is like to travel to Greece. Their own testimonies "bring to life" Greece's eternal fascination!
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PAXOI ISLAND 2011
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- Duration: 4:49
- Published: 08 Sep 2011
- Uploaded: 17 Oct 2011
- Author: varadero21
Here is a small video of paxoi island in Greece . Sorry for the fingers that show up in videos but having an ultra light -thin camera is not always good....!
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paxos island , paxoi , corfu , kerkyra
paxos island , paxoi , corfu , kerkyra
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Paxoi (Stelios Dt125x) Souzes 1
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- Duration: 1:25
- Published: 23 Nov 2007
- Uploaded: 07 Sep 2011
- Author: DeejayNs2007
Polles souzes stous paxous
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sea kayaking paxoi
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- Duration: 3:28
- Published: 03 Sep 2009
- Uploaded: 20 Aug 2010
- Author: cloverleaf4all
this is actually a test upload experimenting on uploading different types of video formats. in any case the actual experiences were breathtaking.....
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Paxoi beach party at monodendri
apospasma apta gyrismata tou skai stous Paxous beach party sto monodendri!!!
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paxoi kayaking
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- Duration: 0:43
- Published: 02 Sep 2009
- Uploaded: 07 Jul 2010
- Author: cloverleaf4all
paxos , paxoi , antipaxos ,corfu
παξοί paxos summer 2010
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kitsos paxoi
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Paxos road towards Fontana PAXOI Greece
Paxos road towards Fontana PAXOI Greece
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Paxoi project
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- Duration: 6:50
- Published: 19 Oct 2007
- Uploaded: 08 Aug 2010
- Author: andres993820
glass structure
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paxoi kalanta xristougenon
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- Duration: 1:10
- Published: 20 Oct 2009
- Uploaded: 31 Dec 2011
- Author: skripnikanna
paxoi-2009 ena nhsi + emeis
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- Duration: 1:36
- Published: 09 Sep 2009
- Uploaded: 29 Jan 2011
- Author: demeteroni
xaxa teleia h tuba...
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| Name | Paxoi |
|---|---|
| Name local | Παξοί |
| Periph | Ionian Islands |
| Periphunit | Corfu |
| Pop municipality | 2438 |
| Area municipality | 30.121 |
| Population as of | 2001 |
| Lat deg | 39 |
| Lat min | 12 |
| Lon deg | 20 |
| Lon min | 10 |
| Postal code | 490 82 |
| Area code | 26620 |
| Licence | KY |
| Website | www.paxi.gr |
| Caption skyline | The natural port of Gaios, created by the islet Pontikonisi |
| Since | }} |
Paxi or Paxoi (Greek: Παξοί, pronounced Pak-SEE in English) is the name given to the smallest group of the Ionian Islands (the Heptanese). In Greek it is a plural form and it refers to a complex of islands, the largest of which are Paxos and Antipaxos (a smaller nearby island famous for its wine, and two of the finest sandy beaches in the Ionian Sea). The main town of Paxoi, and the seat of the municipality, is Gaios. In Greek mythology, Poseidon created the island by striking Corfu with his trident, so that he and wife Amphitrite could have some peace and quiet.
History
Although it was possibly inhabited from prehistoric times, the Phoenicians are traditionally held to have been the first settlers on Paxos. The name is believed to be derived from Pax, which meant trapezoidal in their language.The Romans ruled the island from the 2nd century BC, and during the Byzantine period and Middle Ages it was constantly attacked by pirates. After various rulers and Crusaders had passed through, the island was taken by the Venetians at the end of the 14th century.
During the Napoleonic wars the Ionian Islands were taken by the French and the Russo-Turkish alliance. On 13 February 1814, the island of Paxos surrendered to the Royal Navy frigate HMS Apollo and 160 troops from the 2nd Greek Light Infantry from Cephalonia and the 35th Regiment of the Royal Corsican Rangers. Finally the British established the Ionian Union in 1815. In 1864, together with the rest of the Heptanese, Paxos was ceded to the Greek state.
Geography
The island is approximately eight miles in length and tipped up towards the west. The west coast is dominated by steep white, chalky cliffs that are greatly eroded at sea level, and harbour many 'blue caves', which can be explored on launches departing from Gaios. Much of the attractive landscape is still covered in olive groves. These stretch from Lakka, the harbour community in the north, through Magazia to Gaios, the capital. Olive oil making, soap manufacture and fishing were supplanted by tourism as the main industry in the mid sixties, resulting in a construction boom, which has greatly altered the coastline around Gaios, the capital of the Paxiot demos (community). There are ferry and jetfoil connections daily with Kerkyra (Corfu) and with the mainland at Parga. Excursions to Albania (the resort of Saranda and the magnificent Greco-Roman settlement of Butrint) can also be arranged with the local jetfoil operators.
Foreign Residents
Among well known semi-permanent British inhabitants were Audrey Good, former commander of the UN refugee bases in Epirus following the Greek Civil War, Albert Finney, the late actor Peter Bull (author of 'It isn't all Greek to me') and actress Susannah York. Some members of the Agnelli family (of FIAT fame) have built a palatial holiday home—complete with faux medieval tower—on a small island (Kaltonisi) situated near the southernmost tip ('the heel') of Paxos, close to the popular beach of Mongonissi. The presence of such residents, and the development of the coastal area (mostly by Italian nationals) explains why Paxos has now become one of the most expensive pieces of real estate in Greece. One of Loggos's landmarks, the so-called 'Manor House' was put on sale for 1.6M€ in 2006.Paxos is part of a European network called Cultural Village of Europe. It hosts a yearly classical music festival (founded by John Gough, and now organised by the Guildhall), which attracts some of Europe's finest young performers. This festival usually takes place in late August/early September, however the 2010 festival is in doubt as sponsorship cannot be determined. Concerts are usually held in the now-disused school of Longos, Paxoi.
Communities and settlements
Transportation
The island is serviced by hydrofoils and ferry boats from the mainland Greece port of Igoumenitsa (1.5 hours), hydrofoil boats from Corfu (1 hour) and from Bari and Brindisi (4 hours). There is no airport but there was a privately owned seaplane service (7 minutes from Corfu town) operated by AirSea Lines. As of late 2009, this service is no-longer operational.
Dialect
A dialect is spoken resembling that of Corfu and having a similar prosody. It is heavily influenced by Italian. There is a glossary of Paxiot expressions.
Trivia
In his scientific article The Part-Time Parliament, Leslie Lamport created his Paxos algorithm for distributed voting, inventing a Greek society on the Aegean island Paxos as a whimsical illustration of an otherwise dry subject. He later admitted that the allegory was a dismal failure, in that it failed to pique readers' interest in the underlying material.
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