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Paxi island has an area of 20 square kilometers and 46 kilometers of coastline. It lies to the west of the coast of Epirus, opposite Parga and 7 nautical miles south of Corfu.
The tiny island abounds in natural beauty: tranquil little bays with crystal clear sea, golden sandy beaches, imposing rocks, verdant hills, sea caves, remote shores and enchanting sunsets. The capital of the island is Gaios, a picturesque village build around a port which is protected by two small islands, Agios Nikolaos and Panagitsa .

HISTORY
The history of Paxi is closely bound up with that of Corfu nearby, and indeed according to mythology, the two were united until Poseidon divided them with his trident.
The earliest settlement on the island is Ozias, where there are the remains of Early Christian churches.
The Romans ruled the island from the 2nd century BC, and during the Byzantine period it was constantly attacked by pirates.
On 1386 the island was conquered by the Venetians.
During the Napoleonic Wars all the Ionian Islands were taken by the French, the Russo-Turkish alliance and finally by the British, who established the Ionian Union in 1815. Finally, in 1864, together with all the Ionian islands, Paxi was ceded to the Greek state.