Paxos Music Festival at Paxos
Exploring Paxoi Sailing Holidays area
In 1986, John Gough brought the first string quartet to Paxos in a warm summer night with a concert under the olives trees. Since then the Paxos Music Festival has become a tradition taking place every year during the last two weeks of August.
In general you will find a very closed historical relashionship to music on the Ionian Islands, which has been inspired by the Italian culture from baroque to the present.
- Visit Site
- Date: From 22 August until 3 September
- Web site: http://paxosfestival.org.uk/
Navigational Aids
Small creek with fine pebbles and crystal-clear waters. You will impress the big rocks on the beach.
Small creek with fine pebbles and crystal-clear waters. You will be impressed by the big rocks on the beach.
Organized beach in the northern part of the county, 12 km from Parga after the village of Agia. Enclosed bay with turquoise shades and beach pebbles.
The beach Arillas beach with fine sand ideal for children and a depth of 50 meters from the beach does not exceed 1.5 meters.
A small beach with white sand and crystal waters. The beach is not organized while camping is available near by.
Located on the road from Sivota. Characteristic is its rocky, yet verdant isle in front , which gave its name to the beach, ;once there, was a chapel.
Small bay behind the beach Arillas. The blue-green waters of the beach combined with rocky and green landscape gives the impression of swimming in a small natural lake.
Sandy and quiet beach with a long deep water, near a river with fresh water. You'll find a few plants and some restaurants, ideal for those seeking peace away from the crowds.
It is crowded, long beaches and shallow waters ideal for children. It is well organized with umbrellas and chairs and a wide variety of restaurants and snack bars.
The beach is close to Levrechio Logos and is ideal for snorkeling. The beach is not organized although there is tavern.
A great combination of pebbles with crystal clear blue waters. Very nice beach, although not organized.
A small island linked with stones with Paxos. You can go through the stones and get the best sandy beach on Paxos.
The bay is protected and great for swimming and safe for children. Near Lakkas there are some amazing caves that are worth seeing.
The port of Paxoí (Gáios) is a natural harbor formed in front of the houses of the city of Paxoí, which is the capital of the island. The port can be approached by the N entrance having a width of approximately 230 m or by the S which has an entrance width of approximately 30 m and 2 m depth.
It is name means a standing rock in the sea. The huge vertical rock is standing into the crystal clear waters, supplemented by the large cave on the opposite shore.
Ipapanti Cave is north from the famous Ermitis cliffs. It is an enormous cave, whose size allows boats to enter inside.
Only 2 km or so south of Paxos is the island of Antipaxos; an even smaller, almost uninhabited with small vineyards. There are two beaches in the north end, Vrika and Voutoumi, Here you have some of the finest clear blue seas in the world safe for swimming and snorkeling for all ages.
