Gaios

This article is about the port in Greece. For the apostle, see Apostle Gaios. For the Greek basketball player, see Gaios Skordilis.

Rows of houses in Gaios, as seen from the strait

Street of Gaios

The natural port of Gaios, created by the islet St Nicolas (islet) (center) resembles a fjord. Panoramic view of both entrances: Islet and monastery of Panagia to the North (left) and main settlement to the center and South (right).

Gaios is the main port on Paxos, 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.

External links

Paxoi (Greek)

Coordinates: 39°12′N 20°11′E / 39.200°N 20.183°E / 39.200; 20.183

The municipality of Paxoi

Communities	Gaios (incl. Antipaxos) Lakka Longos Magazia

Islands and Islets	Antipaxos Panagia Paxoi

Greece Ionian Islands Corfu regional unit Paxoi

This article is issued from Wikipedia - version of the Wednesday, March 11, 2015. The text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution/Share Alike but additional terms may apply for the media files.