Shopping in Lakka

Over to Paxos

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September 22nd 2010
Left Corfu on Monday on the ferry to the small island Paxos. The crossing took about an hour and was relatively smooth but chaotic on arrival at the small port at Gaios, the main town on the island. Our luggage was hurled out onto the quay with the resultant scramble to retrieve one's belongings. The island is delightful with a very relaxed atsmosphere radiating all round. A definite lack of hustl ... read more

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more