INTRODUCTION
GEOGRAPHY
08 Nature and Location, Morphology
10 Map of Paxos
12 Climate | 14 Flora | 16 Fauna
17 Fireflies: A magical phenomenon on Paxos
HISTORY
20 Mythology | 22 Name
23 Important events in the history of Paxos
29 Piracy and slaves
YESTERDAY AND TODAY
30 Introduction
32 The Paxos of yesterday
33 Traditional dances and costumes
34 People and Occupations
34 Local cuisine and products
36 Customs and traditions
38 Cultural Events
39 Arts and Letters
40 Architecture
42 The Churches of Paxos
45 Cisterns: The culture of water on Paxos
TOUR OF PAXOS
44 Introduction
46 Tour of Gaios
62 Longos
66 Lakka
70 Inland villages
76 The west coasts of the island
ANTIPAXOS
84 Introduction
86 Agrapidia
87 Beaches
PRACTICAL INFORMATION
92 Getting to Paxos
93 Where to stay – Moving around
94 Health – Activities - Nutrition
94 Useful telephone numbers | 95 Bibliography
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