Gaios
Sign in to saveGaios (, ) 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.
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Place details
- Locality
- Γάιος
- Region
- Περιφέρεια Ιονίων Νήσων
- Country
- Ελλάς
- Population
- 487
- Timezone
- Europe/Athens
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Key facts
- Greece place.name
- Gaios
- Greece place.name_local
- Γάιος
- Greece place.type
- community
- Greece place.image_skyline
- Paxos gaios town bgiu.jpg
- Greece place.caption_skyline
- Rows of houses in Gaios, as seen from the strait
- Greece place.periph
- Ionian Islands
- Greece place.periphunit
- Corfu
- Greece place.municipality
- Paxos
- Greece place.population_as_of
- 2021
- Greece place.population
- 1396
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human settlement
- Country
- Greece
- Population
- +620
- Official website
- www.paxi.gr
- Image
- Gaios harbour in Paxi.jpg
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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.
File:GaiosPaxiJuly192022 01.jpg|Gaios Port File:Narrow streets of Gaios.jpg|Street of Gaios File:Gaios panoramic.jpg|Panoramic view of the strait surrounding St Nicolas islet (center): the islet and monastery of Panagia to the north (left), port and main settlement of Gaios to the center and south (right).