Antipaxos ( el, Αντίπαξος, ) is a small island (5 km²) in

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, about to the south of

Paxos Paxos ( gr, Παξός) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu. As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it is also called by the plural form Paxi or Paxoi ( gr, Παξοί, pronounced in Engl ...

. It is administratively part of the municipality of

Paxoi Paxos ( gr, Παξός) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu. As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it is also called by the plural form Paxi or Paxoi ( gr, Παξοί, pronounced in Engl ...

in Corfu regional unit in western Greece. , the resident population of the island was 20. Largely covered in

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s, Antipaxos has several

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es and one

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, Agrapidia. It has three main beaches: Vrika (white

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), Mesovrika (pebbles) and Voutoumi (pebbles) and it can be reached by 15-minute ride with a sea-taxi from the port of

Gaios Gaios ( el, Γάιος, ) 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 Christ ...

in Paxos. In fiction, it is the birthplace of Nadja of Antipaxos played by

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External links

Antipaxos Greece – Everything You Need To Know
Islands of Greece Islands of the Ionian Islands (region) Landforms of Corfu (regional unit) Populated places in Corfu (regional unit) {{greece-island-stub