The main square of Gaios with café terraces and lamp posts in the sun

Paxos · Museums

Paxos's museums

Where the island keeps its treasures, from ancient sculpture to the objects of everyday village life.

Essential

Start with these two

Pastel houses along the quay of Gaios with boats moored in front

Waterfront, Gaios

Paxos Museum

A small folk and history museum in the old school building at the southern end of the Gaios waterfront, with tools, costumes, household objects and finds that trace everyday life on the island.

Must see: The rooms of island life, furnished as an old Paxiot home

The front of the old Tsikis olive mill on Paxos

Inland, Paxos

The olive mill of Tsikis

Not a formal museum, but one of the old olive mills that still stand among the groves, this one built in 1928. Whether it is open to visitors varies, so ask locally before you go.

Must see: The stone building itself, in the middle of the olive groves

Walk where history happened

Read the story of Paxos, era by era.

Read the history

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