Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
ted apartments and villas for all budgets and arranges transport and excursions.
Paxos Blue Waves
(
26620 31162;
www.paxos-studios.gr
)
rents boats (€35 to €65) and
scooters (€20).
ANTIPAXI ΑΝΤΙΠΑΞΟΙ
POP 25
The stunning and diminutive island of Antipaxi, 2km south of Paxi, is covered with vine-
yards and olive groves with the occasional hamlet here and there. Caïques and tourist
boats run daily, in high season, from Gaïos and Lakka, and go to two beach coves - the
small, sandy
Vrika Beach
and the pebbly
Voutoumi Beach
. Floating in the water here,
with its dazzling clarity, is a sensational experience.
An inland path links the two beaches (a 30-minute walk) or, for the very energetic,
walk up to the village of
Vigla
, or as far as the lighthouse at the southernmost tip. Take
plenty of water and allow 1½ hours minimum each way.
Voutoumi and Vrika each have two restaurants (mains €7 to €15). Accommodation is
available through tavernas.
Getting There & Away
Boats to Antipaxi (€7 return, high season only) leave Gaïos at 10am and return around
4.30pm (more services in July and August).
LEFKADA ΛΕΥΚΑΔΑ
POP 22,710
Lefkada (or Lefkas) is the sleeper hit of the Ionians. Mountainous and remote in the
centre, with gorgeous vistas and forests, the island is lined on its west coast with some of
the best beaches in Greece. Holiday resorts tend to cling to the east coast where 10 satel-
lite islets dot the sea.
Lefkada is less insular than most islands; it was once attached to the nearby mainland
by a narrow isthmus until occupying Corinthians breached it with a canal in the 8th cen-
tury BC. A causeway now spans the 25m strait, yet Lefkada remains steadfastly island-
like in the best of ways. In remote villages older women sport traditional dress and the
main town, Lefkada Town, has a refreshing mid-20th-century appeal.
