Paxos Map Updates Page

The June 2006 and January 2007 Updates are now withdrawn with the publication of the 2008 Edition 10a Map, which incorporates most of this detail. However the factual corrections to the Booklet are worth repeating as an apology for the errors therein and also some few footpath notes may remain helpful, thus:

p.1 Photo 3 “A Calm Evening” should, of course, be Photo 2
p.7 My full address has been chopped-off by photo 3 - see CONTACT section.
p.14 G.I.C. have, despite rumours to the contrary, retained their office in Loggós in addition to the Gaios one. More seriously, I have, on this same page, erroneously coupled them with CVTravel, when I should, of course, have said SUNVIL HOLIDAYS - sincere apologies. CVTravel are, however, now stocking my Maps once again.

p.24 FP6 The ‘low wall’ 23 paces long, is now rather overgrown and will need careful searching for.

p.44 FP19b Spiro’s Taverna has now sprouted a most strange, roof-top, eyrie. It affords wonderful views and is a quite different place to eat, but has done nothing for the appearance of his bungalow!

p.65 FP25c. Jana has now improved the climb up from the stream-bed to the vehicle track.

p.86 FP45 I have been told that when, years ago, the area around Ozias/Zenibisátika etc. functioned as the Island’s Capitol (moved and hidden inland to avoid Turkish Pirate raids), this building was the Town Hall. See footnote.

p.111 FP52etc. Much bulldozing has greatly altered things on the N approach to Kambos Korah and the old route of FP52b is largely destroyed. The one remaining, positive, landmark is the old stone hut at the end of the paved road. On the 10a Edition Map, as you will see, turning L here FP52 is a bulldozed track ending in another hut, this time built of wood. Ahead and below you will see a prominent stone wall. The path to this is not immediately apparent but stepping down through the olive groves here is easy enough and you can pick up the wall anywhere (the path actually joins it by an electricity pole). Then follow the wall down to the Coast Road just beyond the Paxos Beach Hotel.

FP52a. Leaving the stone hut, as before, you very soon pass on R another modern hut. Just before this Peter’s path goes off R but there is nothing to show for it. Search behind the Cypress trees and you will come upon the path, quite well defined but seemingly ending at a wall crossing. Climb over however, and you will see it stretching straight ahead.

If you fail in this quest, just carry on E along the vehicle track and take the first branch R. This climbs up over the low hill (with a branch R leading to a large cleared area on the top). Look around well before this branch and you will see FP52a crossing the track and it is easy to follow onward almost straight SE passing behind a modern brick hut,. You then enter Myrtle & Pines. As you emerge you should see the broken walls of FP52c on your R. Ignore this for the moment and keep on along the olive terracing and you will see a high stone wall R. Follow this for a short distance, then veer L and down hill to a hen-run and then to pick up a path between fences. This steps down between villas including V.Tritonia to exit onto the Coast Road just beyond the bridge.

If walking in the opposite direction, leaving the hen-run on R, one is left a bit of a hostage to fortune as there is not much of a defined path. Look for a substantial wall on L and follow this. It soon ends through, but continuing gently upwards through the groves you will see back on your L, the fenced-in enclosure. You should be able to find a much broken-down, walled path, going up L at the same point as the straight-on path enters Myrtle and Pines. This is the one for Kambos Korah.

Follow this to another walled-path-junction which is the rump of the old FP52b. [Going R it changes direction several times but soon connects with the new bull-dozed track at more or less its lowest point. N of there it is destroyed and the bull-dozed track, though following a similar route, is blocked first by a chain across, then a wire fence. It appears to expire soon after].

Keeping L, 52b continues walled until another junction which is, or was, a cross-roads. The L branch is blocked. Straight ahead is an open, un-walled path leading rather vaguely on but ignore that for the moment. Keep R along a walled path, somewhat overgrown in places, which ends just above the southernmost house of the deserted village. Look back from the corner of this house to impress on your memory where the walled path starts! Walk through the village and a grassy vehicle track leads on to join FP50 which is the back road to Porto Oziás. [The link path down from the village and over the stream bed is very broken and overgrown.]

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