Paxos y Antipaxos

“The path climbs slowly down the hill with the two mills and then turns towards Longo passing by Anemoyanis’ pretty house. The view from the balcony is spectacular, overlooking the nearby point with the two mills and the port, Corfu’s nearly invisible point, but a clear panorama of Albania’s coast. Abundant and large mastics grow between the road and the sea, the house’s boat hidden under a roof. A second new house is found next door, with well cared for terraces and a grove of orange and lemon trees, with medlars and fig trees on the slope in back.

   

Longo Port, whose name must come from longo which means forest, is formed by Cucuzza and Lovrechio points. It features a dock with a small staircase in front of the sanidad [=?] and not very deep water. This is why only coastal boats can enter. It is especially shallow in the corner formed by the two jetties. There are approximately thirty houses. Some are pretty and pained white, with cornices, in a plaza with a raised part and paved in front. In front of the latter is the church.

   

A sloped and paved path starts from behind Agios Nikolaos towards Agia Analifsi, while another takes steep curves and some steps up to an old mill. On top is a windmill with iron poles in the wings. It doesn’t currently work. To the side is a lime oven. The view of the southern strait is beautiful, with Longo basis and, on the other side, along the path is the round point in the middle and the lost reefs of Sto Lithari. The views of the faraway coast are impressive.”