Pagi

The name "PAGI" ( real spelling Pagoi), pronounced with the soft Greek "g" so it is almost Payee, means "Rocks" after the nearby rock features.

Nestling on the side of a wooded valley the small hill village of PAGI is set about 2 km from the sea.
This dates back to the time when pirates roamed the Mediterranean and for their protection the inhabitants built their houses away from the sea.

Most visitors to the area only know Pagi as the village with the narrow road through which they must carefully drive every time they take the "main road" from Agios Georgios towards Corfu town.

However those prepared to pause a while will find a world so different from the busy flowing avenues of modern European cities.

I hope to encourage you to enjoy the real Corfu by finding time to wander into Pagi. Seek out the local businesses of this little village who miss most of the tourist trade which passes straight through in typical hurried fashion.

In the centre there are several cafe's and a traditional bakery with wood-burning ovens, from which the delicious aroma of freshly baked loaves and bread rolls fills the air in the early mornings.

The streets are narrow so park your car just beyond the village and walk back.

You can park your car on the roadside opposite the old school. Then walk back for a coffee, frappe or cool drink at either Cafe Bar Spiros or Balilos Cafe Bar.

Also for those in self-catering accommodation there is the Butcher's shop of George Rouvas and a couple of General shops nearby for grocery items etc.

If staying in Agios Georgios why not catch the local bus at 10.15 a.m. (cost 2006 only about 1 Euro) and when you have completed your visit the 1.5 km walk back is all downhill.

Now look at a few small photographs around Pagi