Gaios | |
Name Local: | Γάιος |
Type: | community |
Caption Skyline: | Rows of houses in Gaios, as seen from the strait |
Coordinates: | 39.2°N 31°W |
Periph: | Ionian Islands |
Periphunit: | Corfu |
Municipality: | Paxos |
Population As Of: | 2021 |
Population: | 1396 |
Gaios (Greek, Modern (1453-);: Γάιος, in Greek, Modern (1453-); pronounced as /ˈɣaʝos/) is the main port on Paxos, the smallest of the seven principal Ionian Islands, in Greece. Gaios is situated on the east coast of the island. It is named after a homonymous pupil of Paul the Apostle, who brought Christianity to the island.