Paxos Museum

The Museum, on the harbour side in Gaios, is housed in what was the Junior School, a state protected early 20th century building (1906).

Outside are parts of old olive presses and containers for measuring oil, as well as heavy stone exhibits such as a limestone sink, millstones and smaller artifacts for every day use.

Inside in the first room there are fossils, stone-age flint tools, pottery from the classical period, as well as guns and tools from the Venetian and other periods.

The kitchen in the other room, illustrates the grand life style of years gone by, with oil lamps, pottery table ware, scales hanging from the ceiling with weights from both the Ottoman and British Empires. Copper saucepans hangs on the walls, while the table is ready laid waiting for the mistress to serve the food.

The main room contains a 17th century bed with anapapsolia (wooden rings) hanging for the lady to rest her feet. Next to it is the babys cot and various items from the ladys dressing table. Also in the main room a splendid collection of clothing and underwear.

In the hall there is the most important book on Paxos written by Ludvic Salvator, archduke of Austria, in 1887. There are also many other very interesting exhibits to see.