The Butcher Of Kavos

Saints or Sinners?

In the late 90s & Noughties Kavos had a reputation for being very naughty (the youtube videos are still on the porn sites!). A place for sinners then.

However, we were very lucky when we went. We stayed at Kavos Saint Peters. A place for saints.

St Peters was a short stroll away from the fake resort of Kavos. It’s a shame it got such a bad name, since the actual village near the sea is a nice place. You can do boat trips from there across to the mainland via Paxos and Anti-Paxos.

The Butcher of Kavos

Dimitri, the Athenian butcher, spends his summers catering at his taverna for the tourists. The beach-side of the taverna has a small restaurant. Accommodation is at the front facing the road. St. Peter’s is an interesting quiet part of Kavos and nothing like the rowdy den of iniquity a couple of hundred yards south. Dimitri could often be seen wielding his huge cleaver and smiling with a fag hanging from his curled lip.

As you ponder what to eat from his traditional menu, he shouts, “Hey! I am the butcher of Kavos!”

It’s worth taking a boat-trip to Paxos & Anti-Paxos to see the pure azure waters there. It’s very peaceful. You can also go across to the mainland and visit Parga, which has quaint buildings and very nice bays.

Kavos gets bad press, undeservedly.

Gaia, serene capital of Paxos