Mogonisi is at the southern tip of Paxos, joined to the island by a short causeway, and it is where everyone goes for sand.

The sand needs a note. Mogonisi is widely called the only sandy beach on Paxos, and in a sense it is, but visitors who look closely point out that the sand was brought in and laid down in front of the bar. Paxos is limestone and its shores are stone. Knowing that does not spoil the swimming, and the bay is sheltered, shallow and calm, which makes it the easiest beach on the island for small children.

There is a beach bar with sunbeds, and toilets and showers. The caves around Mogonisi were called the lair of the Nereids by an old bishop of the island, and the coast here is worth a boat trip in its own right.

One practical warning that comes up again and again: the road down is narrow, and meeting another car coming the other way is a real problem. Go early, or walk the last stretch.