Regarding the lighthouse of the island of Panagia, in the archives of the notary Nikolaos Kouvas, there are notarial acts of 1776, April 21, 22 and 23 of the Velianites family headed by Tomas Velianitis, who promise to keep a lantern lit in the bell tower of the church on the island of Paxos (meaning the island of Panagia) "to keep danger at bay where the sailors who have defeated it can fight against it".
"...To the right of the courtyard, then to the left of the church, is the square, white, 20 meter high tower, close to the three-tiered divided and roundly projecting Agios Vimas, above which it has a small arched window. This tower was already converted into a lighthouse. Below is the room of the three lighthouse keepers with a hearth. From there a small door leads through the inclined base in a xylin scale, that is, through four floors, it leads up to the lantern, which, rising 31 meters above the sea, has an iron railing around it and a lantern with an iron scaffold and a reflecting disk for the device, which provides a stable, 10 miles far visible light. From the lighthouse he overlooks the beautiful entrance of the port and the walled grounds of the monastery, and to the outside the rock of Zouane and the enchanting Albanian and Corfu coasts".
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