The church of Hagios Athanasios is notable for the paintings by Charalambos Pachis (1844-1891). He was born in Corfu and was serving a wealthy Englishman who noticed his skill in painting and financed his art studies in Italy. After spending many years abroad, Pachis returned to Corfu, where he founded a private art school. His students include many notable painters of the Heptanese School of painting. Pachis had a huge collection of costumes for use in his classes, but he sold it to provide dowries for his daughters. He was mostly inspired by famous historical events, which he depicted on canvas.