Welcome to Corfu!
... the island of fiery sunsets, exotic landscapes, enchanting natural colors, romantic beaches, an enormous variety of plants and flowers that even in midsummer, give the island a vibrant green ambience.
The island with the centuries-old olive trees, the shining oranges and lemons, pergolas and lagoons, forgotten gorges but also refreshing water springs.
This is Corfu, one of the most popular tourist destinations in Greece.
Dozens of beaches with emerald waters, countless ancient churches and monasteries and especially the Venetian aura of the old town, will give your vacation an extra romantic touch that you will remember for a long time...
Corfu Holidays - Greece
The former strong influence of Venice combined with Anglo-French elements have contributed to the formation of this unique flair of Corfu.
Corfu Beaches with Blue Flags.
This award was given this year to the following beaches of Corfu:
* Municipality of Corfu: Komeno, Kontokali, Alykes Potamos, Barbati, Ipsos, Dasia, Kalamionas, Kerasia, Nisaki / Krouzeri, Gimari, Perithia / Agios Spyridon, Alyros, Apraos Kalamaki, Roda, Canal d'Amour, Arillas Sidari, Paleokastritsa, Ermones, Glyfada, Kontogialos, Agios Matthaeus, Issos, Messonghi, Halikounas, Agios Georgios, Marathias, Benitses, Agios Gordios, Dafnila
Places to visit
Corfu: The Mouse Island A trademark of Corfu is the island with the monastery of Pantokrator. According to Homer, this was the ship of Odysseus which the god Poseidon stoned during the storm that washed the hero away on the island of the Phaeacians, just before his final return to his homeland Ithaca. Corfu: Mouse Island Corfu: The old fortress Built on the eastern edge of the town, on a rocky peninsula with two characteristic peaks. It began to be inhabited and fortified by the Byzantines after the 6th century and was completed at the beginning of the 8th century AD. It is a model of an ochre ensemble and from the 11th to the 15th century it was the city of ... " Corfu: The new fortress Built on an artificial hill on the west side of Corfu between the Old and New Port in the late 15th to early 16th century. Corfu: The new fortress Corfu: The Church of Agios Spyridon. Corfu: The Achilleion. The Achilleion, the palace of Queen Elizabeth (Sissi), was built by order of the Empress from 1888 to 1891 with elements of Ionic, Roman and Aeolian style, when she chose Corfu as her summer residence due to her failing health. "Achilleion" was named in honor of the hero, whom the Empress so... " Corfu: The Achilleion Corfu: The Cannon Corfu: The Cannon One of the most famous sights of Corfu. It is located in the south of the town and owes its name to the placement of a battery there by the French in 1798. The cannon offers a magnificent view of the islet with the Holy Monastery of Vlacherna, built in the 17th century, which you can reach via a ... " Corfu: Panagia Spiliotissa The island's metropolis, Panagia Spiliotissa, with the relics of Empress Theodora. Corfu: The tomb of Ioannis Kapodistrias. The tomb of Ioannis Kapodistrias at the Monastery of Platyteras in Mantouki
