Corfu Town
Capital of the island, the homonymous town of Corfu looks like emerging out from a medieval tale. Not only has it a very interesting and important past, but it also gives promises of an equally important and interesting present and future. The town of Corfu is one of the most popular destinations of tourists, both Greeks and from abroad. more
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Perama Village
Perama is a very nice coastal tourist resort, opposite the famous Pontikonissi. It is situated at a distance of 9 kilometers southern to the town of Corfu and it counts some 900 permanent residents. Very close to the capital and all the worth seeing sites of the island, on the main way from the town of Corfu to the southern parts of the island, Perama attracts numerous visitors and is a very popular destination for tourists. more
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Gastouri Village
Gastouri, a scenic village, maintaining excellent samples of local architecture in its buildings is found at a distance of 11,5 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the South. The village counts some 1000 permanent residents. It is one of the most famous places in Corfu, thanks to the palace of Achilleion, constructed in early 1900s' by Elisabeth, the Empress of Austria (known also as "Princess Sissy"). more
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Benitses Village
Benitses is a modern, quite big and popular tourist resort in front of a nice beach, at a distance of 12 kilometers Southern to the town of Corfu. The settlement counts some 800 permanent residents. Close to Benitses, within a private field there have been brought to light the ruins of a villa of the Roman period, with nice baths, well preserved. more
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Moraitika Village
Moraitika is a modern, very popular tourist resort in front of a long sandy beach, at a distance of 20 kilometers Southern to the town of Corfu. The settlement counts some 600 permanent residents. It is worth visiting the village of Episcopiana, very close to Moraitika, at a distance of 5 kilometers at the North. The village is the birthplace of the first governor of Greece Ioannis Capodistrias. more
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Messonghi Village
Messoghi is a modern, quite big tourist resort in front of a long sandy beach, at a distance of 22 kilometers Southern to the town of Corfu. The settlement counts some 300 permanent residents. One of the loveliest features of the area is the scenic small river flowing through the settlement. Small fishing and excursion boats are mooring on its banks; those latter connect the island with Syvota at the opposite coast of Epirus. more
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Lefkimi Town
Situated at the southern end of the island, at a distance of 41,5 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the Southeast, Lefkimmi is a small town of the inland, but quite close to the sea (some 5 kilometers far from the coast). The town counts some 3.500 permanent residents and is well known for its tradition in arts, mainly in music. more
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Kavos Village
Kavos is a very popular coastal tourist resort in front of a long sandy beach; it is situated at a distance of 49 kilometers southeastern to the town of Corfu and counts some 850 permanent residents. You may combine swimming with a short visit to the church of Aghios Procopios, or to the Monastery of Arkoudilas, found on the top of a low hill, with full view of the Ionian Sea, up to Paxi. more
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Alykes (Salt-pans)
The modern tourist resort of Alykes is situated at a distance of 3 kilometers northwestern to the capital Corfu, on the main road leading to the northern part of the island. The whole area is ideal for short excursions: you may visit the nearby village of Potamos, at a distance of some 2 kilometers to the South. more
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Kontokali Village
Kontokali, one of the most famous tourist resorts in Corfu, is situated within a cove, very close to the capital Corfu, at a distance of 8 kilometers at the Northwest. The village counts some 1600 permanent residents. At a distance of 2-3 nautical miles from the coast, out of the cove, it is found the small island of Lazaretto, with luxurious vegetation and trees. more
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Gouvia Village
Gouvia is a coastal tourist resort, very popular and crowded, situated at a distance of 9 kilometers northwestern to the town of Corfu. The village counts some 1000 permanent residents. It is worth seeing the traditional settlement of Danilia, one kilometer eastern to the village. more
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Kommeno Village
Kommeno is a very beautiful coastal tourist resort with luxurious green, situated at a distance of 12 kilometers northwestern to the town of Corfu.
It is worth visiting the cape of Kommeno, to admire the marvelous view of the sea and the scenic homonymous small peninsula. Once there, don't miss to see the small church of Ypapanti, situated on a small islet linked with the rest of the island through a narrow strip of land. more
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Dafnila Village
Dafnila is a nice coastal tourist resort, within an environment with luxurious vegetation. It is situated at a distance of 12 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the Northwest. You will enjoy swimming at the beautiful beaches of the settlement and the area around. more
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Dassia Village
Dassia is a modern coastal tourist resort, very popular and crowded, situated at a distance of 13 kilometers northwestern to the town of Corfu. It is a developed, very well organised resort, offering full facilities to the visitors. Swimming is possible at the long beautiful beach in front of the settlement, with sand and small pebbles and shallow sea. more
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Ipsos Village
Ipsos is big village and a well-known cosmopolitan tourist resort, in front of al long sandy and partly pebbly beach. It is situated at a distance of 15,5 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the Northwest and it counts some 825 permanent residents.
You may enjoy swimming, sunbathing and sea sports at the long, well-organised beach of the resort. Several places are worth seeing in the area. more
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Pirgi Village
Pirgi is a small, quite popular coastal tourist resort, situated at a distance of 17 kilometers Northwestern to the town of Corfu. The settlement counts some 80 permanent residents. Don't miss to drive to the scenic villages of Spartylas and Sgourades, 5,5 and 8,5 kilometers northern to Pirgi, respectively; it is also worth making an excursion to the tourist settlement of Barbati at a distance of 2 kilometers eastern to Pirgi. more
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Nissaki Village
Nissaki is a lovely small scenic tourist resort, situated within an overgrown area with nice beaches, below the Mountain of Pantocrator. It is found at a distance of 22,5 kilometers northern to the town of Corfu and counts some 350 permanent residents.
The Mountain Pantocrator is the most important place worth seeing. more
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Kalami Village
Kalami is a very small scenic tourist resort situated within an overgrown area with nice beaches, below the Mountain of Pantocrator. It is found at a distance of 28,5 kilometers northern to the town of Corfu and counts some 350 permanent residents. The bay where the settlement is found has the shape of a horseshoe. more
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Kassiopi Village
Kassiopi is a big tourist resort with a port, situated at a small peninsula, at a distance of 37 kilometers northern to the town of Corfu. Built on the site of the homonymous city of ancient times, it actually counts more than 1000 permanent residents. more
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Acharavi village
Acharavi is a coastal tourist resort, with some 650 permanent residents, situated at a distance of 37 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the Northwest. Many traces of human activity in the past, in recent and more remote periods, are visible in the area. Up to now, the most ancient evidence are some burials, of the 6th -5th centuries b.C., that have been found close to Almyros. more
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Roda Village
Roda is a big tourist resort at the northern coast of the island, in front of a long, very nice, sandy beach. It is situated at a distance of 40 kilometers Northwestern to the town of Corfu and counts some 370 permanent residents.
It is worth seeing the ruins of the sanctuary of Apollo, dated to the 5th century b.C. more
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Sidari Village
Sidari is a coastal tourist resort, very popular and crowded enough, within a wonderful landscape, some 36 kilometers Northwestern to the town of Corfu. The village counts some 370 permanent residents. It is a very ancient place; human activity is evidenced in the place since the Neolithic period (6000 b.C.). The whole landscape is marvelous, especially the really idyllic area of Melitsa, with the romantic "Channel of Love". more
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Peroulades Village
Situated at a distance of 39 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the Northwest, Peroulades is a scenic village at the northwestern edge of the island with 900 permanent residents. Swimming is possible at the sandy beach near the settlement, well enough organised, but not very crowded. more
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Agios Stefanos of Avlotes village
Situated at a distance of 40 kilometers northwestern to the capital Corfu, Aghios Stefanos of Avlotes is a small, scenic, tourist resort by the sea, with some 230 permanent residents. Accommodation is possible in hotels, studios and rooms to let, at the beach, within the settlement and in the area around. more
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Arillas Village
Arillas is a small coastal tourist resort, situated at a distance of 38 kilometers northwestern to the town of Corfu. It counts only 100 permanent residents. It is worth visiting the Holy Monastery of Ypsili Theotocos (Holy Virgin), built in the early 18th century; the Monastery is close to the village of Magoulades. Or you may rent a boat and sail to the small islets of Kravi and Varkoules. more
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Agios Georgios of Armenades village
Aghios Georgios of Armenades- Paghi is a picturesque small coastal village and a tourist resort within a beautiful environment, at the homonymous small cove with crystal clear water. It is situated at a distance of 32,5 kilometers far from the capital Corfu, at the northwest and counts only 235 permanent residents. more
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Paleokastritsa Village
Palaeokastritsa is a famous cosmopolitan tourist resort at a distance of 23,5 kilometers Northwestern to the town of Corfu within an area of luxurious green full of olive trees and pine trees reaching the edge of the coast. The village counts some 250 permanent residents. The locals will proudly introduce their village as the most beautiful on the island; and they are right! more
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Ermones village
Ermones is a small, coastal tourist resort, within an environment of luxurious green. It is situated at a distance of 18 kilometers western to the town of Corfu and counts less than 50 permanent residents. There is not much of sightseeing in the area, apart from the fascinating green covering the slopes above the sea and arriving up to the small cove. more
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Glyfada village
Glyfada is a small tourist resort with a long sandy beach, situated at a distance of 16,5 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the West. You will enjoy swimming at the long sandy beach in front of the settlement. The beach has been awarded a blue flag and it is pretty popular more
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Pelekas Village
Pelekas is a small scenic village, built upon a hill 200 meters high, inland but not far from the sea. It is situated at a distance of 13 kilometers western to the town of Corfu and it counts circa 600 permanent residents. more
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Sinarades Village
Sinarades is a beautiful scenic village with interesting features of traditional architecture. It is found at a distance of 15 kilometers southwestern to the town of Corfu and counts some 1.100 permanent residents. The most important sightseeing of the village is the Folk Museum of Middle Corfu, with representations of a typical traditional house of Corfu of the period 1860-1960. more
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Agios Gordios village
Aghios Gordios is a small coastal tourist settlement within a natural environment of luxurious green, an excellent sea and very interesting scenic features. It is situated at a distance of 19 kilometers eastern to the capital Corfu.
Several hotels and rooms to let, both in the settlement and in the area around, most of them close to the sea. more
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Ano Pavliana village
The traditional scenic village of Ano Pavliana is situated at a distance of 20 kilometers southern to the town of Corfu, close enough to the sea. The village has some 480 permanent residents. Apart from the old traditional buildings, it is worth seeing the church of Aghios Dimitrios, with a very interesting stone-carved icon screen, donated to the church by a family of the village. more
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Agios Mattheos village
Aghios Matthaeos is a beautiful, scenic inland village, at a distance of 23 kilometers southern to the town of Corfu, with 1600 permanent residents. The village is amphitheatrically built at the foot of Gamelion Oros ("the Mountain of the Wedding" in Greek); the strange name of the mountain is due to the Mythological tradition. more
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Argirades village
Argyrades is a big inland village on the way to Lefkimi; it is situated at a distance of 32 kilometers far from the town of Corfu at the Southeast, within an area of breathtaking beauty with luxurious green. It counts some 1000 permanent residents. more
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Agios Georgios of Argirades village
Aghios Georgios of Argirades is a small cute tourist village at the southern part of the island, at a distance of 32 kilometers southeastern to the capital Corfu and 5 kilometers western to the village of Argyrades. It counts some 500 permanent residents. A few kilometers northern to the village there is the Korrision Lake, a famous biotope, with a very important fauna and flora, protected by the Greek State; more
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