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Corfu
4 days · 8 things to do
Best time to go: May to June, and September to October
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Welcome
Corfu, in a few days
Corfu's UNESCO-listed Venetian old town sits between two fortresses, with arcades modelled on the Rue de Rivoli in Paris and a cricket pitch on the esplanade. Around it lie millions of olive trees, bays such as Paleokastritsa, Empress Sisi's palace and a north-east coast within sight of Albania.
- Day by day
- D1 Day 1 2 things
- D2 Day 2 2 things
- D3 Day 3 2 things
- D4 Day 4 2 things
- Worth sorting before you go
- Words that help
- The practical page
- Packing checklist
The trip
Day by day
Map of the sights (numbers follow the suggested order). It prints with the base map.
D1
Day 1
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Corfu Old Town and the Liston free · 2 to 3 hNarrow lanes called kantounia wind between ochre façades, and the French-built Liston arcades face the Spianada and its British cricket pitch, still in use.
- Afternoon · Old Fortress · about 1 h 30A Venetian citadel on a promontory cut off by a 16th-century moat, with an 1840 British church built like a Greek temple.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Bella Venezia€110 a night
D2
Day 2
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Kanoni and Pontikonisi free · about 1 h 30The site of ancient Corcyra, near Mon Repos where Prince Philip was born, facing the white Vlacherna monastery and Mouse Island with its Byzantine chapel.
- Afternoon · Achilleion · about 1 hThe palace Empress Elisabeth of Austria built from 1889 to 1891 in honour of Achilles, bought after her murder by Kaiser Wilhelm II.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Arcadion Hotel€120 a night
D3
Day 3
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Mount Pantokrator and Old Perithia free · half a dayThe island's highest point at 906 metres, reached by a narrow road, with a monastery and views to Albania and, on clear days, Italy.
- Afternoon · Canal d'Amour, Sidari free · half a daySoft sandstone cliffs worn into channels, arches and tunnels you can swim through; legend says couples who swim the narrowest one stay together.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Ariti Grand Hotel€120 a night
D4
Day 4
2 things to do · at your own pace
- Morning · Angelokastro · about 1 h 30A 13th-century Byzantine fortress on a 305-metre rock above Paleokastritsa, which guarded the west coast and sheltered the surrounding villages.
- Afternoon · Paleokastritsa and its monastery free · half a daySix green coves below cliffs of cypress and olive, and on the headland a monastery founded in 1225 with a gilded iconostasis and icon museum.
🛏️ Where to sleep · Iolida Corfu Resort€140 a night
Before you go
Worth sorting before you go
📶 eSIM data
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
Online the moment you land, no roaming bill.
Get one · Holafly
🛡️ Travel insurance
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
Health, luggage, cancellation.
Cover it · Ekta
💳 Fee-free card
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
Pay at the real rate, with no exchange markup.
Open one · Revolut
🚐 Airport transfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
A private car at a fixed price from the moment you land.
Book it · GetTransfer
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Good to know
Flavours & local habits
🍽️ Worth tasting
- Souvlaki and gyros: grilled skewers and wrapped sandwiches, cheap and on every corner.
- Moussaka: aubergine, minced meat and béchamel, baked and served warm rather than hot.
- Greek salad: tomato, feta, olives and olive oil, and no lettuce in it.
- Grilled octopus: eaten on the harbour with a glass of ouzo.
- Baklava and loukoumades: layered pastry and fried dough, both soaked in honey.
⚠️ Best avoided
- Tavernas with photographs on the menu and a man outside waving you in, near the Acropolis above all: overpriced.
- Ask the price of fish by the kilo before you order. It is sold by weight, and the bill surprises people.
- Book summer ferries early, and treat the timetable as an intention rather than a promise.
- Carry cash. Small islands and village tavernas do not always take cards.
Getting by
Words that help
English ↔ Greek
| English | Greek |
|---|---|
| Hello | Γειά σας (yiá sas) |
| Thank you | Ευχαριστώ (efharistó) |
| Please | Παρακαλώ (parakaló) |
| Yes | Ναι (ne) |
| No | Όχι (óhi) |
| Excuse me | Συγγνώμη (signómi) |
| Goodbye | Αντίο (andío) |
| Do you speak English? | Μιλάτε αγγλικά; (miláte angliká) |
| I don't understand | Δεν καταλαβαίνω (den katalavéno) |
| How much is it? | Πόσο κάνει; (póso káni) |
| Where are the toilets? | Πού είναι οι τουαλέτες; (pou íne i tualétes) |
| The bill, please | Τον λογαριασμό, παρακαλώ (ton logariazmó) |
| Help! | Βοήθεια! (voíthia) |
| Cheers! | Εις υγείαν! (is iyían) |
The essentials
The practical page
CurrencyEuro (EUR, €)
BudgetAbout €95 a day, mid-range
Best seasonMay to June, and September to October
PlugC/F · 230V
Tap waterSafe on the mainland, bottled on the islands
TippingAppreciated, round up the bill
Emergency112
EntrySchengen area: an ID card or passport for EU citizens, 90 days visa-free for UK, US, Canadian and Australian passports.
HealthNo specific vaccination needed. Make sure tetanus, polio and MMR are up to date.
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Don't forget
Packing checklist
Have a good trip.
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