A Perfect Week of Corfu

Day 1

Corfu Town

Start with a coffee at a café on the Listón. Cross the Spianáda to take in the Paleó Froúrio, then marvel at the Asian Art and Archaeological museums. After lunch, climb the Néo Froúrio, then head out to Glyfáda or Kondogialós for a swim. Watch the sunset from the Kaiser’s Throne at Pélekas. Return to town for dinner.

Day 2

The south

On your way south, stop at the Paleópolis museum, then visit the Achilleion. Have lunch at Boúkari Beach or Alonaki Bay tavernas, then spend the afternoon on the beach – Íssos has dunes, Agía Varvára is more child-friendly. Try Klimataria in Benítses, or Venetian Well in Kérkyra Town, for supper.

Day 3

The northeast

Head northeast from town, pausing to visit the National Gallery Annexe in Káto Korakiána. Then have lunch at Agní, Kouloúra or Ágios Stéfanos. Kamináki and Kerasiá have the best pebble beaches in the area. In the evening, drive up to Paleá Períthia for dinner in the old village square. Change your overnight base to Kassiópi, Róda or Aharávi with tomorrow’s trip in mind.

Day 4

Eríkoussa

Hop on a boat in Róda or Sidári for a daytrip to Eríkousa, the closest of the Diapóndia islets. Then head to Perouládes to watch the sunset from the cliffs over Longás beach. Be sure to pre-book a stay at Delfino Blu Hotel in Ágios Stéfanos Gýrou, or arrange to have dinner at their gourmet restaurant.

Day 5

Northwest

Start the day at magnificent Ágios Geórgios Págon beach, with lunch at Akrogiali taverna towards the south end of the bay. Then head to the castle of Angelókastro for its views over Paleokastrítsa, your late-afternoon destination – perhaps another swim before visiting the lovely Theotókou monastery towards dusk. Have dinner in Doukádes village, at Elizabeth’s , before an overnight close to Kérkyra’s new port.

Day 6

Paxí and Andípaxi

Take a day cruise to these two islets south of Corfu. Likely targets will be the Paxiot west coast with its spectacular Orthólithos stack and sea caves which the boat enters, or the mock-Caribbean coves lining Andípaxi’s northeast coast. Dinner on return in Kérkyra Town – perhaps at La Famiglia for some Italian fare.

Day 7

Round-up

Today, catch whatever you’ve missed so far. Try the Patounis Soap Factory just off Sarroko Square; the nearby Scuola Greca synagogue, the main remnant of the Jewish community destroyed in 1944; or the Folklore Museum in Sinarádes. Have lunch in town at Mouragia for views of Vídos islet and some sea breeze, or tuck into seafood at Roulas’s, overlooking Gouviá yacht port. Finally, take an excursion boat from the old port to Vídos, with its decent beach and cenotaph for the Serbs expired here in 1916. Have a final dinner at Salto Wine Bar, also at the old port.