How To Use This E-Book

Getting Around the e-Book

This Pocket Guide e-book is designed to give you inspiration and planning advice for your visit to Corfu, and is also the perfect on-the-ground companion for your trip.

The guide begins with our selection of Top 10 Attractions, plus a Perfect Itinerary feature to help you plan unmissable experiences. The Introduction and History chapters paint a vivid cultural portrait of Corfu, and the Where to Go chapter gives a complete guide to all the sights worth visiting. You will find ideas for activities in the What to Do section, while the Eating Out chapter describes the local cuisine and gives listings of the best restaurants. The Travel Tips offer practical information to help you plan your trip. Finally, there are carefully selected hotel listings.

In the Table of Contents and throughout this e-book you will see hyperlinked references. Just tap a hyperlink once to skip to the section you would like to read. Practical information and listings are also hyperlinked, so as long as you have an external connection to the internet, you can tap a link to go directly to the website for more information.

Maps

All key attractions and sights in Corfu are numbered and cross-referenced to high-quality maps. Wherever you see the reference [map], tap once to go straight to the related map. You can also double-tap any map for a zoom view.

Images

You’ll find lots of beautiful high-resolution images that capture the essence of Corfu. Simply double-tap an image to see it in full-screen.

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Table of Contents

How To Use This E-Book

Corfu’s Top 10 Attractions

Top Attraction #1

Top Attraction #2

Top Attraction #3

Top Attraction #4

Top Attraction #5

Top Attraction #6

Top Attraction #7

Top Attraction #8

Top Attraction #9

Top Attraction #10

A Perfect Week of Corfu

Introduction

Secluded Resorts

Location and Size

Clean Beaches, Casual Living

A Brief History

Roman Conquest, Barbarian Raids

Normans and Sicilians

Venetian Rule

Napoleon’s Dream Island

The British Move In

Greek at Last

Historical Landmarks

Where To Go

Kérkyra Town

Around the Spianáda (Esplanade)

The Paleó Froúrio (Old Fort)

From the Listón to the Néo Froúrio

The Commercial Centre

The Old Town

Archaeological Treasures

Southern Suburbs

Ancient Korkyra

Kanóni

The Achilleion Palace

The South

Moraïtika and Mesongí

Southwest Beaches

Kávos

North of Kérkyra Town

Mt Pandokrátor

The Northeast

The North

The Northwest

Paleokastrítsa

The West

Excursions

Paxí

Andípaxi

Párga

What To Do

Shopping

Where to Shop

Best Buys

Entertainment

Greek Nights

Sports and Recreation

Activities for Children

Calendar of Events

Eating Out

What to Eat

Fast Food

Appetisers

Fish and Seafood

Meat and Casserole Dishes

Pasta Dishes

Vegetables

Desserts

What to Drink

Alcoholic Drinks

Non-Alcoholic Drinks

Reading the Menu

To Help you Order…

…and Read the Menu

Restaurants

Kérkyra Town

The South

North of Kérkyra Town

The Northeast

The North and Northwest

The West

Paxí

A–Z Travel Tips

A

Accommodation

Airport

B

Bicycle and Scooter Hire

Budgeting for Your Trip

C

Car Hire

Climate

Clothing

Crime and Safety (see also Emergencies and Police)

D

Driving

Electricity

Embassies and Consulates

Emergencies

G

Gay and Lesbian Travellers

Getting There

H

Health and Medical Care

L

Language

M

Maps

Media

Money

O

Opening Times

P

Police (see Emergencies)

Post Offices

Public Holidays

R

Religion

T

Telephones

Time Zones

Toilets

Tourist Information

Transport

V

Visas and Entry Requirements

W

Water

Websites and Internet Access

Y

Youth Hostels

Recommended Hotels

Kérkyra Town

The South

North of Kérkyra Town

The Northeast

The North and Northwest

The West

Paxí