Culture
Get lost in the kantounia
Wander the narrow lanes of the Old Town with no plan, past tall Venetian houses, small chapels and washing hung overhead.
Corfu Old Town
Corfu · Things to do
Things to do in Corfu
Beaches, trails, festivals, food and wine: the experiences that make this island its own.
Experiences
Our favourite things to do
Ideas for every kind of day, from a lazy swim to a full-day hike.
Culture
Watch cricket on the Spianada
On summer weekends a match is played in front of the Liston, a game the British left behind. Sit under the arcades with a ginger beer.
Corfu Town
Beach
Swim at Paleokastritsa
Hire a small boat and visit the coves and sea caves below the cliffs, or just swim from the beach in the early morning.
Paleokastritsa
Hike
Walk down to Porto Timoni
A 25-minute walk from the village down to a double bay on either side of a strip of land.
Afionas
Food & wine
Lunch in Old Perithia
Drive up to the abandoned mountain village for lunch on the square among the old stone houses.
Old Perithia
Hike
Climb Mount Pantokrator
Walk or drive up the highest mountain on the island, 906 m, for a view of Albania and the whole coast. The road to the top passes the old village of Strinylas.
The north
Food & wine
Lunch at the Durrells' house
Eat at the White House on the water, where Lawrence Durrell lived, and walk on to Agni along the shore.
Kalami
Culture
See Angelokastro
Walk through the gate of the Byzantine castle on its cliff and climb to the top for a view down the whole west coast.
Near Paleokastritsa
Festival
Easter on Corfu
On the morning of Holy Saturday, people throw clay pots from their windows in the Old Town. Earlier that morning, the brass bands march behind the relics of Saint Spyridon.
Corfu Town, Holy Saturday
Only on Corfu
What makes Corfu different
What makes Corfu different from every other Greek island.
A Venetian town in Greece
Under Venice from 1386 to 1797, and never under the Ottomans, the old town has tall houses, narrow lanes and fortresses that look like northern Italy, with a French arcade and a British palace on top. It became a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2007.
Cricket on the Spianada
The British left behind cricket, still played on the green of the Spianada on summer weekends, as well as ginger beer, called tsitsibira, which is still brewed on the island.
A saint who watches over the island
Saint Spyridon, whose relics lie in a silver casket in the church in the old town, is the island's protector. Four times a year his relics are carried in procession through the streets with the town's brass bands.
Its own cooking
Corfu's cooking has a Venetian accent. Pastitsada is a spiced beef or rooster stew with pasta, sofrito is veal in a white wine and garlic sauce, bourdeto is fish in a peppery red sauce, and the island's liqueur is made from kumquats.