Paradise Hotel Corfu in Gouvia (Greece). July trip to the island of Corfu Trip to Paradise Beach Corfu

The beaches of Corfu are a very special component of entertainment in Corfu, they are worth talking about separately. The sea in Corfu is crystal clear, absolutely transparent everywhere, with a beautiful emerald tint. The sea in Corfu will not leave anyone indifferent.

The best will be presented to your attention on the island: Glyfada, Paleokastritsa, Liapades, Nissaki, Sidari, Kalamami, Kassiopi and others. The beaches in Corfu are both sandy and pebble. On west coast the beaches are framed by picturesque cliffs, while in the east of the island the beaches are more traditional. The beaches of Corfu, like all beaches in Greece, are municipal. Admission is free, but you have to pay for sunbeds and umbrellas.

The most convenient way to get to Corfu beaches that are not located near your hotel is by car, but nevertheless, you can also get to many of them by bus. Just keep in mind that buses run rarely and on schedule, so to review the beaches on public transport It's best to book the first half of the day.

The beaches of Corfu are visited differently and also have different facilities. For example, the beaches are very densely populated. Therefore, if you have a car or don’t mind paying 8 euros for a boat or walking, it’s better to go to the beach in.

As a rule, many Corfu beaches have traditional sun loungers and umbrellas, but these water activities like a banana, water skis or a paraglider are not found everywhere.

But these water activities are more than compensated by others, less traditional, but also leaving vivid impressions. If you are staying in, for example, and you are tired of the standard beach with sun loungers, you can go to public beach, which the locals love. It is located next to Liapades. If you turn your back to the beach at the Ellie Beach Hotel and follow the road uphill, after about a hundred meters you will see a footpath leading to the right. Climb up and follow it. I don't remember the name of the beach, but you will find it, I think.

By the way, when going to this beach or to other beaches of Corfu, or indeed to any place in general, keep in mind that there are snakes in Corfu too. There is only one species of poisonous snakes in Corfu, but this is enough to take precautions. Ask your tour operator to describe to you what a venomous snake in Corfu looks like. And in any case, when walking, walk only on paved paths to eliminate the possibility that you will not notice a poisonous snake and step on it, and it will bite you. Don't walk through the fields, the hills outside paved paths, do not walk through olive groves, under olive trees, or on dirt roads. When I was walking to the already mentioned city beach, I met a resident who specially came to this beach to relax, but asked me to go with her because she was afraid of meeting a snake.

What other water activities can be recommended to tourists in Corfu? For example, on Liapades beach you can rent a pedalo or a canoe. Ask the employee how far you can go with it. The fact is that the sea in Corfu can also have character: in Paleokastritsa and Liapades outside the bays there are quite strong currents and waves, so you can’t go there. But don't be upset.

For example, in Liapades, within the limits of permitted travel, you will see several stunning deserted mini-beaches (unequipped, of course), where you can have a wonderful rest. Just don’t forget to bring the canoe to the shore so that it doesn’t wash away into the sea :) It’s interesting that tourists are brought to such beaches by boats, but apparently some unspoken rule is followed: if the beach is busy, look for another one. When I settled down on one of the beaches, a boat approached it, but when it saw me, its inhabitants smiled, waved to me and went home.

And one more beach in Corfu, which I simply cannot keep silent about: it is called Paradise Beach, which means “paradise beach”. The fact is that there are several beaches in Corfu that you can only get to from the sea, since they are reliably sheltered from the mainland by rocks. Paradise Beach is one such beach; it is located closest to Liapades. You can get there by boat, which you can hire from the beaches of Corfu Liapades and Paleokastritsa.

This pleasure costs approximately 40 euros for two (round trip), 30 euros for one traveler. This trip left very deep impressions on my soul. Paradise Beach is approximately 1 km long, so the few visitors who will be there will not disturb you at all. During my visit, my bungalow neighbors were on the beach, as well as a woman preparing food for tourists, plus a glass-bottomed boat filled with tourists having barbecued kebabs on the beach. We all scattered to different parts of the beach and it seemed that there was no one on the beach except you. The beauty of the beach is difficult to convey in words: the beach is covered with white sand and surrounded by bizarre rocks that look like a layered cake with black stripes of cream.

In the right “wing”, where I was located, there were also colonies of swifts, which flew out of their nests, emitting a characteristic bird cry. When you go into the sea, hearing these voices heard on a deserted beach, closed from the mainland by bizarre rocks, you create some completely surreal feeling.

If you are going to this beach, agree in advance with the boatman about what time he will pick you up. Otherwise, stay there :-) However, if you have health problems or suffer from seasickness, I do not recommend you go to Paradise Beach. The fact is that local residents, who have lived at sea all their lives, have their own concept of the speed of movement on a boat. When we were all driving back, there was a light storm at sea in Corfu (that’s why our skipper made me leave the beach at 13:00, and not in the evening, as I wanted). But this didn’t seem to bother the boatman at all. Our brave driver accelerated the boat so that we flew up on the waves at least a meter, and then fell down like a stone. It was a bit rough and scary to land. True, then I got used to it.

But after this thriller, we were taken to Paleokastritsa and shown a local landmark - the Blue Eye cave. One of the walls in the cave has a hollow and is a small stone arch through which the sun beautifully illuminates the water so that it looks sky blue. Due to the small size of the cave, some skill is required to enter it by boat. If you are driving a rented boat yourself, don’t even try to repeat this trick. Leave the boat without a propeller and yourself without money.

Another trip that I highly recommend is the boat trip to the islands of Paxos and Antipaxos. Such a walk will most likely be offered to you by a representative of the tour operator. A comfortable bus will pick you up from any hotel on the island and bring you to the capital of the island, . Next you will head to the island of Paxos. The walk is designed for the whole day, take everything you need with you.

Walking along the sea in itself is a great activity in Corfu, but there is a lot of interesting things to do besides this. At some point, a fairly large boat will drive deep into the cave, where you can take wonderful pictures. Next, the boat will drop you off on the island of Paxos, where you will have an hour and a half of free time.

My hotel roommate and I settled into a wonderful restaurant on the shores of the azure bay and ordered the most amazing breakfast on the planet: hot cross buns with chocolate cream, toast with honey and a variety of jams, and cappuccino with cinnamon foam.

Life is good, we decided and went further to the island of Antipaxos. Unlike Paxos, Antipaxos Island is home to quite a few people. While we were driving, I was haunted by the thought: where do the residents of Antipaxos work? Going to Corfu? It seems a bit far...and in winter, judging by the rocks licked from the sea side, it is, to put it mildly, stormy.

On Antipaxos, adventurers were invited to swim in the sea directly from the boat; they were not disembarked on the island. Quite a lot of people descended into the azure water, as well as a life preserver just in case. I didn't feel like swimming, so I watched the process from a sushi boat.

Then we had a little déjà vu - that is, we arrived on the island again Paxos. Now we were given more time and we all scattered in all directions. Some went swimming, others went to restaurants for lunch, but we walked around the island, found a closed BP gas station, and bought souvenirs in local shops.

We drove back almost in the evening, the sun was no longer so hot, so we went out onto the upper deck and admired the sea around Corfu.

Another boat trip you can take is a trip to Italian city Bari (with an overnight stay on the ship). I once thought that a trip there was a waste of time and money (costs about 230 euros per person). And really, what to do in a city near which in 1943 ships loaded with mustard gas, a gas that killed so many people, were sunk. But of course, I just mentioned it for good measure.

The war has long been over, so for many decades people have been traveling safely to Bari to visit the main attraction of the city - the Church of St. Nicholas, where the relics of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, one of the most revered Orthodox saints (Italy itself is a country with a mainly Catholic religion) are located. .

If you received a single-entry Schengen visa for your trip to Greece, before ordering and paying for your trip to Bari, check with a representative of your Russian tour operator whether you can travel outside of Greece with such a visa. And although in the Schengen countries there is no longer land borders among themselves, it is not known what the situation is with maritime borders. If your visa is canceled at the port of Bari, you will be in big trouble. Therefore, it is better to find out in advance.

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Corfu Island, Greece. (Kerkyra is the second name).
1.

Before the trip, I carefully studied many reports, travel notes and impressions of the island.
Since everyone noted the strangely cold water in the seas of the north and west of Corfu, I decided to go to the east coast. I studied almost the entire layout of those places, chose what I liked best - comparative privacy, rugged landscape, good reviews about the hotel.
Choice - Nissaki Beach. We never regretted it, but everything only confirmed the correctness of our choice.
Perfect place, excellent cuisine, quite decent rooms for an adequate price. It was especially touching how the chef came out to the public in the evenings and talked about his dishes, sometimes even helping to put them on the plate. The cooking is truly one of the best hotel meals we have ever encountered (considering, of course, that there was Buffet). There is only one minus - paid sunbeds/umbrellas. But the price is reasonable, something like 2.5 euros per set. And with our frequent trips, we spent 5-6 days lying on our home beach in 2 weeks. It was funny how the Germans and the British found their way around - there were free sun loungers near the pool, so they ran up early in the morning and took places there, it’s a stone’s throw from the pool to the sea, however, most of them lay there by the pool all day long...
Car rental - at the hotel. Most often I take a Volkswagen Polo, the best car to rent. There were three of us, my son and my wife.
The island is small, you can travel around the entire coast. Moreover, as far as I found out, there is nothing special to do in the very south, dull sandy places, without relief and with a small number of settlements.
Also of interest is Mount Pantakrator, towering above northern part islands.
Well, the capital, the city of Kerkyra Town. Or Corfu Town, both names can be found.
So, the hotel and surroundings:
2. Nissaki Beach. (on the right is Albania, it is visible from almost everywhere on east coast)


3. Nissaki Beach.


3. A place within walking distance south of Nissaki Beach:

We get into the car and go to Sidari. This is the north of the island, the water there, as we already know, is cool. Here the rocks are made of soft sandstone, the water washes away a bizarre coastline.
4. Sidari:


5. Sidari

6. Sidari:

7. Sidari, the so-called Canal of Love (a couple who crosses it together will never part, says legend):


8. Sidari, Love Channel:


There are many hotels here, a lot of people, but personally I would not like to stay here, the water is cool and muddy (due to the fact that the rocks are constantly being eroded, the water contains a lot of suspended matter). However, this doesn't bother some people...
9. Sidari, rock relief:


10. Sidari:


11. Sidari:


12. The town and the beach of the same name Ipsos. In my opinion - not very good, there the road goes a few meters from the water's edge, there is very little left to the beach, cars are constantly driving past...


13. Top of Mount Pantakrator:


14. View from Mount Pantakrator of the strait between Corfu and Albania:

Next, we go to the capital, it is quite interesting there, the city is dominated by two fortresses - the Old and the New, between them is the Old Town, with pedestrian streets, restaurants and street markets.
15. Kerkyra Town, view south from the Old Fortress:


16. Kerkyra Town, view from the Old Fortress:


17. Kerkyra town, streets of the old town:


18. Kerkyra town, the Church of St. is visible. Spiridon (with a red dome). A highly revered saint not only in Greece, but also in Russia.


19. In the old town:


20. New fortress:


21. View from the walls of the New Fortress. The Old Fortress is visible in the distance.


We are going to the west of the island. Here is the most famous and a nice place- Paleokastritsa. However, the water here is quite cool, just like in the north.
22. Paleokastritsa:


23. Paleokastritsa, view from the Monastery of the Virgin Mary:


24. Paleokastritsa, view from the monastery:


25. Paleokastritsa, Monkey face rock (monkey face). The joker guide explained that in America there is a rock with the faces of presidents, they say, we have it too:


While in Paleokastritsa, you should definitely take a boat trip, the places are amazing, grottoes, wild beaches, rocks.
26. Rocks near Paleokastritsa:


27.Paradise Beach. You can only get here by sea. People get off the boat, stay for a couple of hours, and return the next:


28. Paradise Beach:


29. Paradise Beach:


30. Paleokastritsa, top view:


31. From Paleokastritsa we go north, through a small pass, and we go to the town of Agios Yorgos (Agios Georgios):

We stopped here for a swim, but the water was cold, and the place was also open - it was windy, so we quickly got out and moved on.
32. Just a piece of the coast:


33. Kalami, a place near Nissaki, a little to the north:


The next day we decided to continue our trips to the west of the island, this time south of Paleokastritsa.
34. Glyfada.


35. Hard-to-reach nudist beach near Glyfada:


36. Agios Gordis, the farthest point where we reached along this route:


37. Kommeno, this is already the east. The chapel on the micro-peninsula is one of the symbols of Corfu.


38. North. The town of Kassiopi, a little away from it:


39. And a little further Kassiopi:


40. And finally - the moon over the island:


Summarizing. Corfu - very interesting place, a lot of original, original, after several years for some reason it is not perceived in memory as Greece (at least for me personally). The island has a certain halo of high prices, but in reality this is not entirely true. Those. prices may be more expensive than in mass places on mainland Greece, but lower, for example, than in Italy.
In general, it’s definitely worth spending a couple of weeks here

We went on summer vacation this year as a family with our 4-year-old daughter. Chose for relaxation greek island Corfu on the advice of my sister, who was here a year earlier.

This was my first trip to Europe, although I had visited 10 countries before, but I had never encountered a visa issue. And for my daughter this was her first trip abroad and her first flight.

Before the trip, I couldn’t decide on a hotel for a very long time. For several weeks I read reviews on all sites, compared ratings, looking for the perfect combination that would take into account all my immodest requirements.

As a result, our choice fell on the Paleokastritsa area Adriatic coast islands. Hotel Akrotiri beach 4*. I think I will begin my story with his description.

The hotel is located on the very cape of one of the rocks facing the sea. Therefore, each room offers a magnificent view of the sea surface, mountains and the beauty of the immediate surroundings. We were given a room on the fifth floor. The room is a good size. One large bed for us, parents, and a small bed for the child. There is a full wardrobe with hangers and many drawers. There is a large mirror, table, bedside tables, ottoman, small refrigerator, TV. But most importantly, a large and beautiful balcony, from which there is an absolutely stunning view of the beach, bay, port, mountains and the immediate surroundings. The most unimaginable thing is the color of the water. It is simply impossible to take your eyes off. Every day we went out onto the balcony and gasped at the beauty that surrounds us. Depending on the time of day, the landscape magically turns into paintings from the best galleries in the world. In the morning, thin rays of sun begin to make their way onto the beach. The waters of our bay are still dark, but the mountains are already turning from night blocks into bright green olive groves. During the day, when the sun reaches its zenith, the sea becomes incredibly turquoise. In Paleokastritsa the sea is clean. The waters are so clear that from the fifth floor balcony we could see the rocks at the bottom. Swimming is a pleasure. It seems that you are in the purest spring in the world. In the evening you can watch the sunset. The rays of daylight will slowly descend over the neighboring cliff, the beach will slowly begin to empty, and luxury yachts will sail into the bay for the night. The balcony became the most favorite place in the room. In the heat, during a quiet hour, it is pleasant to admire the ideal beauty of the Adriatic Sea, the lush greenery of mountain groves, and breathe in the warm Greek air. At such moments you really feel like you are relaxing. You don’t want to know any exact facts, reports about historical events, you just stand and look at the best creations of nature. Millions of work thoughts go out of your head. You are completely absorbed by the sky, mountains and the splash of waves.

Paleokastritsa is the most beautiful area of ​​Corfu. We traveled to many places on the island, and realized that we would never exchange our Paleokastritsa for something else.

The hotel has a swimming pool with panoramic sea views. It is very interesting to swim in the pool, lean on the side and watch the huge liners entering our bay. And it’s even more interesting to swim on the hotel’s own beach, which is located right on the cliff. If you get a room on the other side (not the one we had), you will admire the wild beach, enjoy perfect silence and wonderful nature. Exiting through the lobby to the other side of the hotel, you find yourself on the eastern part of the cliff. Now down the narrow, gnarled stairs. You need to be very careful here. The staircase is carved directly into the stone, and does not have a flat surface at all. There are small platforms filled with concrete. There are several sun loungers. To be honest, not the most sophisticated place. I think it would be nice for the hotel owners to somehow reconstruct and decorate private beach. But swimming here is extremely unusual, a little scary, but incredibly interesting. It is very rare to visit such places. A staircase leads from the cliff into the sea. There are few steps, and we are already diving into the depths. One interest is swimming without a mask. It's a little extreme. Around you are steep cliffs against which waves crash, a huge expanse of sea, and the complete absence of the usual civilization. Boats and ships float nearby. You can swim to the caves. But diving with a mask is a completely different interest. When I put my face under water for the first time, I was somewhat horrified, and was not immediately able to control my fear. Diving from the rocky beach, I, of course, understood that it was deep here, but I never imagined that it was SO deep. The bottom is so far away that it seems only experienced divers can swim here. But you gradually get used to the realization that beneath you there are an incredible many meters of free space filled with water, and you begin to examine the watery surroundings. There is an old staircase lying around, there are some pipes running through it, there are huge fancy stones, and here it even seems like the entrance to a cave. But the most interesting thing is, of course, the fish. There are quite a lot of them here. Let them be dim and there is nothing unusual about them. But there are whole flocks and families of them. It is incredibly interesting to watch them, to examine their silvery scales, shimmering in the underwater rays. There are very large fish. You can’t help but imagine some of them on the grill.

You can swim all day on the rocky beach. There are few people here. Silence. Complete unity with nature. And there is an opportunity to explore depths of the sea. But my small child and I rarely went there. I was a little scared, let alone my daughter. But nevertheless, she and I swam there several times. It was a whole adventure, how we went down this narrow staircase, how we plunged into the sea. It seems to me that our Arisha was the first and only child who mastered the rocky beach of the hotel.

Now let's go back to the main beach. It is considered urban. But as a rule, only guests of nearby hotels relax on it. Sun beds and umbrellas are available for a fee. But we never used it, because... there is a lot of free space on the beach where you can lay out towels and blankets, take up a lot of space and sit comfortably. The beach consists of medium and small pebbles. It is often very painful to walk. Therefore, I recommend Crocs or coral slippers. The beach is quite calm. There are no traders or barkers. There are also no noisy young people. There are quite a lot of children, even babies. From Russia, people with families or older people vacation here. But there are a lot of young people from Europe. Sometimes there are girls with naked tops. But grannies from Europe are not far behind them and are also happy to show off themselves. One joy is that this happens quite rarely.

There are showers and changing rooms on the beach. You can also rent a catamaran for 10 euros per hour.

The whole story is connected with the water temperature in Paleokastritsa. Even before leaving, I read that the water there is very cold, and I didn’t believe the reviews one bit. But it turned out that the water was not just cold, but icy. And this is during the peak season in the second half of August. In general, the water temperature changes from day to day. And during our vacation, we learned to determine the temperature for the next day in advance, and in the morning from the balcony, just by looking at the sea, we understood what to prepare for.

When we arrived, we immediately rushed into the sea. I wanted to swim and splash around so much that I didn’t pay much attention to the temperature. Then we gradually got used to the cold water, and we went in without fear. I don’t want to scare anyone, and especially since we didn’t have a thermometer with us, but it seemed that the warmest thing that was in our 14 days was plus 20. This is some kind of amazing phenomenon, but it is in our bay that the water is colder than wherever. On the hotel's rocky beach the water is much warmer. And on an ordinary beach, well, the ice is straight from a spring. But after bathing you feel incredibly pleasant. You feel rejuvenated, hardened, accomplished a feat and gained health. If you swim and move all the time, you feel quite comfortable. I always did several swims. This is not a tropical sea. This is a resort for hardening.

There are also a lot of fish on the beach. So be sure to take a mask. We also had an underwater camera. I really liked hunting for fish to get beautiful frame. When you put your head and mask into the water for the first time, your jaw cramps. Then it gets easier. But despite all this, we would not exchange this icy, cleanest, most transparent water in the world for any other beach. The color of the sea is truly divinely beautiful, and the clarity is reminiscent of a diamond. But we also had warm days. When the sea is rough, currents bring very warm water into the bay. Here all the children are already jumping into the wave and floundering until the pigs squeal in the coastal spray. Adults climb onto rocks near the shore and wait for the oncoming wave to create an incredible amount of splashes to make an amazing beautiful photos. On such days, the beach is half flooded, and there are noticeably fewer places to lay out towels. Accustomed to the cold, we enter the sea at a brisk pace and swim in the already comfortably warm water. But this warmth has a significant disadvantage. Warm currents bring a lot of marine debris, black algae near the shore, and turbidity in the depths. You can’t swim with a mask, you can’t see anything, and you’re no longer swimming in a crystal-clear well, but in an ordinary sea. But if in the evening the waves begin to subside, and in the morning from the balcony you see the perfect surface of the sea and the absolute transparency of the water, then this is a sign that you are unlikely to swim today. Arriving at the beach, you will feel that there is minimal plus in the sea today. Going up to the ankles, it will cramp your legs. Rare daredevils reach at least waist-deep water. I overcame myself and swam my usual distance. But it's SO cold, insanely cold. It feels like in a moment a thin crust of ice will begin to form around you, you will look around, and it’s already winter around you and you’re in Iceland. There are geysers somewhere in the mountains, and you are in a hole in the ice. But when the icy knowledge leaves you and you are back on the shore, you feel like a hero. True, you won’t want to get into the water that day anymore. On the very last day before leaving we were very lucky. The sea brought the most big waves for our entire two weeks. We swam in the warm sea and frolicked in high waves. The daughter was indescribably delighted. But despite all my scary stories, I advise everyone to go to Paleokastritsa beach. Maybe you will be lucky and the sea will become warmer, or maybe you will feel the cold charm of the crystal turquoise of the Adriatic.

Let's move on to food. We had breakfast and dinner at the hotel. Breakfast is quite modest and does not change from day to day. This includes bacon, sausages, scrambled eggs or scrambled eggs, cereal, milk, jams, sausage, cheese, tomatoes, olives, peaches and pineapples in syrup, honey, Greek yogurt, some baked goods (muffins and croissants), juices from the machine, coffee from the coffee machine, tea. Sometimes a little fruit. Not much choice, but we didn't complain. We always ate. The atmosphere in the morning is very pleasant. Calm. Everyone is smiling. The sun is rising. After breakfast it's nice to go out onto the veranda. Admire the sun's glare on the sea and play with local cats.

Dinner a la carte. It always hangs in the elevator in the morning. Those. you immediately know what you will eat in the evening. Usually this is a first course, then a salad, then a main course (there is a choice here) and dessert. For example, the first course is mushroom soup, the second course is spinach pie, and for the main course the choice is turkey, lamb, chicken, meat balls or omelette with cheese. Or, for example, another dinner: tomato stuffed with rice, green salad and lamb. Sometimes a complete meal can be a set of various Greek appetizers and sauces. Shish kebab or lula are sometimes served as a main dish. Sometimes there are national Greek dishes. For example, moussaka casserole. The dessert menu is very large. Fruits, watermelon, melon, ice cream, mousses and creams, baklava, halva, pies. There is a separate charge for drinks. For three of us it usually cost about 10 euros. A glass of orange juice costs 3 euros. But a jug of wine costs 5 euros.

As a result, the dinner turns out to be very extensive and dense. It's almost impossible to eat everything. We took only two sets of menus, and the three of us ate well. At our first dinner, we still didn’t understand the system; we ended up eating everything, overeating terribly, and couldn’t even get dessert. But our waitress was so taken with us, apparently realizing that it was our first day, she picked us a whole tray of fruit and handed it to us in our room. This is how we met Katerina. My daughter couldn’t have breakfast or dinner without her. We constantly communicated, always sat down only at those tables that she served. And when they left, they couldn’t hold back their tears, they hugged and kissed like best friends.
An older man meets you at dinner. He escorts you to the table, gives you a menu, and writes down your order. Then the waitresses run with huge trays and deliver everyone’s orders. Performances almost every night. Sometimes Greek music, sometimes world-famous hits, sometimes local popular songs. After dinner, the musicians move to the bar, which was located under our windows. And we listened to evening concerts from the balcony. My daughter liked the music so much that she forbade us to close the balcony at night, because... I really loved falling asleep to some song.

We ate lunch at some nearby tavern, or bought food at the store. There are many taverns in the area. All are delicious and priced about the same. There are also Russian owners. Our favorite place is the cafe, which is located right on our beach. It's called Poseidon. In the first days of our arrival, we only went there late in the evening after dinner at our hotel, when we were walking before going to bed. We only went there to drink tea and listen to the sound of the waves. I immediately liked the way they treated us. Despite the fact that we only ordered 2 mugs of tea, we were always greeted warmly, smiling, and given to our daughter great amount all sorts of decorations for cocktails and small sweets. Then they started walking during the day. My daughter really liked the playground in this cafe. The site is small. It has sand, a swing, a house, a table, chairs, and a set of plates. There are always children there, and she was interested in playing. While we were waiting for our order, Arina was having fun with the children. Poseidon has incredibly delicious milkshakes. We ordered several different pieces at once. You can choose several types of ice cream and get unusual combinations. They also prepare a very tasty Greek salad. And here it costs less than everywhere else. Only 5 euros. I discovered this salad in a new way. At first I didn’t even want to try, because... in Russia I don’t particularly like him. But when I tried the salad in its homeland, I realized that our Russian Greek has nothing in common with the salad that is prepared in Greece. I loved it so much that I ran to eat it every day. An amazingly delicious combination of vegetables and cheese, without butter or salt. I bought in duty free real Greek feta, and for the first dinner after arriving, I prepared a Greek salad at home, exactly the same as we ate in Poseidon. The other dishes in this cafe are also very tasty. You can try the national Greek dish - saganaki. This is fried cheese soaked in beer. We ordered grilled octopus, seafood skewers, and pasta. Everything is very delicious. I recommend this cafe, and so do everyone else in the area. But we always went to Poseidon, because... My daughter really liked the playground. And when we asked where we were going for lunch. Arina shouted cheerfully: only to Poseidon.

In the evenings we went for a walk outside the hotel. The roads are very narrow, there are no sidewalks. You have to walk straight along the road with cars, although in the evening there is little traffic, but walking is not particularly pleasant and not safe. But nevertheless, you can look into souvenir shops or a grocery store. If you walk a little further down the street, the road will become wider and there will be a sidewalk. Although you won’t find anything particularly interesting on the street. If you follow the road up from the hotel, you can find a small observation deck at one of the coves.
But you can stay at the hotel, go from the dining room to the balcony and enjoy a quiet night. Go down to the rocky beach, watch the moon, play on the veranda with the cats, chat with the hotel guests. Or you can come to an ordinary beach, lay out a blanket and throw pebbles into the sea. There's a spotlight there. Small fish come to light in whole schools and splash right on the shore. This is a very pleasant end to the evening. There is an atmosphere of complete peace around, the gentle splash of the sea, warm evening air, and myriads of stars in the sky.
You can write a whole story about the stars of Corfu. There are so many of them that it seems impossible to count them and put them on one map. The constellations are very bright. The entire black night is dotted with a huge number of white shining dots. The first days we simply admired the light of other planets, but then we downloaded a star map and began to study the constellations. And we saw with our own eyes that the sky can really be divided into parts, and the stars can be united into constellations. You can find order for these clusters of luminous points, come up with names and meet with them every evening. Although it is unrealistic to realize how far they are. It’s hard to imagine that these are real planets, huge, dangerous, unknown. For us, they are like a scattering of sparkles that are pleasant to admire after a wonderful day on vacation.

The climate in Corfu is very pleasant. It’s only really hot in the middle of the day, but closer to 12 we always left the beach for a quiet hour. And they returned when the sun began to sink a little towards the horizon. We never turned on the air conditioning in the room. The balcony was always open, and that was quite enough. At night there is a mosquito net on the balcony. That's why we always breathed fresh sea air.

At the beginning of our vacation, one day after lunch we went to explore the surrounding area. And we decided to go ourselves to the main attraction of Paleokastritsa – the Monastery of the Virgin Mary. The walk turned out to be impressive. It takes about an hour to walk from our hotel to the monastery. And at the very end you need to climb the mountain. As we walked, we saw many small hotels, houses that the owners rent out for the summer, restaurants, shops, and souvenir shops. We reached the city beach. There are a lot of people. The beach near our hotel seemed much more comfortable to us. If you walk a little inland from the mountain on which the monastery stands, you can find another beach. It's much more picturesque. The water is warmer and has a beautiful green color, rich sapphire-emerald. As if tropical island. But there is no time to admire nature; we are waiting for the ascent to the monastery. My daughter rubbed her feet. We carry her on our shoulders. Like donkeys we slowly climb up the winding road. Be careful when turning, we carefully monitor cars and buses, because... walking trail again no. But the climb is not that high, with small stops, after a few minutes we are already there.

The monastery is quite small, but very cozy. Everything is painted a warm yellow. There are flowers and plants everywhere. The buildings are covered with vines. Lots of cats and kittens. You can go inside, light candles, venerate the icons. Right at the entrance to the monastery there is an observation deck with a cannon. If you go even higher, you can see the monastery farm. Fences with geese of different breeds. At the very end of the road there will be a cliff on which stands a Greek flag.

Also on one of the first days we rented a catamaran on our beach. Costs 10 euros per hour, or 25 euros for three hours. You can see very little in an hour. We only managed to leave our bay, see our rock, the top of which resembles a monkey’s head, and sail to the Blue Eye cave. Exactly this popular place from tourists. Countless boats come here every day. Absolutely everyone is taken to this cave. But tourists are simply shown that there is a cave here. They swim inside a little, see a beautiful light inside and swim away. The entire inspection takes a couple of minutes. We dived into the cave with a mask. Such beauty simply cannot be described in words. There are a huge number of fish at the entrance to the cave. Entire shoals seemed to hang in the air. They stand motionless by the stones, rocking on the waves. The cave is overgrown with algae, in some places there are interesting ones, for example, red ones. There is a special “window” underwater; if you dive through it, you can emerge from under the water into a cave. Rays of light fall into this hole, millions of bubbles in it turn into a whirlpool. The cave itself is shallow, you can stand on the rocks. You could swim there for a long time, looking at motionless fish and the cave itself, if not for the huge number of boats that are literally standing in line. But our hour is up, it’s time to return the catamaran. This, although short, trip was very interesting. We decided that it would be a good idea to take a boat and explore all the surroundings in more detail. It was nice to swim from a catamaran in the open sea, realize that literally a couple of meters from the hotel there is a very interesting attraction, and just pedal.

We traveled from the tour operator Kanoulas travel. He specializes only in Corfu and the surrounding islands. Our guide was at the hotel every day. She had detailed and thorough conversations with all groups; she could answer any question and help solve any problem.

We thought about excursions for a long time, and in the end we decided on a long trip to the continent in Meteora.
The excursion begins with arrival at the port of Kerkyra. The place is not the cleanest or most beautiful in the city, but we didn’t stay there for a long time. We were immediately sent onto a huge ferry. Several buses fit inside the ferry, including ours. And also a lot of cars. There weren't very many passengers. There was a place for everyone. The ferry has several decks. There is a closed space. There is a cafe, toilet, TVs and air conditioners. Most seats are on open decks. In the sun, of course, it is very hot, but you can find a place in the shade and admire the views of Kerkyra from the sea. You will see new fortress, huge liners, the receding city, neighboring islands on the horizon, blinding sun glare on the water surface. The sea journey is 1.5 hours. You feel quite comfortable on the ferry. Lots of room and space. You can simply walk along the decks, looking at new horizons, and watching how Corfu disappears in the morning foggy haze. You can make new friends. Some people are bringing dogs with them. You can look at the cars standing on the lower deck. As a matter of fact, our daughter did all this.

Time flew by quickly, and now we are already in the port of Igoumenitsa. We all unload and wait for our bus to leave the ferry. We take our seats and go to Kalambaka. The trip is quite long - about 2 hours. But all the way the guide talks about Greece, its history and the current situation in the country. From the bus window you can see landscapes unusual for Corfu. The area is quite hilly. Small mountains are overgrown with trees. On the plains you can see pastures, small vegetable gardens, villages, meadows, and bushes. You feel like you're in an old movie. It seems that there is no Internet, skyscrapers and incredible achievements of science yet. But here is our first stop at the icon shop. We are greeted with juice and Turkish delight. And they give you a short tour, talking about local icon painters. Then everyone is given time to choose icons. The prices are quite high, but everyone can find something suitable for themselves. I think it’s definitely worth purchasing an icon here. Few people manage to go on such a pilgrimage tour to Meteora, and they are considered the second shrine of Greece after Mount Athos. Then we are taken to lunch. Prices are moderate. A choice of several national Greek dishes, as well as soups and salads. Then we continue our trip to Meteora. Now we are only at their foot. But you can immediately see how unusual and amazing these mountains are. They are completely unlike any mountains I have ever seen. The mountains are low, almost without vegetation. And they have an extremely unusual shape. They look like they were sculpted by some magician. The stones are dotted with intricate patterns and many horizontal stripes. They are somewhat reminiscent of candles. Fire performs such transformations with wax. Same with these mountains. As if they had once melted and flowed weirdly, forming deposits, streams, protrusions and depressions. This is a geological miracle of nature.
The first monastery is the monastery of St. Varlaam. 6 monks live here. We are told how the monasteries were supposedly built, they show the mechanism with which the monks went down and went up. It's very cozy inside. Very small spaces, but there is a small garden, flower beds, flowers, balconies. We lit candles, kissed the icons, and wrote little notes. In Greece, in temples, all candles are placed in sand. This is very convenient, even a child can light a candle and put it in the sand himself. All candles have no price. You yourself put in as much money as you think is necessary and take the required number of candles.
Then we visit the observation deck, which offers views of the entire Meteora Valley and five (six in total) monasteries. The observation deck is a flat rocky cliff; you need to be very careful here. But when you reach the edge, you will see an incredible panorama. On a flat plain there are stone blocks separated from each other. The bottom of the valley is overgrown with forest. And in the distance you can see a hilly ridge in a foggy haze. There is a very strong wind here. There is a lot of air and a huge space around. There are monasteries on the tops of some cliffs. They all have red roofs. And it seems that they appeared there themselves. They grew like mushroom caps. They seem completely inaccessible, as if there is no way to them at all. They float in the air. Like castles in the air in fairy tales that fit on the clouds. Also, the Meteora monasteries are located on the very edge of the cliff. It's hard to believe that this is the work of man. This is definitely great mystery and the mystery of humanity, because Meteora monasteries are considered the eighth wonder of the world. When you stand on the edge of a cliff of an observation deck, you succumb to two feelings at once. The first is admiration. You are amazed by the beauty of nature, mountains and unusual buildings of the monks. And the second is fear. Incredible height and a complete feeling of flight.

After breathing in the wind, we begin our descent along the forest path to the convent. The path is quite shady, it’s nice to walk along it and take a little break from the excursion day.

Here we are in a nunnery. 16 nuns live here. There are more flowers here, there is a balcony with beautiful view, there is a bridge and many stairs. We enter the temple, kiss the icons, light candles. And we go to the bus. He's waiting for us in the open. Here you can also do a lot beautiful pictures meteor valley. But ahead of us is a very tiring road to the port of Igoumenitsa. About three o'clock. The day turned out to be very hot. Plus 37 degrees. Everyone, of course, was very tired, because... I had to overcome countless steps to go up and down to the monasteries. The guide tells us a lot about modern Greece, then they show a thematic film. Tiredness makes it difficult to even sleep; I want to quickly feel the coolness of the sea.

The road from Igoumenitsa to Meteora and back is very good. This is new federal highway. It’s starting to get dark, and now we’re already at the port. We take the ferry. We go to the cafe and come to our senses a little. The sun is setting, but its bright rays fill the entire cafe with an orange light. Having finished our coffee, we go up to the deck. The ferry departs, and the sun has already completely dropped to the sea and goes to the mountains. The solar disk becomes the color of hot copper. The entire horizon and all the skies around are painted orange gold. The spectacle is simply incredible. Rare clouds like shiny candy wrappers. Such rich colors are hard to find anywhere. The sun had long since disappeared behind the mountain. But its rays are still visible on the entire horizon for a long time. The clouds glow with the inner sun. The entire sky is bright orange and very resistant to the coming of night. This sunset is more like a theater of the heavenly body. Everyone gathered on one deck, and as if from the auditorium they were watching the daylight hours end. Birds fly to their roosting sites, fishermen sail home with their catch, new islands and lands appear on both sides of the ferry. It's so interesting that you forget to turn around. And behind us the black night already surrounds us. Dark and enveloping, in which not a light or reflection is visible. But now the moon is already rising, and now we are all chained to the lunar path. The long-awaited coolness is coming, a cold wind is already blowing from the sea. Everyone dresses in warm sweaters with hoods, but still no one wants to leave the deck. Everyone is waiting for the lights of Kerkyra. Here we are in Corfu. Buses take us straight to the hotel. We don't have time for dinner anymore. We have a little snack and go to bed. Taking a break from a long day spent on the Greek mainland. Dreams take us back to the Meteor Valley. We soar over the bizarre mountains, peer into the hot haze of the horizon and feel the indescribable wind of the open plains.

Our next adventure in Corfu was renting a car for two days. We got a Seat Cordoba car. The rental amounted to 130 euros for two days + 16 euros insurance + 6 euros child seat rental = 152 euros. And plus gasoline. The car I got was not new at all, but very well-worn. We immediately decided to go explore the island. Armed with maps, we got behind the wheel. The first thing we decided to visit is, of course, the capital of Corfu - the city of Kerkyra or Corfu Town.

The way to the city was found quite easily. It's hard to get lost. And literally half an hour later we are already in Kerkyra. There are a lot of cars in the city. All the streets around are parked, which makes them even narrower. The whole city is a complete traffic jam, traffic is very, very slow. We didn’t know our way around the city at all, but following the general flow we ended up right in the center of all the attractions. Those. exactly where we wanted. And first of all, we naturally headed to the Church of St. Spyridon. The main place that everyone should visit in Corfu. We were also very lucky. The dates of our vacation coincided with the day of St. Spyridon. August 11 and 2 more days after this date are considered a major holiday. These days, the sarcophagus with the incorruptible relics of the saint remains accessible to parishioners all day long. On the advice of our guide, we decided to go on the last day of the holiday to avoid the largest crowds. But parking the car was very difficult. Absolutely all parking spaces, as well as any roadsides and the smallest corners where you could leave your car were already occupied. But having driven into the nearest yard, we were able to leave the car. We carefully photographed every corner of our yard and tried to remember our parking spot in as much detail as possible.

Getting out of the car and looking around, I was simply delighted. Kerkyra struck me to the core. It seemed to me that I was transported to the end of the 19th century or found myself on a film set among the scenery. The city was built in the Venetian style. And it feels like nothing has been changed here since it was built. Everything grew old and collapsed under the influence of time. Here time can be seen and felt. You can imagine how each piece of plaster slowly fell off over the years, leaving a ragged mark. How mold grew on the walls. Weeds appeared on the roofs, growing into entire bushes. In some places, bricks peek out from under the trim. The doors fall off their hinges and barely stay in place. The bars on the windows rusted many years ago. The shutters had not been whitewashed for a long time. The balconies are about to collapse. Laundry is drying everywhere. This is a special spirit. Real local flavor. The imagination pictures what beautiful, majestic and luxuriously decorated buildings they were. And vision shows what time has done to them.
Coming out of our courtyard, we immediately found ourselves on the embankment and saw the sea. It turned out that there is a city beach in Kerkyra. It is very popular with the locals. Amateurs swim in the city even with masks underwater world. Walking along the embankment, we came to the Palace of St. Michael and George. This building now houses a museum of Asian art. This is a majestic building with columns, a monument and flower beds. But even here, bricks have already fallen in places.

Go ahead. It's hot in the city. But fortunately, there are shady places, with well-groomed lawns and palm trees, as well as with edges with drinking water. You can freshen up a little and move on. We find ourselves on Liston Street, after walking a little along the cafe, we already see the spire of St. Spyridon. The bell tower with the red “cap” can be seen from almost every place in Kerkyra, because it is the tallest building in the city. A very narrow street leads to the church, all filled with souvenir shops. I loved everything and wanted to stop at every stall. But the day was approaching noon and we had not yet completed our first goal. When we reached the church, we were a little confused. In our understanding, a church is a large free-standing building in an open space. But here we first saw candles on the street, then an icon and the entrance to an ordinary house. The house is no different from any other house on this street. But looking up, we saw a red spire and realized that we had reached the place we needed. Upon entering the church, we found a long line of pilgrims. The church is quite small. The ceiling is decorated with many paintings and gilded frames. The walls are covered in brown wood. The windows near the ceiling are covered with curtains. Chandeliers hang from above and flowers stand at the altar. The church has an amazing atmosphere. Very quiet, cozy and calm. There are air conditioners inside, so it's nice and cool to wait your turn. There are chairs in the center. Children can sit and chat. We had to stand for a very long time, more than an hour. When our turn came, we saw St. Spyridon. He stood in a vertical sarcophagus. It is difficult to convey the feelings of seeing the incorruptible relics of a saint. We succumbed to the red shoes, which are replaced every year. Because they wear out miraculously. It is believed that St. Spyridon walks around the world and helps people. They say that when St. Spyridon leaves, his sarcophagus does not open. The monks use the same key, but it does not fit, and the sarcophagus remains closed until Spyridon himself returns. Therefore, we were very happy to visit such an unusual person who became the patron saint of the island.
Leaving the church, we visited a shop with icons. We bought icons with St. Spyridon for ourselves and all our relatives. He is easily recognized among all the saints. He is always depicted wearing a woven cone-shaped cap.

Then we went for a walk through Kerkyra and its narrow streets. It was already lunch time, so we sat down at the first cafe we ​​liked at a table right on the street. We ate deliciously, of course, but more expensive than anywhere else. Here they charged us for sitting at the table, for the bread, for the sauce, in general, for everything that was possible. The bill turned out to be twice as much as we expected. Of course, we asked how this happened. But they kindly explained to us that this is how it is done throughout Greece, something like a tax for each person. We were, of course, surprised, because... We've eaten a lot of places and never had anything like this. But they didn’t swear, why spoil the mood on vacation. Moreover, it is unlikely that anything can be argued back; they explain everything clearly. The feeling remained unpleasant. Therefore, I do not recommend eating in Kerkyra.

Then we went for souvenirs. Souvenirs here are much more varied than in resort areas. And the prices are much lower. Therefore, I advise everyone to buy gifts here. Excellent magnets, high-quality cosmetics, summer clothes, local wines, fruit and vegetable stands, paintings, bags and much, much more. In general, everything your heart desires. All kinds of souvenirs, children's toys and grocery stores with local specialties. Everything is for you. You can walk endlessly and buy everything.

Having finished shopping, we returned to St. Spyridon, lit candles and went to Spianada Square, which is considered one of the most beautiful squares in Europe.

The length of the area is about 600 meters, i.e. there is somewhere to walk. I can’t say that there is any incredible beauty here. The square is more like a park. There are many lawns where you can relax. Trees with a dense, lush crown create dense shade. It is very cool under them and pleasant to walk on a hot afternoon. There are toilets and drinking water fountains. What struck us most was a huge cactus, probably 4 meters high. At our house you can see these in pots, but here there is such a giant.
Then we go out to the embankment, admire the seascape, pass by the old fortress and head to the car. We already stayed in Kerkyra longer than planned.

The next point of our excursion for today was the Achilleion Palace. The drive from Kerkyra is not very long and not at all difficult. But the palace is located on a mountain, and a terrible mountain serpentine awaited us ahead. Here we fully felt all the narrowness and steepness Greek roads. I have never seen such terrible blind 180-degree turns with a blank, flat wall. It was so scary that I can’t put it into words. I regretted not bringing a diaper with me. It’s good that we climbed there in the evening and didn’t meet any by excursion bus. And they bring everyone here. This place is also considered a must-see in Corfu. Having barely reached the top, we easily parked the car and went to the palace. Entrance cost a whopping 7 euros per adult. To say that I didn't like it there would be an understatement. Not only do they take photos of you when you enter, but when you leave they try to sell you these photos. Also, the palace itself is nothing interesting. It is small, with the most ordinary furniture inside. There are several sculptures in the courtyard. And the two most important ones: Achilles the Triumphant and the dying Achilles. There are two parallel alleys covered with ivy. Bad view of the sea, everything is hidden by trees. Perhaps the Austrian Empress Sisi liked to live here, but it is not at all clear why this place should be considered such a landmark. Take any of the Moscow or estates near Moscow, then in comparison with them Achilleion is more like a gatekeeper's house than a palace. Those who have been, for example, to Kuskovo cannot be impressed by Achilleon. There is no place to walk here, just a small courtyard. There is no unusual beauty here. Entrance costs a fair amount of money; with that money we could have lunch. I’m generally silent about the way up. And there’s also a way out on the other side. You have to walk quite a bit to get to the parking lot. highway. Maybe someone will disagree with me, but Achilleon is a waste of money and time.

But the day was already approaching evening, and we still hadn’t taken a swim. Having descended from the mountain, we found ourselves in the village of Benitses. And when they saw the nearest sign “beach”, they abandoned the car and rushed to the sea. Here we found ourselves on the other side of the island and swam in the Ionian Sea. The beach here is very unusual. Small pebbles, and instead of umbrellas there are huge reeds that cover the entire shore. The water is very warm, but also unusual. Directly hot parts of the water are mixed with icy streams. A very strange effect is created. I didn't really like it, but everyone else loved it. Although in any case it was so nice to take a swim after such a hot day spent in the city. After drying off a little on the beach, we hurried to the hotel, because... It was already getting dark, and we didn’t want to wander along unfamiliar roads in the dark. But we arrived at the hotel quickly and safely. In the evening we started making plans for the second day for our car.

On the second day, immediately after breakfast, we went to explore the surroundings of our Paleokastritsa. The first thing we decided to do was climb to the top of the mountain, which we see every day from the balcony of our room. This is the small village of Lacones. The road to it is also scary. With very sharp turns, a sharp drop and a high rise. But once we got to this village we were stunned by the incredible atmosphere around. It was as if we found ourselves in a fairyland. There is not a single person here. All residents left their homes to work in other parts of the island. There is incredible silence all around. Ancient olive trees with bizarre trunks grow here. Bunches of grapes hang from the roofs of houses, with several varieties tightly intertwined with each other. Huge cacti are entwined with blooming ivy. In the gardens there are bright red tomatoes with completely dried leaves and trunks. Prickly weeds grow among the concrete parking areas.
We left the car and just walked along the narrow streets of the tiny town on top of the mountain. We met a cat with kittens walking in single file along the curb along the road. The walls of the houses here are also very shabby, with small weeds and plants emerging in places. The windows are boarded up, rather carelessly and unevenly. The doors of some entrances opened by themselves, and inside there was a dilapidated staircase to the second floor. There is no way for two cars to pass each other on the road. Between two houses we found a narrow path on which there was a sign - to Paleokastritsa. Those. We could walk to our hotel along this “secret” path. Here you feel like in a fairy tale. I want to take a lot of unusual photos. The handles on some doors are shaped like a lion's head. The roofs of some houses are ablaze with bright, lush flowers. It seems that you can walk in this place all day. Absorb the spirit of true Greece. Examine the homes of ordinary people, squeeze between houses that are located very, very close to each other.

But despite all this, there is a lot of modernity here. In the yards local residents excellent summer kitchens are equipped, there is a post office, and motorcycles are parked at the gates.

But it was not for the sake of Lakones that we climbed the mountain. Many magnets depict a landscape where Paleokastritsa Bay, where our hotel is located, is shaped like a heart. We really wanted to find the point from which we could see it ourselves and take beautiful photos. This is where we came across the Golden Fox restaurant. We only went there to buy water. And the daughter asked for ice cream and sat down at the table. And we went out onto the balcony and saw. This is our bay. And it really is heart shaped. The view from this restaurant is simply amazing. You can see the whole of Paleokastritsa, all the bays. You can see the incredible color of the blue sea. And also a fortress called Angelokastro. That's where we went next.

Angelokastro is the ruins of a 12th century fortress. First we stopped on the road to photograph the panorama of Angelokastro. The castle stands as if in the middle of a steppe with spikelets. Then we continued the route to the fortress. Entrance costs only 2 euros. Below is an olive grove. But we have many rocky steps to climb. Climbing higher and higher, you see more and more beautiful and unusual landscapes. First, you are surrounded by steppe, then a steep serpentine road appears, which winds like a thread behind a needle, trying to rise from the sea to the very top. It is very interesting to see from above the entire area through which we drove and which surrounds us every day during our holiday on the island. Then, having overcome the fortress lattice, you find yourself in the fortress itself. There is a shady chestnut tree, under which there is a water fountain. You can wash your face and take a breath. Although the climb is not high, in the heat it takes a little effort to overcome it. Walking to the very cliff of the fortress you will see the most stunning view that you could ever see.

You will see the vast expanse of the sea. Feel what incredible color water can be. Near the shore it is completely transparent. Like perfectly pure topaz. Then it acquires a more saturated shade, shimmering from dark blue to blue almost black. But even at such a height you are surprised how clear the water in the Adriatic Sea is. You can see every pebble on the bottom. There is a strong wind here. The salty sea breeze blows on you from all sides. It’s impossible to look at such panoramas enough. You can look at this sea all your life, but the whole world will not be enough. How to take in the entire landscape with your eyes, how to capture every piece of this picture in your memory. Walking along these cliffs is very dangerous. There are no fences here. The stones are sharp and unstable. And the emptiness is nearby. When you take a photo on the steepest rock, it seems like it’s about to collapse under your weight, and you’ll fly into the abyss. But the block of stone is very powerful, it is not for nothing that this impregnable fortress has survived for so many years. Here you want to be and be, look and look. But it's time to move on. Discover new places in Corfu.

Angelokastro is a must-visit place to see the amazing expanse of sea and feel all the power and beauty of the Adriatic Sea.

Traveling further to the north of the island, an incredibly beautiful bay opened up to our eyes. In the shape of an even crescent. This is Agios Georgios Bay. We definitely wanted to swim here and began our descent from the mountain.
But upon closer examination, everything turned out to be not so beautiful. The sea here is dirty. Waves wash a bunch of algae into the bay. And the entrance to the sea turns into a black mass of the remains of marine plants. Not very nice. But the water is very warm. The sea here is quite shallow, you need to walk quite a bit to get to the depths. But a gorgeous wide stripe yellow sand. True, it gets very hot in the sun and you can’t walk barefoot. The beach is well equipped. There are many sun loungers, umbrellas, wooden walkways and showers. There are several hotels, a shop and a tavern right next to the beach. Here we stopped for lunch. We chose the table closest to the sea. Everything was very tasty, the service was very fast. And most importantly - quite cheap. We had lunch here for the lowest price. For three it came out to less than 20 euros.

Overall, the area is quite beautiful. An interesting bay, there is a place to walk, there is all the necessary infrastructure for recreation, but again we liked our Paleokastritsa much more.

But we move on. The next point of our road trip was to be the famous Love Canal. The road led us through the countryside. We decided to stop at one lawn. There was a flock of wonderful sheep grazing there. We really wanted to take a closer look at them and take a photo.

Seeing the turn to the beach, we decided that this one was very similar to the one we were looking for, and decided to explore. Because It was not entirely clear from the map and signs exactly where to go. This turn was perhaps the most successful of the whole day. We found ourselves on the most amazing and amazing beach. I have never seen anything like this before.

This beach is called Logas The Sunset beach. It is located in the town of Peroulades on the very cape of northwestern Corfu. We leave the car in the parking lot at the top of the cliff and go down the concrete path, which is surrounded by prairie grasses. Gradually a huge panorama of the sea opens up to our eyes. The sea surface is everywhere as far as the eye can see. But where is the beach? We go down below and see that on both sides of the narrow stairs there are very thin strips of sand and stones, and everything else is filled with water. We choose the left side and walk along the slabs that are already partially submerged by the sea. We go out to the narrowest beach I have ever seen, leave our things on the rocks and run for a swim. It's hard to put into words what you feel when you're here. On the one hand, you are surrounded by steep cliffs made of clay and laid in layers, sometimes covered with moss. And on the other side, there is an endless sea on the entire horizon. The rocks are a completely uneven ridge, but ledges, creating small coves. Those. the beach is very, very long, but some parts can only be reached by sea. The water near the shore is about knee-deep. Therefore, it is quite possible to explore most parts of this beach. There are very few people here, so you can find a completely secluded place. And enjoy only the sea and the sun. Nobody will disturb you. It's an absolutely amazing feeling. Here you are at the end of the world. The road leading up to civilization is completely invisible. Here you are alone in the world. Only steep cliffs behind and the endless sea shimmering over the horizon. Even to look over the nearby rock outcrop, you need to go into the sea. And the sea here is very shallow, no matter how hard we tried, we never reached the depth. The sea is very warm. But the water is not clear. There is clay in it. You may find a stone at the bottom that will dissolve in your hands. We even took a piece of this clay with us. We had never seen such a pleasantly warm sea in Corfu, so we frolicked in this water like enthusiastic puppies. We completely relaxed, enjoyed the sea, the sun and saw no way back. I wanted to stay here for a long time. Sit on a narrow shore near the rocks and watch how day turns into evening, how the sun sets, how the sea goes to bed. Here you feel like a tiny person who is in the center of three elements: water, air and earth. And it seems that there is no escape from this beautiful corner. But dreams bring us back to reality. It's time to move on. We explore another part of the beach, to the right of the stairs. There are more people here, the beach is a little wider and equipped. There are few umbrellas and sun loungers. We go up to the parking lot and once again admire the incredible picture of the edge of the world. The camera catches beautiful sunbeams in the frame. The cliffs replace each other, creating a bizarre steep coast with strong winds and crashing waves. There is a cafe at the top of the cliff. Of course, the most beautiful sunsets are here. Only now we can’t stay until the evening. We need to continue on our way.

Let's go further in search of the Love Channel. We turn onto the next road leading to the sea. There is a similar beach here too. But he's not so wild anymore. There is a small bay here, there is an impressive strip of sand, umbrellas and sun loungers stand right next to each other. We decide to take a short walk along the path leading from the sea. And we see a huge forest of reeds, probably 8 meters high. We felt like we were in Jurassic Park. It seems like a dinosaur is about to emerge from them. Compared to such huge grasses, a person seems like a bug.
We return to the car. Let's move on. We find ourselves in the city of Sidari. There are many shops, cafes, houses. It's very big beach. But to be honest, we didn’t like it here at all. I didn't even want to swim. For some reason it reminded us Black Sea resorts. The beach is open, shallow, there are a lot of people, some strange drains lead into the sea, housing is immediately available for rent, and there are rows of souvenir shops. The Greek flavor just disappears here.

According to our map, the Love Channel should be somewhere nearby, but we don’t see it anywhere. We were back on the highway. We drive and drive and cannot understand anything. We decided to stop and ask the locals. They explained to us that there was an error in our map and the channel was located in a completely different place. Tired and disappointed, we turned back. We decided to find him after all. It turned out that we had passed by this place several times already. The sign is completely inconspicuous, and the road there is so narrow that it seems that even a car cannot get through. Which in general turned out to be true. The entrance there is from a busy intersection. As soon as we decided to move in, someone began to leave. There’s no way the two cars will pass each other, and there are still a bunch of mopeds scurrying around. In general, we have suffered. We were already tired by the time we arrived. It is simply impossible to turn around there. Minimum parking spaces. Don't park the car. Just in the middle of the heat. We broke a hundred sweats while we were trying to get out of there. In the end, when we got out, we were glad that we got away without incident, didn’t scratch anyone or collide with anyone. It turned out that we just spent a lot of time looking for the love channel, but didn’t really see anything.

The day was approaching evening, and we were in a hurry to see the east coast of the island and swim in the Ionian Sea again.
We returned to the track. We drive past Roda, Agios Spyridon and find ourselves in the villages of Kassiopi. Very nice and quiet place. Having seen the beach and parking place, we go to explore the surrounding area. We found a wild beach. There are huge boulders of white pebbles. Walking on them is very painful, even with shoes. But amazingly clean water. Such incredible transparency can perhaps only be seen in the source. There are very few vacationers here. Only those who came in their own cars. But no one swam. Well, we didn't. It was time to hit the road again.
We began to descend down the map, passing the entire eastern part of the island. We were already pretty tired, and the road was mountainous and difficult. It is very narrow, winding, there is an abyss nearby, sometimes there are traffic lights.

We pass Kalami, Agni, Nissaki. We really wanted to see the last town, because... We originally wanted to choose a hotel here. But there’s no time to stop, although I think we’d like it there too. We are already driving past Barbati, Ipsos and Dassia. I really liked Ipsos. This is a city beach. A large street of shops and restaurants, behind it there are many residential buildings. And across the road big stripe beach, which is well equipped. The sea is clean. Although such a vacation is not for everyone.

But we are already turning towards our Paleokastritsa. It's getting dark and it's time to go home. Unfortunately, we were never able to swim on the east coast, because... the road from Sidari to Dassia took us more than two hours.

We handed over our car keys to the reception and went to our room. We completed such a long and eventful journey in 2 days. We weren't always lucky, we didn't always get what we expected. But it was all definitely worth it. We discovered many new places, had an incredible experience driving and navigating difficult mountain roads, saw simple life local residents, explored other beaches and received an incredible charge of emotions from such an adventure.

But the most important adventure is reserved for the end of the vacation. We thought about it the whole vacation, and finally decided to rent motor boat. Price – 160 euros per day plus gasoline.

So, in the morning we were taken to the port. It's literally a 5-minute drive from our hotel. There we were met by a captain named Spyros. He gave us instructions on English language. He gave us a little try to navigate the boat within the port, gave us a map and a phone number for contact, and sent us on our own voyage.

The boat was at our disposal for the whole day, and we went out to the open sea. It was very exciting, because, firstly, we had never driven a boat ourselves, and secondly, we found ourselves on the open sea on a small boat.

It is prohibited to sail by boat outside of Paleokastritsa. But to sail around our entire area and see everything interesting beaches and there definitely won’t be enough space for a day. So, we decided to immediately swim to the farthest beach and begin to study sequentially sea ​​shores Paleokastritsy. Our water area ended with an island in the sea, which was visible on the horizon. That's where we set our course. While they were sailing, they studied the boat and practiced steering. My daughter really enjoyed being on the boat. She wasn't the least bit afraid. She looked overboard easily. She moved around the boat. She lay on the bow, playing with her cars on the seats. I was a little afraid. What I was most worried about was that I would develop seasickness, which inevitably hits me at the slightest motion. But so far everything was fine, a light breeze blew across our faces, the boat evenly cut through the waves and carried us further and further from the shore. The boat has a roof, so we did not suffer from the sun. Amazingly, wasps pestered us in the sea. They also bothered us on the shore. But when we went out to sea, wasps constantly flew onto the boat and tried to land on one of us.

So, after some time, I myself more or less mastered the control of our ship. I inserted the terminals, started the engine, switched gears, and taxied.

An island began to appear in front of us. It has an uneven shape. The island, of course, is very small. But how the rock lay on it is simply amazing. You can see even layers of stone, which are now located towards each other in regular waves and go down to the sea, at a certain angle. This is the first time I have seen such a cross section of the breed. The top of the island is a bit overgrown with weeds. Swimming from the other side, we first swam in the open sea. And then we took turns swimming with a mask. Misha was the first to swim and said that there was a cave inside and it was very interesting to swim into it. There was another boat with us, where a very brave man found a ledge and began to climb to the top of the island. Now it was my turn to snorkel. When I swam to the island, I realized that I could stand there. The rocks spread out in ledges, and in fact you can stand in the middle of the sea. When I dived at the foot of the island, I found myself in a wonderful world. These wavy layers of rock look absolutely extraordinary underwater and are much more interesting than on land. In some places they are overgrown with various algae, and small fish swim among them, which are a little reminiscent of coral. They have iridescent leopard spots. Only in steppe cats this color is orange-yellow, and in fish it is light blue. The sun breaks through the very shallow sea waters, and the underwater rocks are painted with a bright yellow light. This is an amazing world, bathed in the warmth of the sun and created by the undulating rock of the island. After looking at the fish, I decided to explore the cave too. As soon as I began to swim away from the shallow waters of the island, I quickly began to feel how the rock abruptly ends, the sharp edge of the rock is already visible, the light fades, and I saw it. An absolute black abyss. Incredible deep cave, which absorbs everything into itself. There is no bottom in sight. There are just crazy depths here. I saw emptiness. Sticky, dark, absolutely cosmic and attractive. It's not just fear. This is a real, genuine horror that is stored in the farthest corner of everyone’s subconscious. Just now you were bathing in the yellow rays of the sun, and after taking a step you found yourself in the pitch darkness of a terrible abyss. You feel like a small grain of sand in the universe, you are hanging in a huge air space that has neither floor nor ceiling. You can’t even realize how many meters, kilometers, tons of water are under you. It's more than scary. It needs to be felt and seen.

I spent only a second there. And then she retreated back into the world of people and sunlight. I returned to the boat with a very strong impression. We decided to drop an anchor; we had a long rope, but the anchor hung in the water; there was no bottom.
After spending some more time on the boat, I began to feel seasick. We decided to swim to the nearest beach. He was the eighth and last in a row. And it's called Paradise. This beach can only be reached from the sea. That's why all the people are there with boats. But, of course, there are not very many of them, only 2-3 companies. The beach is perfect white pebbles and an incredibly turquoise sea. Looks a lot like Davy Jones's stash from Pirates Caribbean Sea. This is truly a heavenly place. We dropped anchor off the shore and all three of us swam to the beach. My seasickness was getting worse. I was already starting to feel chills and fever. From sea ​​water it became even colder. Despite the fact that it was about 12 noon, the sun was very hot, and I could not warm up. All my things were left on the boat, and I sat in a wet swimsuit on the hot pebbles and shivered under the hot rays of the sun. While everyone was exploring the beach, I buried myself in the hot stones like a blanket and tried to warm myself.

The beach is really very beautiful. Just a perfect picture. Untouched by man, deserted, with crystal clear water of stunning color. After staying here for a while, we decided to return to the boat. They climbed on board and began to drag the anchor, but it got caught on the rocks. As they say: we pull, we pull, but we can’t pull it out! We decided to try to pull it out with the boat, we pointed it in different directions, but the anchor did not want to come out from under the stone. Then we decided to dive. One dives, the other steers the boat. Underwater, you know better where to go. We had already changed places, now I dived and watched the process through the mask, but the anchor was sitting tightly in the rocks. After trying all the options, we decided to call for help from the shore. We had to wait about 15 minutes for our rescuers. During this time, a wasp managed to bite me on the leg. This was just what I needed. It’s not enough for me to be seasick, but the wasp sting began to burn. As a result, I was wrapped from head to toe in a large blanket, and turned into a cocoon shaking with chills.

The rescuers rescued us in just a minute. They took the rope from us. We twisted it a little and took out the anchor. We moved on. We had 7 more beaches to explore. Meanwhile, my daughter covered herself with towels and quickly fell asleep. The boat rocked her, and she slept almost until the end of our boat trip. Healthy children's sleep in the fresh sea air. Now I was steering the boat, and Misha was diving into various caves and grottoes. I tried to look at the horizon, concentrate on steering the boat, and I felt a little better. But I flatly refused to get into the water, I was too cold. The surrounding area is simply amazing. One beach is better than another. We are once again convinced that Paleokastritsa is the most beautiful area of ​​the island. There are quite a lot of boats. All are rented by large groups and sail around the area. Seeing this with your own eyes is very cool. And snorkeling is an incredible pleasure. We swam to one of the caves. Misha managed to find ledges in the water and climb inside the cave. Next, more and more beaches with perfectly clear water awaited us. We looked at the underwater rocks and were amazed at how the water beautifully changes color depending on the bottom and depth. We were very lucky with the weather. The sea was almost calm, and we were able to swim into every bay. Some swim to wild beaches on a catamaran, others even on kayaks. Everyone wants to enjoy such magnificent natural beauties. We took very beautiful photos on the bow of the boat, looked at our hotel from the sea and returned to the Blue Eye Cave, which we explored from the catamaran at the very beginning of our vacation. By now Misha was frozen and didn’t want to get into the water anymore, but my seasickness subsided and I was ready to dive. This time there was simply an incredible number of fish in the cave. They froze in a huge flock at the entrance to the cave. It was as if they were floating in the air at the same distance from each other. I've never seen so many fish together. I took underwater photos and videos. A very beautiful sight. I returned to the boat in ecstatic feelings. We swam a little more along our shore and decided to turn to the port. We had to wake up our daughter; she didn’t want to wake up at all, and slept very soundly, swaying on the waves. At 5 pm we handed the boat over to our captain. After swimming the whole day (from 10 to 17) we completely forgot about lunch. Feeling very hungry, we hurried to the hotel.

We really liked the port, and we even decided to return here the next day. There are a lot of small fish swimming among the boats. We fed them bread. There is also an interesting excursion there. Yellow submarine with glass bottom. You go underwater and watch the fish through the glass. But we never managed to swim on it; tickets were sold out several hours in advance. The port turned out to be quite close to our hotel, about 20 minutes on foot. There are restaurants and souvenir shops nearby. It's very interesting to walk there.

Our vacation has come to an end. Having bought a huge number of Greek souvenirs, we began to get ready to go home.
We really enjoyed our holiday in Corfu. We really had a rest here. Enjoyed the peace and quiet. We admired nature, made a pilgrimage tour to the continent, and drove around most islands, discovered boat control, swam in the Adriatic Sea, were amazed at the openness and good nature of the Greek people, appreciated local cuisine, fell in love with Kerkyra, felt like residents of the island, saw a piece of Europe and kept in their hearts the warmest memories of the greenest island of Greece.

The island of Corfu (or Kerkyra) is located off the coast of Greece on the northwestern side and is washed by the Ionian Sea. The landscape of Corfu is created Rocky Mountains and hills. At one time, the beauty of this island impressed even Napoleon, as he told his beloved Josephine: “This the only place on Earth, which is comparable to your beauty. But it is more gentle, kinder and more affectionate, here the soul rests, and the body strives to fly.” No wonder this place attracts millions of tourists all year round. The amazingly clear sea and the most wonderful views together create indescribable beauty, which you can contemplate endlessly. We have selected the best beaches in Corfu to make it easier for you to understand their diversity. Among them there are both sandy and pebble beaches - choose according to your taste. So let's start - the 10 best.

10. Nissaki

Approximately 19 km from the city of Kerkyra on the eastern part of the island is the Nissaki resort with the beach of the same name. The main highway to Corfu passes through it, making it very easy to get to. You can rent a car or take a bus. There are many hotels and guest houses on the coast where you can comfortably stay. The infrastructure of Nissaki itself is well developed; in principle, there is everything necessary for have a great holiday. The beach itself is a gently sloping shore with white pebbles.

The sea here is clean and, due to its location in the bay, warms up well and does not have strong waves. For scuba diving enthusiasts, there is a rocky shore on the left side of the beach, where you can watch the local representatives marine fauna. In Nissaki there are many couples with small children, who will find the local warm sea and shallow depth on the shore very suitable. We can say that this is one of the best pebble beaches in Corfu for families with children.

9. Kontokali

About 8 km from the city of Kerkyra on the east coast of Corfu is Kontokali Beach or Kondokali as it is also called. The view of the sea here is excellent - located opposite small island, behind which you can see the outlines of the coastline of Greece, to the right on the horizon you can see the old fortress of Corfu Town. You can lie on the beach for hours and watch this beauty, periodically plunging into the beautiful azure sea.

The beach itself is covered in golden sand and is quite wide with a small strip of pebbles right next to the water. You can use sun loungers and parasols here completely free of charge. In 2014, this beach received the Blue Flag - a symbol of the cleanliness and safety of the coast. So if we consider comfortable beaches Corfu for a holiday with children on the east coast, this place is definitely worth paying attention to.

8. Barbati

On the eastern part of Corfu, at the foot of Mount Pantokrator, about 15 km from Kerkyra, is the Barbati beach. If you're tired of large quantity tourists and want to spend time alone, swimming in the clear blue sea and admiring picturesque views, then you should definitely visit this place. You can get here by taxi, rented car or by regular bus from Kerkyra.

The beach itself is covered with fairly large white pebbles, well-hewn by the water. If you have special rubber slippers, then it is better to take them, so entering the sea will be more comfortable for you. In its central part there are paid sunbeds and all the infrastructure. Along the edges, between the rocks, there are small wild areas where you can quietly retire. There are many hotels and guest houses located here, which are separated from the beach by luxurious olive trees, so you will not have any problems with accommodation.

7. Dassia

The village of Dassia with the beach of the same name is located in the central zone of the eastern part of the island of Corfu, about 13 km from Kerkyra. The beach itself is covered with golden sand mixed with pebbles. When entering the sea, the pebbles become larger and there are quite large pebbles, so for a comfortable entry into the water it would be useful to purchase special rubber slippers.

On the shore you can hide from the hot sun under an umbrella or sit comfortably in the shade of olive trees growing right next to the water. There is complete variety here beach activities: water skis, boats, diving center and much more. In the village itself there are many taverns and restaurants with varied cuisine. On the territory of the village there are nightclubs and bars where young people prefer to spend their time. This place is also marked Blue flag- an award for the cleanliness and safety of the coastline.

6. Agios Gordios

The western coast of Corfu is decorated with a beautiful bay, in which the village of Agios Georgios is located with the beach of the same name. The distance from Kerkyra is approximately 32 kilometers. If we consider the best beaches of Corfu on the west coast, then this place is definitely worth paying attention to. The bay itself, surrounded by rocks overgrown with orange and olive trees, produces an indescribable impression.

A small rock sticking out of the sea is business card this place. The gentle, golden sand and gentle entrance to the sea will be appreciated by parents with small children. The crystal clear azure sea calmly strokes the coastline with virtually no disturbances. Having thoroughly enjoyed beach holiday, you can go for a walk around the village itself, where beautiful church. There are many cafes and restaurants, as well as guest houses.

5. Porto Timoni

Porto Timoni beach is located near the village of Afionas on the west coast of Corfu. You can only get here by car; regular buses do not go here. In the village, follow the signs to the Anemos tavern, this is where the road to the beach begins. We want to say right away that the place is wild, so take everything you need with you.

As you descend through the olive groves along the path from the village, you will be treated to indescribably beautiful views of the turquoise, transparent sea. A narrow strip of land separates the two beaches from each other. One of the features of this place is that each beach has a different water temperature and you choose whether to cool off or take a dip in warmer water. We recommend that you stay in this place until sunset to admire the crimson sun below the horizon.

4. Bataria

Near settlement Kassiopi, about 38 km from Kerkyra, is a small, but very beautiful and cozy beach. There is clear azure water here, there are sun loungers with umbrellas, changing cabins and a cafe. You can get here by car; there is parking above the beach. Snow-white pebbles and turquoise sea create a picture heavenly place. We recommend visiting this beach early in the morning when it is deserted, and in the afternoon go and walk around the fishing village of Kassiopi, there is something to see there.

3. Perulades

In the western part of Corfu, in the town of Peroulades there is a beautiful but very narrow beach surrounded by tall cliffs. This place is considered one of the most beautiful on the island. The path leading to it gives way to stairs that end up on the sandy beach itself. There really isn't much space here, but swimming under the overhanging rocks really leaves a lasting impression. Even if you don’t want to go down to the sea, then sit in local restaurant You simply must have a glass of red wine and watch the red sun slowly sink into the sea at sunset. We definitely recommend visiting this place.

2. Myrtiotissa

At the southeastern foot of Cape St. George in the Myrtiotissa area is located one of the most beautiful beaches islands. This small beach, sandwiched between massive rocks, is covered in golden sand. The sea here is crystal clear, a beautiful azure color. To get to it you will need to overcome the descent on foot (about 20 minutes in time). There are sun loungers for hire and a small bar, but if you're looking for a solid meal, your best bet is to head upstairs. Nudists love to visit this place, so we do not recommend holidays with children here.

1. Paleokastritsa

Palaiokastritsa Beach is truly a piece of paradise on the western side of Corfu. It is located in the village of the same name. You can get here either by car or by regular bus. Rocks covered with emerald vegetation, turquoise sea, like on the best beaches Indian Ocean, delicate golden sand, all this together creates a picture of indescribable beauty.

Rocky areas of the coast have become ideal place for diving. The infrastructure here is well developed, everything you need is there. This beach is also awarded the Blue Flag, a sign of cleanliness and safety of the coast. In our opinion, this is best beach on the map of Corfu.

Locations of the most famous beaches in Corfu

We hope that our article will help you choose exactly the place to visit that you will remember with pleasure for a long time.