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Corfu & adjacent islands
Kerkira: Excellent shelter; Fuel & water on quay; Night life
Ammos(Othoni): Good shelter; Anchored off; No fuel; Water in town; Taverns
Errikousa: Good shelter; No fuel; Water in town; Taverns
Kassiopi: Poor shelter; Fuel & water in town; Night life
Agios Stefanos: Good shelter; Anchored off; No fuel; Water in town; Night life
Kalami: Poor shelter; Anchored off; No fuel or water; Taverns
Gouvio: Excellent shelter; Fuel & water on quay; Night life
Kavos: Poor shelter; No fuel or water
Paleokastritsa: Excellent shelter; Fuel & water in town; Night life
About Corfu Island
Lovely Corfu, green and sun-drenched with its indented shores, a mythical, fascinating island, first appeared on the scene at the dawn of time when she gave refuge to Jason and the Argonauts on their return from their quest for the Golden Fleece.
The description of "the island of the Phaeacians" in the Odyssey, Odysseus' last stop before arriving in his beloved Ithaca, is among the most beautiful verses in world literature.
The incomparable beauty of the island, which appears from time to time under other names, attracted a host of would-be conquerors.
It also inspired artists of every kind, who praised its charms in words and music or rendered them in paintings, sculptures on engravings, spreading its renown to a wide public over the past few centuries.
Literary figures such as Goethe, Oscar Wilde, Gerald and Lawrence Durrell, the painters, Alfred Sisley and Edward Lear, immortalized with their pen or palette Corfu 's inimitable enchantment.
Even the great Napoleon was not unmoved by its beauty.
It was here that the sensitive empress Elizabeth of Austria erected the Achilleion, the palace she viewed as the solace of her soul, while according to Lawrence Durrell, Prospero's island in The Tempest is modelled on Shakespeare's notion of Corfu.
Corfu was the birthplace of Greece's first governor, Ioannis Kapodistrias, of the composer Nikolaos Mantzaros (who set to music Solomos's "Hymn to Liberty", the country's national anthem), of the writers Polylas, Markoras, Mavillis, and Constantine Theotokis, as well as being a source of inspiration to Greece's national poet, Dionysios Solomos.
Today it continues to attract and delight its countless visitors
Beaches
Dasia, Kassiopi, Sidari, Agios Stefanos and Mesoggi are some of the many beautiful beaches on the island.
Sports
Corfu is suitable for any kind of sports. Windsurfing, tennis, golf, mini-golf, cricket and horseback ridding.
Night Life
Restaurants, discos, bars and pubs can be found in Corfu, in the suburbs and in many villages.Also there is the Festival of Corfu which starts on August and ends at the end of September and consists of ballets and operas.
Corfu : Useful Information
Sports - Entertainment
While on Corfu you can enjoy many sports, including swimming, water skiing, windsurfing, cricket, golf, riding and tennis, among others.
Night owls will go wild with the opportunities for fun till the wee hours to be found both in and outside town.
And anyone wishing to place their fortunes in the hands of Lady Luck is welcome at the Casino in the Corfu International Hilton, tel. 36540.
Useful Telephone Numbers
Direct dialing code
- :
0661
- GNTO Tourist Information Bureau : 37520, 37639/40, 37638
- Municipal Tourist Information Bureau : 28509
- Tourist Police : 30265
- Port Authority : 32655
- Olympic Airlines (Airport) : 30180
- Local Buses (urban) : 32158, 31595
- KTEL (Long distance buses) : 30627, 39985
- Association of Corfiot Organizations : 32685
How to get to Corfu
Corfu is an international transportation hub. One can fly here direct from many cities in Europe, or take a ship or ferryboat from Italy or other cities Greece.
- By ship : Regular ferryboat connections with Igoumenitsa, Patras and Piraeus.
- By plane : Daily flights from Athens twice a week from Thessaloniki.
- By bus : From Athens and Thessaloniki via Igoumenitsa.
From Corfu
It is possible to visit : Paxi, every day except Sunday, Erikoussa, Mathraki, Othoni, Sami (Cephalonia), Patras.
Organized Tours
Organized tours lasting half a day or all day can be arranged to different parts of the island as well as to Epirus, the islands of Paxos and Antipaxosand Parga. For information, contact the local travel agencies.
Facilities for yachts
Corfu town is an official entry/exit harbour and as such possesses Customs and Health authorities, as well as Passport Control and Exchange Services. A GNTO yacht marina is located at Gouvia.