Post Tagged with: "Corfu"

  • The best place for hiking and nature

    Travel Greece September 15, 2011 at 4:37 pm 0 comments

    Corfu “I think no place on Earth can be lovelier than this” said Edward Lear, describing Corfu in 1856. Today, the island, covered by 3m olive trees, is still as beautiful if you keep away from the resorts, perhaps walking the eight-day Corfu Trail (thecorfutrail.com) along paths built when the [...]

     

  • Where to go for island-hopping

    Travel Greece September 14, 2011 at 5:27 pm 0 comments

    Diapontia islands Corfu is becoming a gateway for exploring the surrounding small islands, as well as mainland Greece. Ask around the ports of Agios Stefanos, Roda/Sidari or Corfu town and you can usually find a boat to take you north-west to the lovely Diapontia islands of Othoni (the biggest island, [...]

     

  • Corfu island

    Corfu, Travel Greece July 21, 2011 at 3:15 am 0 comments

    Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands. The island is part of the Corfu peripheral unit, and is administrated as a single municipality. The municipality includes the island Corfu and the smaller islands Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The principal [...]