Paleokastritsa Bay
Agni Bay
Kassiopi
Gouvia Marina
Ereikoussa
Sail to Paxos and Antipaxos
Watch a cricket match on the Liston
Hike to the summit of Mount Pantokrator
Snorkel the sea caves at Paleokastritsa
Tour the Achilleion Palace
Corfu Old Town (UNESCO)
The Old Fortress
Angelokastro
Canal d’Amour, Sidari
Pontikonisi (Mouse Island)
The Ionian season runs from April through October, with June and September offering warm water and quieter anchorages than the July-August peak. Unlike the Aegean, Corfu is largely spared the meltemi, the strong seasonal north wind that can disrupt Cycladic itineraries, so conditions here tend to stay more consistent through summer. Early and late season also bring lower marina rates at Gouvia, worth factoring in if flexibility allows.
Corfu International Airport (CFU) sits just two kilometres south of Corfu Town, roughly a ten-minute transfer, and receives direct flights from most major European cities through the summer season. Gouvia Marina, the island’s principal charter base, is a further eight kilometres north of town. For guests combining Corfu with the mainland, ferries also connect to Igoumenitsa and Patras, though most charter guests fly directly in and out.
Paleokastritsa on the west coast is the island’s signature anchorage, a string of six coves beneath cliffs and a working monastery. Agni Bay and Kassiopi on the northeast shore offer calmer water and easy access to tavernas that serve straight onto the beach. For something quieter, Ereikoussa, one of the Diapontia islands off Corfu’s northwest tip, sees a fraction of the traffic and is worth the extra hour’s sail.
Four to five days covers Corfu’s coastline comfortably, enough time to alternate between the west coast’s dramatic bays and the calmer northeast. Many charters extend to seven or ten days by combining Corfu with Paxos and Antipaxos to the south, or with the Sivota channel on the Greek mainland, both within a half-day’s sail and offering a distinctly different, more rugged character.
Yes. Cricket arrived during the British Protectorate of 1814 to 1864 and, unusually for Greece, never left, remaining part of local identity long after the British departed. Matches are played through summer on the Spianada, the largest town square in Greece, right beside the Liston’s cafes. Corfu even hosted a European cricket tournament in 2022, making it a genuine curiosity for guests who assume the sport stops at Britain’s old borders.
