What we love about Corfu — from our apartment in town
A cooking class teaches you Corfiot dishes; our apartment's kitchen and the Old Town market a two-minute walk away let you practise them. A ...
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From our Corfu Town apartment, Achillion Palace is a short, easy drive — a half-day of neoclassical grandeur, Sisi's story, and some of the ...
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A 45-minute drive from our Corfu Town apartment puts you in Sidari at Canal d'Amour. A considered guide to the sandstone channels, Cape Dras...
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Saint Spyridon is three minutes from our door. A considered walking guide to the churches and monasteries of Corfu — Old Town sites first, c...
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Every world-class museum in Corfu is within fifteen minutes' walk of our Oikia 4 apartment in the Old Town — here's the ...
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The layered history of Corfu Old Town on foot — Venetian forts, French arcades, British palaces, all within a 10-minute walk of our apartmen...
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What it's like to base yourself in Corfu Old Town — a neighbourhood guide to the UNESCO streets, fortresses and tavernas arou...
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Where to drink and learn about Corfu's indigenous grapes from a base in the Old Town — wine bars, the market merchants, and winery day trips...
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From our Corfu Town apartment, the west coast beaches are a 25-minute drive. A considered guide to Glyfada, Myrtiotissa, Paleokastritsa and ...
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Five Corfu cycling routes accessible directly from the Old Town, from the easy coastal ride to Pantokrator — a guide for apartment...
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How to plan diving days from a Corfu Old Town apartment — sites, costs, dive centres, and what to expect underwater in the Ionian ...
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From our Corfu Town apartment, the east-coast beaches begin 20 minutes up the road — the clearest water on the island. Our shortlist of wher...
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A walk-only guide to Corfu Town's best cheap eats — gyros, bakery pies, the municipal market and the back-street tavernas the tourists miss.
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From our Corfu Town apartment, the east-coast family beaches are minutes away — shallow water, sandy stretches, and a town base for everythi...
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Which boat-only Corfu beaches make sense as a day trip from a Corfu Town base — harbours, times, and how to do it without a rental car.
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Where to walk on Corfu when you're staying in the Old Town — six day hikes, each within a 45-minute drive, from Mount Pantokr...
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Mon Repos Palace is a pleasant morning walk from our apartment in Corfu Old Town — 25 minutes along the seafront. Prince Philip's birthplace...
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Where to taste and buy olive oil from a Corfu Old Town apartment base — the town market, nearby tastings, and how to bring the good stuff ho...
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How to do Paleokastritsa as a day trip from a Corfu Old Town apartment — timings, which bays, the monastery, La Grotta, and the sunset drive...
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Leaving for Paxos and Antipaxos from the Old Port is a five-minute walk from our door. A considered guide to the boat trip — options, timing...
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The most romantic, secluded Corfu beaches reachable from a Corfu Old Town apartment — drive times, picnic shopping in town, and how to time ...
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Staying in Corfu Town and wondering where to snorkel? A walking-distance and drive-away guide to the best underwater spots, from the old for...
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From our Old Town apartment, both of Corfu Town's Venetian fortresses are a short walk. A guide to all four fortresses with walking routes a...
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Where to eat real Corfiot food from our Corfu Town apartment — walking-distance tavernas, the Old Town's fine dining, and the village drives...
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The traditional Corfu dishes — Pastitsada, Sofrito, Bourdeto, Noumboulo, kumquat — all within walking distance of our Oi...
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Five mountain villages within easy driving distance of Corfu Town — Old Perithia, Lakones, Doukades, Sokraki, Strinylas. Routes, tavernas, t...
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Staying in Corfu Town? A guide to the island's water sports — where to go, how to get there, and what to book from an Old Town base.
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From our Corfu Town apartment, these are the beach bars we send guests to — near, far, worth the drive, or a short walk to the rampart for s...
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