An incredible old-world city, Corfu Town wears a gorgeous Venetian façade infused with other European and British influences that encompass a rich, modern Greek soul. The impact on architecture and culture from Ancient Greek, Roman and Byzantine to Venetian, British and French is apparent throughout the streets and lends the vibrant city its particular flavor. The city is lively and swarming with shops selling everything from religious ornaments to brightly colored linens flapping in the wind from shop doorways.

Once leaving the elegant town of Corfu, the rest of the island will cast a spell on you with its unspoiled beaches, deserted coves, tree-clad mountains, velvety green valleys dotted with cypress trees, olive groves and tiny hamlets nestled against forgotten hills. Lively beachfront resorts boasting British remnants such as rowdy English Pubs and large hotels do crowd much of the island’s east coast spanning north and south. However, these popular and homogenous destinations can easily be avoided and you can allow Corfiot hospitality and the rest of the lush, fertile island seduce you time and again.