
Holidays to Corfu
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Cheap Holidays to Corfu, All inclusive holidays to Corfu, Self catering holidays to Corfu, Family holidays to Corfu and ensuring as specialists to Corfu that whichever holiday type you choose, we guarantee you save Money! Corfu holidays, part of the Ionian Islands just west of
mainland Greece, remains the most popular Greek island for the tourist to visit, and thousands are guaranteed to arrive every year, enticed by the
cheap self catering deals,
cheap family deals and so much more that this amazing island has to offer. Fantastic beaches, lively nightlife and the shortest flight time from the UK of just 3 hours.
Corfu holidays is one of the first
Islands of Greece to be developed for the tourist market,
Corfu Holidays has changed dramatically since the original tourists came in the 1960's, and now much of the coastline has been taken over to make way for cut-price hotels and apartments, discos and English style-pubs, catering for the package holidaymaker who is not so much after a traditional Greek experience, but cheap drink, all-night entertainment and a suntan.
Family holidays in Corfu are especially appealing, with many safe beaches and resorts full of hotels and complexes with plenty of convenient facilities.
Corfu has a reputation for mass-market tourism and saturation, but there is another side to the island just waiting to be discovered - romantic villages, picturesque deserted bays and beautiful green mountainous countryside.
Holidays in Corfu, known as the emerald island, has two hundred kilometres of coastline with long golden, sandy, white pebble and shingle beaches. Forty resorts and two hundred villages are scattered amongst ancient olive groves, lush green cypress, orange and lemon trees. Fascinating landscapes in numerous shades of green are fringed by aquamarine blue seas. You will discover a sophisticated cosmopolitan capital, breathtaking panoramic scenery, quaint fishing harbours and elegant marinas, pastel-painted Venetian houses, brilliant whitewashed Byzantine churches and secluded coves. Corfu island is not short of vibrant nightlife either! Lively bars, trendy tavernas, rustic restaurants and fast food diners are plenty and will tempt you to while away the hours. Also on hand are popular watersports and a charming championship golf course if the leisurely pace of life gets too much!
Location
The island of
Corfu is located just off the West coast of
Greece.
Holiday in Corfu and enjoy a mild Mediterranean climate along with excellent
corfu holiday beaches making it a popular holiday destination, especially with British holiday makers.
Corfu island is very green compared to other Greek island holiday destiantions. Hot and dry summers along with winter rain creates lush vegetation which is dominated by over a million olive trees. These olive trees on Corfu are the main cultivation, although Corfu's tourism now provides the most income.
The main holiday resorts and beaches on
Corfu are
Benitses holiday resort,
Dassia holiday resort,
Saint George holiday resort, North and South,
Ipsos holiday resort,
Kavos holiday resort,
Kontokali holiday resort,
Paleokastritsa holiday resort,
Roda holiday resort,
Sidari holiday resort,
Perama holiday resort,
Moraitika holiday resort,
Corfu Town,
Aghios Ioannis holidays resort.
Beaches
The
Greece holiday island of Corfu has some of the Ionians most beautiful beaches. There is a great variety of beaches all around the island. Most of them have been turned into resorts proposing many accommodations, restaurants and bars. Some of these beaches have also been awarded by the Blue Flag, the European guaranty for their cleanliness.
Holiday beach resort of St George, situated 30 km south of Corfu Town. The beach holiday Resort of
St George is one of the most beautiful beaches of Corfu and is one of the few that is not situated near a village.
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Holiday beach resort of Paleokastritsa, situated 26 kilometres northwest of Corfu Town
Paleokastritsa is the name of the most famous picturesque village of the island of Corfu with also a beautiful beach.
More about Holidays to Paleokastritsa.. Holiday beach resort of Roda, situated 36 Km north of Corfu Town
The fishing harbour of
Roda has recently became a modern touristy resort, concentrating many restaurants and lively bars in the old part it.
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Holiday beach resort of Dassia on the east coast of the island, above Corfu Town This beach resort is full of tourists and there are large hotel complexes all along the back of it. The beach is pebbly.
More about holidays to Dassia.. Holiday beach resort of Corfu Town
A long and isolated sandy beach located near the village of Agios Matheos.
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Holiday beach resort of Perama
On the eastern coast of the island of Corfu, south of the capital
Small coves with narrow sandy beaches are forming a chain on the coastline under the village
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Holiday beach resort of Ipsos
East coast of the island, above Corfu Town
The long, thin beach has a road that runs along the whole of the back of it. Behind the road there are tourist type shops, minimarkets, bars and cafes
More about holidays to Ipsos.
Out & About in Corfu
Corfu Town
Corfu Town has everything from the most beautiful esplanade of Greece, Venetian buildings and monuments, Byzantine churches and fortresses, museums, the palace of St. George & St. Michael, as well as plenty of tempting shops!
Mouse Island
This much photographed pretty islet is found just off the coast of Kanoni and is well worth a visit.
Parga and Paxos
Boat trip over to Parga and Paxos (full day out).
Grand Island Tour
Take in the Achillion, Bella Vista, Paleokastritsa and Kanoni.
Mount Pantokratoras
Offering breathtaking views of the entire island and located on the highest peak is the Monastery of Panokratoras, housing frescoes and icons from the 14th and 15th centuries.
Aqualand
One of the best waterparks in Europe.
Flights From
Cheap flights to Corfu from
Gatwick Airport, Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, East Midlands, Exeter, Glasgow, Newcastle, Manchester.
Resorts in Corfu
Aghios Ioannis,
Benitses,
Corfu Town,
Dassia,
Ipsos,
Kavos,
Kontokali,
Corfu Moraitika,
Paleocastritsa,
Roda,
Sidari,
St George,