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Picturesque Villages

Gouvia, Corfu
Palea Períthia
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MAP C3 • East coast, Corfu
Huddled beneath the peak of
Mount Pantokrátor, this is one of the Located on the site of a Venetian
oldest preserved mountain villages harbour and home to Corfu’s largest
on Corfu. The medieval village is also marina, Gouvia is a delightful village
noted for the restored Byzantine with a modern edge. Its tradi tional
frescoes within the 14th-century stone buildings house chic tavernas.
church of Agios Iákovos O Pérsis . Magazia, Paxí
Pélekas, Corfu
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MAP A5
Close to the Stachai caves and, a
MAP C4 • W of Corfu Town, Corfu
This pretty hamlet offers not only little further on, the Petriti cave,
great beaches and tavernas, but also Magazia is probably best known for
a real sense of community, village its fabulous sunsets. This traditional
folklore and a rich cultural heritage. village lies inland amid olive groves.
It is easily reached from Corfu Town. Kalámi, Corfu
Agios Markos, Corfu
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MAP D2 • Northeast coast,
MAP C2 • East coast, Corfu
Corfu
Resting at the foothills of Mount Set in a horseshoe-shaped bay, this
Pantokrátor, this pretty village can traditional village was once home to
be found along the road from coastal the British author Lawrence Durrell
Barbati to Ano Korakiana inland. Its (1912–90). Its pebble beach boasts
pictur esque Heptanesian architecture the prestigious Blue Flag Award.
is parti cularly note worthy.
Barbati, Corfu
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MAP C2 • East coast, Corfu
Although Barbati is known more for
its exquisite and unspoiled 2-km-
(1-mile-) long beach, com plete with
the remains of an ancient church in
the shingle, this is one of Corfu’s
prettiest east-coast villages.
Vátos, Corfu
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MAP B3 • West Corfu
The charming village of Vátos in west
Corfu is made up of tiny streets and
traditional bougainvillea-covered
stone houses. It looks out over the
glorious west coast beaches of
Myrtiótissa and Ermones.
Otzia, Paxí
6 View of Kalámi’s pretty bay, Corfu
MAP B6
Krini, Corfu
Paxí’s second-largest community 0
after Gäios, Otzia is the most MAP B2 • West coast, Corfu
southerly village on the island. Its Known for its beautiful location and
harbour has huge boulders through fabulous sea views, Krini is a tradi-
which wind holes have been eroded tional Corfiot village that exudes
over time, while nearby are the ruins charm. Nearby lie the remains of
of an ancient church. the Byzantine Angelokastro fortress.
See map on pp62–3

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