KORFU przewodnik turystyczny SUNFLOWER

The book focuses on walking in Corfu, but it is not intended only for walkers. The touring section will show you the best of Corfu by car, and the picnic suggestions make an excellent introduction to the countryside. For centuries Corfu’s magnetic beauty has attracted travellers, who have sung the praises of the peacock-hued bays, the hillsides drenched in silvery-green olive trees, and the emerald greenness of the countryside. And when you leave Corfu, these will be your impressions too. While time brings change, the pristine Corfu so beloved of Lear and the Durrell brothers can still be found — this new edition tells you where. It turns the island inside-out and helps you find a Corfu unknown to most tourists.

Area covered: There are walks for all ages and abilities criss-crossing the whole island, from strolls to beaches to challenging day-long hikes in the mountains.

The best months for walking in Corfu are April, May, early June, late September and October — temperatures are moderate and the counryside at its colourful best.

4 car tours, 51 long and short walks, 25 picnic suggestions
136 pages + touring map; plan of Corfu Town, large-scale (1:50,000) topo maps
6th ed, 2013; ISBN 978-1-85691-435-2; UK retail price £12.99 / USA retail price $17.99

Table of contents:

Preface 5
Acknowledgements; Recommended books 6Getting about 7
Plan of Corfu Town 8
with city exits and bus stationsPicnicking 10
Picnic suggestions 12
A country code for walkers and motorists 17

TOURING 18
CORFU’S RIVIERA AND PANTOKRATOR (TOUR 1) 20
Corfu · Nissaki · Kassiopi · Ano Perithia · Acharavi · Episkepsis · Mt Pantokrator · Spartilas · Corfu
QUIET CORNERS OF THE NORTHEAST (TOUR 2) 26
Corfu · Troumpeta · Valanion · Nimfes · (Roda) · Sidari · (Peroulades) · Ag Stefanos · Arilas · Afionas · Arkadades · Ag Georgios · Troumpeta · Corfu
CENTRAL CORFU’S VARIED LANDSCAPES (TOUR 3) 30
Corfu · Paleokastritsa · Lakones · Angelokastro · Makarades · Troumpeta · Ropa Plain · Mirtiotissa Beach · (Glyfada Beach) · Pelekas · Sinarades · Ag Gordis Beach · Kato Garouna · (Ano Garouna) · Achilleion Palace · Corfu
NOOKS AND CRANNIES IN THE SOUTH (TOUR 4) 35
Corfu · Benitses · (Messongi) · Hlomos · Issos Beach · Argirades · Kouspades · Perivolion · Lefkimmi · Kavos · Gardiki Castle · Korission Lagoon · Ag Mattheos · Corfu

WALKING 41
Guides, waymarking, maps 41
What to take 41 Where to stay 42
Weather 43
Things that bite or sting 43
Greek for walkers 44
Organisation of the walks 46

MT PANTOKRATOR AND THE NORTHEAST
1 Ag Spiridon · Cape Ekaterinis · Ag Spiridon 47
2 Imerolia · Bodholakos · Imerolia 50
3 Nissaki · Rou · Porta · Vigla · Kouloura 53
4 Nissaki · Kalami · Kouloura · Kerasia Beach · Ag Stefanos · Avlaki Beach · Kassiopi 57
5 Nissaki · Porta · Ano Perithia · Lafki 61
6 Nissaki · Paleo Xorio · (Mt Pantokrator) · Strinilas · Episkepsis · Sfakera · Roda 65
7 Spartilas · Mt Pantokrator · Ano Perithia · Loutses · Kalamaki Beach 71
8 Nimfes · Moni Ag Triada · Klimatia 76
9 Troumpeta · Sokraki · Spartilas · (Pyrgi) 79

THE NORTHWEST
10 Peroulades · Cape Drastis · Peroulades · Avliotes · Magoulades 82
11 Vistonas · Prinilas · Ag Georgios Beach · Cape Arilla · Afionas 86
12 Paleokastritsa · Lakones · Mt Arakli · Makarades · Ag Georgiou Bay · Angelokastro · Paleokastritsa 89

THE CENTRE
13 Paleokastritsa · Liapades · Gianades · Ropa Plain · Sgombou 93
14 Sgombou · Doukades · Ag Simeon · Sgombou 98
15 Gouvia · Ropa Plain · Vatos · Mirtiotissa Beach · Glyfada 105
16 Ano Garouna · Moni Ag Deka · Waterworks Garden · Benitses 111
17 Benitses · Dafnata · Strongili 114

THE SOUTH
18 Messongi · Ag Dimitrios · Hlomos · Kouspades · Korakades · Petreti · Perivolion 117
19 Mt Ag Mattheos 121
20 Gardiki Castle · Korission Lagoon · Ag Georgios · Golden Beach · Perivolion 123
21 Kavos · Moni Panagia · Arkoudillas Beach · Kanula Beach · Paleochori 125

Bus timetables 128
Index 135
Fold-out touring map inside back cover