Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
with the eponymous beach further north; a municipal café provides the only refreshment.
The Cape is also the southern starting point for the
Corfu Trail
(see box, p.723).
ARRIVAL AND DEPARTURE
SOUTHERN CORFU
By ferry
Lefkími has a year-round ferry connection to
Igoumenítsa (6 daily; 40min).
By bus
Lefkími is on the frequent bus route from Corfu
Town to Kávos (11 Mon-Fri, 8 Sat, 4 Sun; 1hr 20min).
ACCOMMODATION, EATING AND DRINKING
MORAÏTIKA AND MESONGÍ
Bella Vista
Áno Moraïtika
T
26610 75460.
The menu is
fairly basic but wholesome, with grills and fresh salads, but
the place justifies its name with a lovely garden, sea views
and breezes.
March-Nov daily noon-midnight.
Charlie's
Moraïtika.
The village's oldest bar, which
opened in 1939, is a meeting place for locals and tourists
alike, with a central location on the main road. Light snacks
are available and the music consists of old pop favourites.
Daily noon-late.
Firefly
Moraïtika
T
26610 75850.
On one of the
northernmost lanes down to the beach, this taverna has a
good range of meat, fish, salads and dips, plus it rents
those roo
ms n
ot booked by Romanian tour operators.
May-Sept.
€30
Hotel Gemini
Mesongí
T
26610 75221,
W
geminihotel
.gr.
This rather elegant hotel boasts a large pool and
manicured gardens, plus sizeable en-s
uite
rooms with
balconies. Breakfast included. May-Sept.
€65
Spiros on the Beach
Mesongí
T
26610 75285.
Beachfront restaurant with two premises 20m apart, good
for tasty €8 fish soup plus other offerings from the deep,
plus various carnivorous or vegetarian options.
May to
mid-Oct daily 11am-2am.
PETRITÍ AND AROUND
Ì
Panorama Villas
Nótos beach
T
26620 51707,
W
panoramacorfu.gr.
A wonderfully friendly haven worth
making the detour to, whether to stay or for its fine shady
restaurant, renowned for it
s ex
cellent home cooking.
Breakfast included. April-Oct.
€40
Pension Egrypos
Petrití
T
26620 51949,
W
egrypos
.gr.
Pleasantly landscaped complex with a pool, bar and a
restaurant. The rooms are smart, modern
an
d fully
equipped. Breakfast included. May to mid-Oct.
€50
Stamatis
Petrití
T
26620 51920.
The best of the bunch
clustered around the harbour, this year-round local taverna
rustles up goodies like mussels and small fish for around
€7-8.
Daily noon-1am.
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ÁYIOS YEÓRYIOS, MARATHIÁ AND AYÍA
VARVÁRA
Akroama
Marathiá
T
26620 52736.
Good family-run
taverna with treats like swordfish and local sausage, which
can be enjoyed from the low-lying cliff t
errac
e. They also
rent some comfortable rooms. May-Sept.
€30
LEFKÍMI
Cheeky Face
T
26620 22627.
The old couple who run
this simple year-round
estiatório
, by the bridge over the
canal in the lower part of town, provide i
nex
pensive staples
and a few equally basic rooms upstairs.
€40
BOÚKARI AND AROUND
Ì
Boukari Beach
Boúkari
T
26620 51791,
W
boukaribeach.gr.
Right on the sea 1km north of
Boúkari's harbour,
one of Corfu's best tavernas offers
delicious home cooking, and fresh fish and live lobster. The
friendly family also run the smart and comfortable
Penelopi
and
Villa Alexandra,
with
huge
self-catering suites.
Breakfast included. April-Nov.
€40
KÁVOS
Future
The most lively club of the dozens that line the main
drag, with imported north European DJs, state-of-the-art
sound-and-light systems, shots galore and a constant
parade of the scantily clad.
May-Oct daily 10pm-late.
Paxí and Andípaxi
Unusually verdant and still largely unspoilt,
PAXÍ (Paxos)
has established a firm niche in
Greece's tourist hierarchy, despite being the smallest of the main Ionian islands at
barely 12km by 4km, with only mediocre beaches and no historical sites. Yet it has
become so popular it is best avoided in high season. It's a particular favourite of
yachting flotillas, whose spending habits have brought the island an upmarket
reputation, making it just about the most expensive place to visit in the Ionian islands.
The capital,
Gáïos
, is quite cosmopolitan, with delis and boutiques, but northerly
Lákka
and tiny
Longós
are where hardcore Paxophiles head, while by far the best
swimming is at Paxí's little sister island,
Andípaxi
.
