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The Corfu Trail
As with so many of the Greek Islands, the most satisfying way to explore Corfu is on foot. Walking vacations here typically follow a section of the Corfu Trail, a long distance (220km) route that begins in the far south and snakes up the west coast before curving inland to reach the northern tip of the island. Since most of the big resorts are situated in the north and east, it presents an appealing way to discover a slower and more traditional way of life on an island that was one of the earliest to experience the detrimental effects of mass tourism.The Corfu Trail is well-marked but even so you won’t have to pay too much attention to directions, since you’ll be joining a guided small group tour. Trekking alongside a local doesn’t simply provide valuable employment, but it also helps you gain a greater understanding of the island’s history, its culture and traditions. Vicky Garnett from our specialist tour operator Explore agrees, “Our Corfu Trail leaders, Costis and Spiros, are brilliant, so knowledgeable about the trail, flora and fauna and passionate about the island, greeted with affection by people everywhere they go. Our tour leaders are drawn from a Corfu walking club, run by volunteers, that maintains footpaths and aims to improve access.” You’ll be walking point to point for much of the trail’s southern and western sections, staying somewhere new every evening, so your luggage will be transferred between accommodations while you need carry only a daypack.
What do Corfu walking vacations involve?
In most cases you’ll arrive in Corfu Town, which, despite the cruise crowds, remains one of Greece’s most magnificent island capitals. The cobbled Old Town sits above the port and between two hills, each crowned with a Venetian fort. The capital is a lovely place to spend a little time, especially in the evenings when the bars are still busy but the streets are quieter, before you lace up your boots and hit the trail. Over the next week you’ll discover a much quieter side to Corfu though, one of abandoned monasteries set in walled gardens, lakes where freshwater turtles swim, sand dunes fragranced with cedar trees, olive groves and old mule paths through pastures and fields.Naturally there are beaches – some vast stretches of golden sand, others pebbled. Who needs a hotel pool? Myrtiotissa was a favourite of Durrell, and was Corfu’s best-known nudist beach in the 1980s. Today the beach itself has been reduced to little more than a sliver by erosion. The walks take in sublime views over both east and west coasts – including from the observation point at Pelekas nicknamed ‘Kaiser’s Throne’, a vantage point prized by Kaiser Wilhelm II for admiring the sunsets, presumably with ‘an imperious gaze’.
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2021: 6 Jun, 20 Jun, 5 Sep, 19 Sep, 3 Oct, 17 Oct, 24 Oct
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