Paleokastritsa

Located on the North Western end of Corfu, this beautiful village is surrounded by mountainous tree lined and granite hills. They tower over the glistening bays below. This was our last day in Corfu and our first stop of the day was a walk up to the Byzantine monastery. First established in the 13th century, the current buildings date back to the 18th century. It’s around a 20 minute walk up to the top where we joined dozens of others! We were still able to have a good look around though, on hindsight we should have left it until late afternoon.

Views of the different bays and the surrounding cliffs

The Monastery

The gardens were wonderful to walk through and the smell from the jasmine and honeysuckle was overwhelming. Jasmine is one of my favourite flowers.

After this we walked back to our hotel and hopped in the car to see what else was on offer. My intention was to drive to Glyfada Beach and on the way we drove through Pelakes Village which looked so inviting that we decided to stop for lunch. We found a lovely roadside taverna and settled in for another Greek salad and a glass of the local white wine.

After lunch we had a walk up and down the back alleys and around the houses. There is a hike called Kaiser’s Throne Loop which is what I think we did!

We carried onto Glyfada and Anthony had to drive down and around the most curving hair pin bends and switchbacks that you can imagine! Finally when we reached there it was so busy and touristy looking and overrun with cars that we decided not to stay. As it was just one way in, we had no choice but to drive back the same way. No problem for my experienced and trusty driver.

I think we chose well with Paleokastritsa after seeing some of the other places in Corfu and I would definitely recommend visiting for a few days.

Our last night was spent back at our favourite restaurant Limani’s, once Anthony has found a place he likes and feels comfortable, he won’t venture anywhere else!

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