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Last updated on May 13th, 2022 at 11:49 am

The best and most famous beaches and tourist resorts of Central Corfu are here in these guides.

Central Corfu is the geographical center of the island.

It is the area with the most population, about 40,000 permanent residents live here. It includes the city of Corfu and the municipal district of Achilleion which after the city is the most populous.

It has several small and big traditional villages and many tourist seaside resorts and beaches. Both on the East and on the West coast of the island.

Here and on the Eastside, there are destinations such as Benitses, Perama, Kanoni south of the city, and the capital city of the island itself.

Also in this area is the Achilleion palace, but also the most important monuments of the island in and around Corfu Town.

While on the west coast we find unique beaches such as the nudist beach of Myrtiotissa, and the famous Pelekas with its beach of Kontogyalos. The long sandy beach of Aghios Gordios, the beach of Ermones, and Glyfada, island’s most cosmopolitan beach.

Central Corfu map
Central Corfu map

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