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.
All resorts in Central Corfu
Mirtiotissa, the Corfu Nudist Beach of the 80’s
Myrtiotissa is on the western coast of the island, and isolated, therefore since the 60`s it was the nudist beach of Corfu.… Read More
Perama Corfu: Stunning Views over Mouse Island
Perama is located on the eastern side of Corfu, about seven kilometers south of the town of Corfu and just opposite the Mouse island and is connected with Kanoni by a pedestrian bridge.… Read More
Pelekas Corfu – The Beach of Kontogialos
The village of Pelekas is situated on a hill overlooking all central Corfu. Kontogialos is the beach under the village.… Read More
Kanoni Corfu with Amazing Views over Airport
The cosmopolitan Kanoni is one of the most famous Corfu sights, covers the entire peninsula south of Corfu Town, in antiquity there was the ancient city of Corfu founded in the 8th century BC by Dorians who came from Korinth, (a Greek town near Athens), with the ancient temple of Artemis, the monuments and the citadel at the present location of Analipsis.… Read More
Glyfada Beach in the West Coast of Corfu
Glyfada is Corfu’s cosmopolitan beach, stretched at the bottom of an olive and cypress covered hill- looking out across the sea to Italy.… Read More
Ermones Resort in West Coast of Corfu
Ermones is on a dramatic cove at the west coast of Corfu, claiming to be the place where Odysseus landed and found the lovely Princess Nausika.… Read More
Agios Gordios Beach and Resort in West Corfu
Agios Gordios is a long wide sandy stretch, offering water sports and plenty of entertainment in the bars and tavernas along its length.… Read More
Benitses Corfu: A 2023 Guide to Beautiful Village
Benitses Corfu is an old traditional village and an original resort in Greece. A charming combination of mountains and sea, 8 miles from Corfu town.… Read More
