This is the town of Kassiopi. What was once mainly a fishing village now more a tourist beach town.

There are olive trees everywhere, many are 100's of years old. They use nets to harvest them.

Church tower and bells, Greek style. A kitty was happy to welcome Calvin.

We visited Old Perithia, oldest village on Corfu.

Old Perithia is also on the Corfu Trail so we saw many walkers in town having a lunch break.

The town was abandoned in the 60's but has come back to life a bit as a tourist destination.

Many of the old buildings are still standing, in some form. This is the old school house.

View from our apartment balcony. And a beautiful Sunset. We can see Corfu Town across the water.

The village of Paleokastritsa. With gorgeous beaches on many sides of town.

There is a gorgeous monastery at the top of the hill- Paleokastritsa.

Monastery is from the 1300's, still in use and has a collection of Byzantine antiques in the museum.

There are beautiful gardens in and around the monastery. Loved this succulent and flower.

Most of our dinners are casual, but we treated ourselves to one special meal at the Whitehouse.

This little guy was hoping we'd drop something from our dinner. Cats are everywhere in Corfu.

Some of the roads go thru small villages...feels like the road is on the front doorstep of homes.

These are mussel beds. We've had them a few times and they are delish!

Exploring the Island of Corfu

May 22, 2024 in Greece ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

We’ve had a great time exploring the island of Corfu. We are now staying in a vacation rental in a small town (once a fishing village) called Nissaki. It’s relaxed and easy going here. We have our own pool and are a short walk to a nice taverna, a grocery store and a bakery/coffee place. We are taking the approach of relaxing one day and then going on a road/exploration the next. There many cute coastal villages that remind us of the coastal villages in CA and Oregon. We also went to an old village (oldest on Corfu)- old Perithia. A town that was abandoned in the 60’s when the inhabitants moved closer to the coast. But the architecture and environment are great representation of old villages on the island.

The beaches here are mostly pebbly, which initially we did not like but then found it was better than getting all sandy :-).

The towns we drive thru are quaint and are like many Tuscan/Italian towns we’ve visited - not surprising as Corfu was ruled by the Venetians for 4 centuries.

The people are friendly and easy going. Food is delicious, with lots of seafood and traditional dishes. Most of the other tourists we see are British and the rest are from other European countries (we hear German, Swedish, Spanish and more). We are here for 5 more days then we head to the hustle and bustle of Athens.Read more