Kokkinos Apartments

Corfu Island has been described as one of nature’s works of art. Corfu Island is a one of Greece’s top destinations and attracts thousands of visitors every year and located at the entrance of the Adriatic Sea.

Corfu is the most northwestern and also the 7th largest island of Greece and it is the second largest island in the group of the Seven Ionian Islands. It has an area of 592 sq.km and a coastline of 217 km and a population of over 100,000 making it the largest Ionian island in terms of population. The small islands of Paxos, Antipaxos, Mathraki, Othoni, Ericousa, are included in the prefecture of Corfu. Corfu combines mountain, hills, little valleys, rivers sandy and pebble beaches with great vegetation covering the majority of the island. Corfu is the island for every kind of visitor offering all the alternative options for a holiday: quiet villages with idyllic beaches or even beautiful resorts with exquisite nightlife. The climate of Corfu is of the category known as maritime Mediterranean, with cool summers and mild winters.

Corfu Town, situated in the center of the island combines the past with the present. The tour of the town of Corfu starts off the famous Esplanade, the large space between the Old and New Fortress. The buildings surrounding Esplanade, with their various origins take the visitor back to the past when the Venetians, the French and the British occupied the island. Walking through the narrow streets, “cadounia” according the dialect of Corfu, you will discover the friendliness and the hospitality of the Corfiots.

The local products in the Corfu island are the olive oil, olives, ouzo, mandolato, mandoles, a variety of cooked pork meats, smoked and dry salami, sausages, and the exotic trademark of the island the cumquat (Koum-Kouat), the miniature oranges. don’t forget to taste all the local traditional products that combine the past with the present.

In the island of Corfu can be reached by air from all Europe or from Athens (daily service from Athens airport and more than 4 flights a day during summer season). Also you can reach to Corfu Island by ship from Patras, Igoumenitsa, as well as from Italy (Bari, Brindizi, Ancona, Otranto) and the former Yugoslavia (Bar, Dubrovnik, Split) with daily ferry routes to Corfu Island. By road you can go to Athens or Thessaloniki or in mainland by way of Igoumenitsa.