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    Yacht Charter Greece- Corfu / Kerkyra
      Corfu/Kerkyra, Ithaki, Kefalonia, Kythera, Lefkada/Lefkas, Paxos, Zakynthos  
     

    Someone actually took me to task for this heading for Corfu, writing to me that the island is nothing like the UK and then going into detail about what they did not like about England.

    They were really offended. I wrote them a long explanation and the e-mail was returned as undeliverable. But the reason I called Corfu the British Greek Island, besides the fact that at one time it was British and they still play cricket there is because Corfu is featured in the schedule of most European package holiday companies catering for the sort of holidaymaker who is looking for a "home away from home" with guaranteed sun, cheap booze and lots of nightlife thrown in for good measure.

    It has, therefore, managed to earn itself a reputation for being full of karaoke bars, lager louts and "restaurants" serving fish & chips and Sunday roast beef.
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    However, as Greek islands go, Corfu is one of the bigger ones - 33 miles long and 15 miles across at the widest point - and provided you stay away from the tourist hotspots like Kavos, Benitses, Gouvia and Ipsos , it's easy to find parts of the island which are virtually untouched by the tackier side of tourism. Head north out of Corfu town and within about half an hour's drive along the east coast you're at the foot of Mount Pantokrator, whose steep slopes and winding roads have made it unviable as a mass market development area and the coastline here is dotted with tiny turquoise coves and inlets.

    This part of the island is the closest Corfu comes to Albania - at one point you feel you could almost swim across - and it's almost impossible not to be touched by an eerie kind of sensation when you realise just how close you are to what was so recently an Eastern bloc country. It's also along this stretch of coastline that Lawrence Durrell lived while he was writing Prospero's Cell.

    The house is still there at Kalami but it's now been turned into a taverna. Over on the western coast is a beach-lover's paradise with such long sandy stretches of beach that even in the height of the summer season it's still possible to find a quiet spot. Look for Halikounas, Ermones and Pelekas , but if you want to avoid the crowds, stay away from Paleokastritsa , where the "film set" scenery inevitably attracts a regular influx of daytrippers. Inland is where you can discover a more untouched Corfu of fertile valleys, citrus and olive groves, where the most common form of transport for the local farmers is still a donkey.

    For those seeking tranquility and a place to commune with nature, there's even a wetland nature reserve (Lake Korisson) hidden away behind the south west coast - perfect for twitchers in the migratory season, or for lovers at anytime! Recommended background reading: "My Family and Other Animals" by Gerald Durrell for a glimpse of how Corfu was 50 years ago or for maps, walks, drives and regularly upated info - "Landscapes of Corfu" published by Sunflower.


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