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Corfu holidays - great hotels in Corfu from Alpharooms

Alpha Rooms have a great range of Corfu hotels and appartments

Corfu is a great island just off the North East coast of Greece in the Ionian Sea. It's got beautiful sandy beaches, acres of olive groves and is one of the prettiest places to holiday. The island is only 35 miles in length and it's capital Kérikira is knowns as Corfu town and is split into two parts, the old and the new. The old town is contained within a Venetian fortress marking out some of Corfu's interesting history.

Places to visit on the island of Corfu

Mon Repos - where the Duke of Edinburgh was born!
Achilleon Palace built in 1890 for an austrian princess.
Aqualand - acres of water park for loads of fun!

Pantokrator Mountain is the highest mountain on the island and has a small monastry there.

Byzantine Art Museum - based in a church

Archaeological Museum - to find out more about the centuries of amazing history

Folk Museum of Central Corfu

Olive Oil Museum - as one might expect on an island which has so many olive trees!

There is a golf course on Corfu

St Spiridon's Church has a bizarre pot throwing event on Saturday mornings - where pots are thrown from an upstairs window.

Reading Society has a collection of books