Land Tours - Corfu Sea Land Activities ®

Hike

Angelokastro. BrickLayer Path

Strenuous 20%

Moderate 80%

In this hike we will be able to immerse ourselves in the era of the early Roman knights. We will visit a unique “Byzantine” (Eastern Roman) fortress and admire the fantastic views of the north west coast on this ramble along ancient paths and country lanes. Built on top of a green hill with very old olive trees, there is an ancient village with a history that goes back to the 13th century A.D. Probably the first inhabitants were craftsmen who have helped in the building of this famous “Angelokastro” (Angel’s Castle). The most important path, the “bricklayer path” connects this castle with a wonderful coast situated on the west of Corfu, the famous “Saint Georges” beach, small port of the past era, where all the supplies were disembarked before getting into the castle by that path. Highlight is the “Makrades” village, known for its old architecture, maintained until today.

Hike

Kombitsi Woods Hiking

Easy 100%

A breath away outside Corfu town is a place that does not look like any other on the island. A really green forest stretching from "Viros“ village to "Kombitsi“ village & "Triklino“ area is the place of our relaxing hike. Tall Oaks, Pines and Chestnuts trees combined with other species of trees & shrubs give the feeling like of a fairy-tale adventurous forest. This pristine area is ideal for walking, cycling not excluded, in the lush vegetation and wildflowers. The most important attraction of "Kombitsi" village is the ruined mansion of the "Kombitsi's" family, noblemen of the 18th century, of whom the village was named after. This "Palace", now a private home, is a P-shaped building with a simple, but elegant architecture, that points to a renaissance convent with arches around its large inner courtyard. Another important attraction in "Kombitsi" area is the impressive, restored Venetian fountain of monumental character, with a very interesting Baroque architecture, from which the village was formerly supplied with water for many years.

Bike

Governor & Paleo Cave MTB Tour

Moderate 100%

This is one of the the most amazing bike tours of Corfu Island. The adventure begins some Km away from “Agios Mathaios” village, with sections onto the main road but also onto narrow countryside roads of south Corfu.

Our stops will sure include the 20.000 years old Paleolithic cave known by the name of “Grava Gardikiou”, which is situated on a hill’s roots just 200m away from the main road. This cave is the oldest of the more than 200 caves on Corfu Island.

The name of this cave derives by the close presence of a Byzantine / Eastern Roman Empire castle, named “Gardiki”, which is considered build in the 13th century. This castle was protecting the far west borders of the Konstantinopoli against Pirates and Italian small states incursions.

In the past, close to “Gardiki” castle, the village “Zygonos” was found but the well known Pirate “Hayreddin Barbarossa Pasha” (1478- 1546 a.D.), that was offering naval services to the Ottoman Empire the whole 16th century, destroyed it. All the sourounding land and its products were destroyed too, while some 20.000 Corfiot citizens were sold as slaves in the far East and North African markets.

More close to the modern era and in the same south area of Corfu, we will have the opportunity to visit the WWI’s military Serbian camp’s spring of 1916 and what’s leftover of the WWII‘s German AA emplacements in the region. We will also have the opportunity to proceed close to the West coast line and through the dense olive tree countryside.

One of our stops, close to “Agios Matheos” village, involves the visit to the 1 out of the best 10 oil of olive production establishment’s in the whole world. It’s oil is world wide known by the name of “The Governor”.

Being lucky in this Bike tour means trying also to visit the “Livados Winery”, just further to the south of these suroundings, before turning back and heading close to our starting point.

Bike - Hire

Bicycle Rental MTB - Trekking

Easy 100%

We are renting 29 wheel bicycles. Category is MTB or Trekking. Our bicycles can be delivered on spot 15-20km around Corfu Town.
Bicycle types
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1. Ideal Strobe MTB 29', 24 gears, 34 teeth rear sprocket
2. Ideal Movic Trekking 29', 23 gears, 34 teeth rear sprocket
3. Lombardo Sentiere MTB 29', 23 gears, 34 teeth rear sprocket

Bike

Sokraki Downhill MTB

Moderate 10%

Easy 90%

We will be transferred by car, us and our bikes, up in one of the most spectacular & green hills of Corfu Island. That would the hill that on top of it, at almost 400m above sea level, “Sokraki” Village is situated.

Before we start our downhill, we will have the opportunity to pay a visit on a panoramic place overlooking the whole part of our cycling route towards sea level.

As soon as we start, the “snake” road, the amazing view of the distant ocean and the “Ano Korakiana” village laying underneath, will strike us deep in the heart.

Afterwards we will rapidly descent passing through the traditional “Korakiana” village, following a big drop, while immediately after the smooth descent towards “Agios Markos” village, will keep us refreshed with the flow of the outdror air.

The road is full of green, olive trees, fig trees, grapes, lemon trees and much vegetation.

Our downhill tour will end at sea level, at “Ipsos” beach, where we are going to enjoy a soft drink and admire the calm sea.

Traesure Hunting

Mon Repos Odyssey

Easy 100%

“Odysseus” left troy after the city has fallen into the hands of Greek army of King “Agamemnon”. The Treasure Hunting begins with “Odysseus” and his companions leaving city of Troy on their way back home.

In their sailing back to Island of “Ithaka”, and kingdom of “Odysseus”, they face dangers, monsters, gods, witches and giants.

Help “Odysseus” reach its kingdom resolving the puzzles. On your quest with “Odysseus” meet :

1. Poseidon's Buried Trident

2. Hades Well

3. The Gates of the Unknown World

4. Olympia Road

5. The Shrine of the Champions

6. Olympian Treasures

7. Apollo's Temple

8. Sibligades Passage

9. King Alkinoos Palace

10. Princess Nafsika Rooms

11.Hera Temple

12. Tiresias Prophecies

13. The Olympic Games

This mysterious adventure can be modified for Kids or Adults. All welcomed!

Bike

MTB up to Achiles Palace

Strenuous 30%

Moderate 70%

We will start from Corfu town, cycling towards “Gastourion” Village Hill, about 4 miles / 6,3 Km away, following an almost straight paved path with no shorts of any difficult climbing.

What follows next it’s the climbing to this very old village, with its “Achillean Palace” build for Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissy).

There we will make a walking tour inside the Palace & have a stop for some soft drinks into a fantastic Café, with a spectacular view of the Eastern Ionian sea.

After that, we will face an easy, fresh and speedy downhill with marvelous cornering down to the sea of “Perama”.

We will continue to follow the seaside road all that way towards the national airport & pass across the sea lake through a narrow bridge, before arriving again in Corfu Town.

Bike

Corfu Town MTB SeeSights

Moderate 5%

Easy 95%

Our tour starts close to the port & initially unfolds itself through the narrow paths of the middle ages Corfu Town, where we will have the opportunity to admire the old Venetian style of construction plus the two “Venetian” fortresses of the town. On the suburbs of Corfu we will be able to pass by the ancient temples of “Diana”, “Hera” & “Apollo” of 6th century B.C. Close to them, we will meet two of the oldest Christian churches of the island, functional or ruined, “Iasonas & Sosipatros” Apostole’s temple & the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) “Neragiha” Virgin Mary’s temple, situated by the ancient city walls. But that is not all. Close to them is located also the oldest monastery of the island, the “Saints Theodoros”, 5th century A.D.. We will also visit “Kanoni” (canon) area with its majestic view overlooking the famous “Mouse Island”, the former king’s of Greece Palace, a green area full of thousands of different plants & of course the former British Governor Palace with its ancient Doric style construction, prior to the conclusion of our tour.

Bike

Ano Korakiana by MTB

Strenuous 5%

Moderate 35%

Easy 60%

Starting from “Dassia” village, we will proceed to “Ipsos” beach, and that is the warming up of our tour, since this initial few kilometers are almost quite flat without significant changes in altitude. Following a paved narrow alley to the picturesque village of “Agios Marcos” (Saint Mark), an old Venetian settlement of carefully restored stone houses and a “Byzantine” (Eastern Roman) chapel, we will start to climb slowly towards the highest point of our ride. The climb that follows after “Agios Markos”, it is softerand leads towards out peak goal, which is the village of “Ano Korakiana”, one of the most colorful & traditional villages of Corfu island. These foothills of mount “Pantokratoras”, Corfu's tallest peak, offers stunning views of the island’, wide plains and of course of “Dassia” & “Ipsos” Bay. In the “Ano Korakiana” village we will pause our cycling efforts at a local café shop to enjoy a tradition snack, before starting to downhill in order meet the scenic seaside road that leads back to “Dassia” village.

Hike

Herimitis Ecosystem Extended

Strenuous 20%

Moderate 80%

This hike is unique as it goes almost 10km (6.2 miles) along the North East coast of Corfu Island.

We start close to “Nissaki” village and follow the paths along the fantastic coast line till, and, including Herimitis Ecosystem [“Nissaki”, “Gialiskari”, “Kalami” & “Agios Stefanos” villages].

The path we are following is full of rich vegetation, some nice and lonely villas, traditional fishing villages and of course the well known “Herimitis Ecosystem”. The eco-system of “Herimiti” is situated along the coastline of “Sinies” to “Kassiopi” which is found on the North-East coast of Corfu.

This area is known for its beauty and environmental importance. Its dense vegetation, crystal clear beaches and two lakes, merge as one not only to create a unique location but also one of the few unspoiled areas still remaining.

Hike

The "Vouno" & the WaterWorks

Strenuous 45%

Moderate 20%

Easy 35%

This hike involves places that Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissy) use to have her favorites hikes. It combines the “Water Walk” with the magnificent mountain, the so called “Vouno” & “Agia Triada” (Holy Trinity) Chapel on top.

We will commence our hike at sea level following the “Benitses” village river. Once we reach mt “Stavros” (Cross), then the ‘’Vouno’’ & the chapel of “Agia Triada” on the top, high above “Benitses”, awaiting us as a whole new world to explore.

The nature is quite green and dense of vegetation, specially of bushes and olive trees. This hike has a “water theme”, as soon as we pass by the chapel. A spring besides a water stream and a 19th century waterworks are the main protagonists of this theme.

On our last hiking section we will follow an old pipeline down to “Benitses” village again.

Hike

Herimitis Ecosystem

Moderate 100%

The eco-system of “Herimiti” is situated along the coastline of “Sinies” to “Kassiopi” which is found on the North-east coast of Corfu.

This area is known for its beauty and environmental importance. Its dense vegetation, virgin & clear beaches and two lakes, merge as one, not only to create a unique location but also one of the few unspoiled areas still remaining on Corfu Island.

Different hues of green and blue, smells of different herbs and the sea accompany the visitor who is looking for a more meaningful and different kind of visit to our island.

We start close to “Nissaki” village and follow the paths along the fantastic coast line till, and, including Herimitis Ecosystem [“Nissaki”, “Gialiskari”, “Kalami” & “Agios Stefanos” villages].

The path we are following is full of rich vegetation, some nice and lonely villas, traditional fishing villages and of course the well known “Herimitis Ecosystem”. The eco-system of “Herimiti” is situated along the coastline of “Sinies” to “Kassiopi” which is found on the North-East coast of Corfu.

Hike

Vatos to Mirtiotissa

Strenuous 50%

Moderate 50%

Behind “Vatos” and backing the golf course, there is a conical mountain topped where a chapel rises. This walk takes us to its oak-forested summit, offering wonderful views both over the sea and inland. On its descent it will takes us down to “Myrtiotissa” beach Monastery and - according to Lawrence Durrell - the “best beach in the world'. At the end of September we will have the opportunity to taste the delicious native wrist of the area fruits by the name of “Koumara”. The bees of the mount are making a unique flavor honey out of that fruit that its use is recommended to people suffering from Diabetes. From the beach, a long and steep ascent on a delightful path through shady olive groves will guide us back to our starting point.

Hike

Achilleion - Gastouri - Agia Kyriaki Chapel

Strenuous 50%

Moderate 50%

From the Achillion Palace, built for the Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissy), this walk takes you on an exploration of “Gastourion” village and to the summit of Mount “Agia Kyriaki” (288 meters). The hike passes many spots associated with the Empress, and there are several lovely viewpoints which the best of all is up to the chapel, facing the magnificent view of east coast with picturesque “Pontikonisi” (Mouse Island) and Corfu Town. Our descent will bring us in a very dense vegetation hill side with really narrow paths, with bushes, olive tress and “ghosted” & ruined abandoned shepherd houses. Along this path we will also find many different kinds of mushrooms and the famous beauty of Corfu’s mounts, the “wild purple orchid”.

Bike

Mount Pantokrator Downhill Gravel

Moderate 35%

Easy 65%

Gravel (3,13 Miles - 5Km)

This is probably one of the best MTB tour on Corfu Island. It involves gravel, tarmac and the most spectacular panoramic of the Island.

Firstly we have to get on the top of the tallest mountain of Corfu Island. This is Mount “Pantokrator” (Mount Almighty) which is 910m (2950ft) tall. This mountain overlooks the whole island from North to South. It is not strange that monks have used its top for building their monastery.

Our car will transfer us up there along with our bikes. From that mountain we will perform a really long descent all the way down to the east coast of the island reaching sea level.

Initially we will start at around 900m above sea level and slowly descent to around 700m. Lots of turns & stone road will challenge our skills.

This initial view of Greece / Albania / North Epirus sea straights will be breath taking. The tall hills surrounding our tour will teleport us back in antiquity time, where men use to live almost away from any kind of sea civilization by the fears of Pirate nations.

First 5 kilometers of the descent are on gravel, while the rest 10km will be on tarmac. By saying this we need to clear out that part of the tour will be a bit slow and part a bit speedy. But anyways one think is for sure.... we are going to love this remarkable activity!

Tarmac (6,63Miles – 10,7Km)

We will proceed with the descent from 700m to almost 50m above sea level while being only on tarmac. We will enjoy full down hill through unique green areas, trees, bushes, narrow roads & a couple of villages.

Hike

Spartilas Village onto mt Pantokratoras

Strenuous 50%

Moderate 25%

Easy 25%

There is only one place on Corfu island that will make you completely understand where exactly your holidays are taking place. And that is the mount “Pantokratoras”, a mount with a monastery dedicated to “Almighty [Pantokratoras] God” located at the top edge of it. Hike with us, while we start our activity close to the beautiful village of “Spartilas” on a green hill side. Soon we will be needing to use narrow paths to get to highest point of our hike. Immediately after the climbing, we will be moving almost horizontally through bushes trying to reach a graphic ruined old Orthodox chapel, almost at the edge of a rock on the hill side. The view of the underlying beaches, while facing the south side of Corfu Island itself, is really breathtaking away! This hike is a bit demanding but will give us an unforgettable experience with the nature and its Panoramas!

Hike

Corfu Town Walking Photo/Video Tour

Moderate 10%

Easy 90%

This is a Photo & Video Service while walking in Corfu Town through most of it's famous momuments.

The servicies starts close to Corfu Port. The plan is to pass by all the important sites and momuments of Corfu Town and it's suburbs.

We are visiting:

1. "Spilia" Medieval town wall gate

2. New Fortress - 16th century a.D.

3. Old Hebrew ghetto

4. Medieval Town with its "kantons" (narrow walkways)

5. The Famous "Liston" Area

6.The Ionian Parliament Building - 1854 a.D.

7. Classic Music Bands establishments - 1842 a.D.

8. The modern town

9. Ancient Menekratus Soldier Momument - 6th century b.C.

10. Ancient Temple of Artemis (Diana) - 6th Century b.C.

11. Monastery of Saint Theodores - 4th century a.D.

12. Oldest Christian Basilica Church of "Palaiopolis" (Ancient Town) - 5th century a.D.

13. Ancient Temple of Hera - 6th century b.C.

14. Ancient Temple of Apollo (sun god) - 6th century b.C

15. Ex British Comissioner Summer Residence - 1831 a.D.

16. Oldest operating Christian temple of Iasonas & Sosipatros - 1000 a.D.

17. Espianada Square

18. Old Fortress - 6th century / 16th century a.D.

19. British Comissioner Palace

20. Old aristocracy's Faliraki Beach

At the end of this video / photo service tour we will stop for a drink in a suprice place with an amazing sea view.

Bike

Boukaris Coastline MTB Tour

Moderate 100%

This bicycle tour is really special for coastline lovers. It starts close to “Moraitika” village, through the “Messonghi” river and follows the great roller coaster road that develops for at least 8 km near the coast line. The overview of the north part of Corfu Island is magnificent and in the path some really small bays with restaurants and coffee shops will give us a chance to stop for a refreshment, while enjoying the inviting sea and mountainous nature on the horizon. After our break stop, we will proceed with a right turn returning back to our starting point.

e-Bike

Corfu Town e-MTB⚡ SeeSights

Easy 100%

Our tour starts close to the port & initially unfolds itself through the narrow paths of the middle ages Corfu Town, where we will have the opportunity to admire the old Venetian style of construction plus the two “Venetian” fortresses of the town.

On the suburbs of Corfu we will be able to pass by the ancient temples of “Diana”, “Hera” & “Apollo” of 6th century B.C.

Close to them, we will meet two of the oldest Christian churches of the island, functional or ruined, “Iasonas & Sosipatros” Apostole’s temple & the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) “Neragiha” Virgin Mary’s temple, situated by the ancient city walls. But that is not all. Close to them is located also the oldest monastery of the island, the “Saints Theodoros”, 5th century A.D..

We will also visit “Kanoni” (canon) area with its majestic view overlooking the famous “Mouse Island”, the former king’s of Greece Palace, a green area full of thousands of different plants & of course the former British Comissioner Palace with its ancient Doric style construction, prior to the conclusion of our tour.

e-Bike

Agii Deka - Stavros - Benitses - Achilleion Palace e-MTB ⚡

Moderate 50%

Easy 50%

This is the best Eastern Mountain e-Mountain Bike Tour of Corfu. In this tour we are going to have the opportunity to climb with ease the 2 most known mountains of the Eastern coast of the island, the Stavros Mountain passing through the Agii Deka village & the Gastourion Hill with it's “Achilleion Palace" build for Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissy). We will be having a walking tour inside the Palace and the entry ticket of this Museum is allready prepaid and included within our price. On the other hand on the descent of Stavros Mountain we will meet the isolated chapel of Saint Friday situated just above the village of Benitses.

Both mountains will provide us with easy, fresh and speedy downhills with marvelous cornering down to the sea of Perama.

A stop for some soft drinks into a fantastic Café, with a spectacular view of the Eastern Ionian sea is included in this tour. Don’t miss it!

e-Bike

Governor & Paleo Cave e-MTB Tour ⚡

Moderate 20%

Easy 80%

This is one of the the most amazing bike tours of Corfu Island. The adventure begins some Km away from “Agios Mathaios” village, with sections onto the main road but also onto narrow countryside roads of south Corfu.

Our stops will sure include the 20.000 years old Paleolithic cave known by the name of “Grava Gardikiou”, which is situated on a hill’s roots just 200m away from the main road. This cave is the oldest of the more than 200 caves on Corfu Island.

The name of this cave derives by the close presence of a Byzantine / Eastern Roman Empire castle, named “Gardiki”, which is considered build in the 13th century. This castle was protecting the far west borders of the Konstantinopoli against Pirates and Italian small states incursions.

In the past, close to “Gardiki” castle, the village “Zygonos” was found but the well known Pirate “Hayreddin Barbarossa Pasha” (1478- 1546 a.D.), that was offering naval services to the Ottoman Empire the whole 16th century, destroyed it. All the sourounding land and its products were destroyed too, while some 20.000 Corfiot citizens were sold as slaves in the far East and North African markets.

More close to the modern era and in the same south area of Corfu, we will have the opportunity to visit the WWI’s military Serbian camp’s spring of 1916 and what’s leftover of the WWII‘s German AA emplacements in the region. We will also have the opportunity to proceed close to the West coast line and through the dense olive tree countryside.

One of our stops, close to “Agios Matheos” village, involves the visit to the 1 out of the best 10 oil of olive production establishment’s in the whole world. It’s oil is world wide known by the name of “The Governor”.

Being lucky in this Bike tour means trying also to visit the “Livados Winery”, just further to the south of these suroundings, before turning back and heading close to our starting point.

e-Bike

Southern Olive Groves e-MTB ⚡

Moderate 5%

Easy 95%

Linia is an area in the Southern West side of Corfu and we refear ot it for this tour as a characteristic place of Olive Groves. Actually this tour involves more areas, like Alevroparion, Agios Georgios, Argyrades ecc. All villages close to the Korission's Lake, which of course we are going to be visiting.

The goal for this tour is to get the bikers to come into a close contact with the cultivation of the Olive trees in the Southern Island of Corfu.

Thousands of Olive trees are to be found where even the locals wouldn’t all know about it. Just aside of well know touristic urbanized zones, the olive groves and the green are simply hided and waiting to be discovered. Mountain biking is the best way to do it since the visitor has the opportunity to visit more places faster and with almost absolute silence. In the Summer those place are full of cicadas.

Our tour can start in any of the known southern villages of Corfu island, since it consists in a big circle in the area. The terrain is accidental with stones, grass and few sand. Of course some sections are placed on tarmac, just to guide us into the next green and unurbanized nature are of Corfu.

e-Bike

Ano Korakiana by e-MTB ⚡

Moderate 20%

Easy 80%

Starting from “Dassia” village, we will proceed to “Ipsos” beach, and that is the warming up of our tour, since this initial few kilometers are almost quite flat without significant changes in altitude. Following a paved narrow alley to the picturesque village of “Agios Marcos” (Saint Mark), an old Venetian settlement of carefully restored stone houses and a “Byzantine” (Eastern Roman) chapel, we will start to climb slowly towards the highest point of our ride. The climb that follows after “Agios Markos”, it is softerand leads towards out peak goal, which is the village of “Ano Korakiana”, one of the most colorful & traditional villages of Corfu island. These foothills of mount “Pantokratoras”, Corfu's tallest peak, offers stunning views of the island’, wide plains and of course of “Dassia” & “Ipsos” Bay. In the “Ano Korakiana” village we will pause our cycling efforts at a local café shop to enjoy a tradition snack, before starting to downhill in order meet the scenic seaside road that leads back to “Dassia” village.

e-Bike

Analipsis Area eMTB ⚡ Tour

Strenuous 10%

Moderate 20%

Easy 60%

In this e-Mountain Bike ↯ tour we will explore the paths at the area around Analipsis village. This area is characterized by a dense system of narrow tarmac & gravel roads that intersect themselves in some cases.

We will be mainly moving on country side roads rather than main roads. Actually main roads won't be more than a couple of Kilometers in the whole route that we need to face.

Nature is quite dense with olive trees, pine trees, bushes and flowers, especially in the spring.

The effort in this route, as usual for the biking in the country roads of Corfu, is a mixture of of medium effort while climbing and chill out riding on flat or down the hills. Expect climbing & descending in a stable rythm as it would be in a roller coaster park.

By moving on the country roads we will be able to pass through the villages of Agios Basileios, Ano Korakiana, Kato Korakiana, Analipsis, Agios Markos, Ipsos & Pirgi with their many traditional houses.

e-Bike

Crab Lake & Durrel's Farm e-MTB ⚡

Moderate 30%

Easy 70%

This a classic sportive MTB tour with a combination of off road tracks.

It can be started both from Corfu Town or "Gouvia" area and gets into the green area of "Poulades".

Olive trees, low bushes , tarmac, gravel and countryside narrow roads, climbing and descending, birds, hawks, are some of the characteristic labels of this route.

Target is the "Grab Lake", a small lake situated in the middle of a green "nowhere".

What follows next is one of the off-road tracks that leads towards one of the "Durrel's" houses and particullary their farm, close to another nature's "middle of nowhere" land, the so-called "Gaidarana Lake".

"Gaidarana Lake" is a big protected nature area, an old system of lot small lakes that were almost esicated in the middle of 1800's by the Venetian authorities.

The "Gaidarana" area these days is used for horse farming and we are going to cross it all along on mountain bikes.

The nature of the area is green and dense and we will sure find time for a small snack and drink brake within our ride.

Hike

Pantokratoras Monastery - Agios Mathaios

Strenuous 40%

Moderate 60%

The monastery of “Pantokrator“ (God Almighty) is located in the southern Corfu, close to “Agios Mathaios” village. The overview of the understanding region is breathtaking and fulfills a human’s soul with calm and admiration for the vastness of the sea. Our hiking activity will start at “Agios Mathaios” village were will be able to sea the “Ionian Pelagos”. This sea with it’s spectacle blue color will come to our sight as soon as we hike to the top of the hill, reaching the famous monastery. After a small stop at this really spectacular panoramic we will proceed to the descending part of our hike, following a narrow path, through a nature dense of olive trees and bushes. On this hike we will have the opportunity to outline & visit some historical places concerning the area. One of the is “Grava” a Paleolithic cave in the area.

e-Bike

e-MTB ⚡ up to Achilles Palace

Moderate 20%

Easy 80%

We will start from Corfu town, cycling towards “Gastourion” Village Hill, about 4 miles / 6,3 Km away, following an almost straight paved path with no shorts of any difficult climbing.

What follows next it’s the climbing to this very old village, with its “Achillean Palace” build for Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissy).

There we will make a walking tour inside the Palace & have a stop for some soft drinks into a fantastic Café, with a spectacular view of the Eastern Ionian sea.

After that, we will face an easy, fresh and speedy downhill with marvelous cornering down to the sea of “Perama”.

We will continue to follow the seaside road all that way towards the national airport & pass across the sea lake through a narrow bridge, before arriving again in Corfu Town.

Hike

Old (Palea) Peritheia

Strenuous 10%

Moderate 10%

Easy 80%

Mount “Pantokratoras” (Almighty) is located on the north eastern part of Corfu Island and has a maximum altitude of 920m (3018ft). Up there we will enjoy the spectacular view of the hole Island of Corfu and the sea straights between Albania and Greece. Our Hike involves going up that mountain starting from village “Meggoulas” and proceeding to the big cave of “Grava”. After a small drink break, we will then procced downwards on our way meeting the historic 'Heritage Protected’ village of “Old Peritheia”, in “A Designated Area of Natural Beauty” that was a winner of "TripAdvisor’s Certificate of Excellence” in 2016-2018. The village of “Old Peritheia” is the oldest example of the original mountain villages of Corfu. Records date back to the mid-14th century, although it is considered to have been inhabited many centuries before. Around 130 houses were built, entirely by hand, some of which have now fallen into ruins & many of which are now under restoration. The village, once inhabited by approximately 1200 people, was one of the wealthiest on the island, surrounded by vines, oak trees and thousands of sheep that roamed across the mountainside. To this day, with its cobbled streets & ancient houses, the atmosphere retains its warmth & friendliness. Encircled by eight churches & nestling beneath the island's highest mountains, Old Peritheia is set amidst beautiful countryside with views to the sea, it was once a hideaway from Pirate attacks. Back in those days, the 'best land' was in the mountains and land by the sea as practically worthless and unsuitable for farming etc. That all changed when tourism began to get a foothold in the 1950s-60s, and the village population migrated to the new-found wealth & jobs in tourism.

Bike

Southern Olive Groves

Moderate 35%

Easy 65%

Linia is an area in the Southern West side of Corfu and we refear ot it for this tour as a characteristic place of Olive Groves. Actually this tour involves more areas, like Alevroparion, Agios Georgios, Argyrades ecc. All villages close to the Korission's Lake, which of course we are going to be visiting.

The goal for this tour is to get the bikers to come into a close contact with the cultivation of the Olive trees in the Southern Island of Corfu.

Thousands of Olive trees are to be found where even the locals wouldn’t all know about it. Just aside of well know touristic urbanized zones, the olive groves and the green are simply hided and waiting to be discovered. Mountain biking is the best way to do it since the visitor has the opportunity to visit more places faster and with almost absolute silence. In the Summer those place are full of cicadas.

Our tour can start in any of the known southern villages of Corfu island, since it consists in a big circle in the area. The terrain is accidental with stones, grass and few sand. Of course some sections are placed on tarmac, just to guide us into the next green and unurbanized nature are of Corfu.

Hike

Chlomos, The Empress's Village

Strenuous 25%

Moderate 40%

Easy 35%

Chlomos is one of the oldest villages on Corfu and one of the most picturesque in the whole island. Some people also call it «Balcony of Corfu» because it is localted at an altitude of 270 meters, where you can enjoy a wonderful view, both towards the southern part of the island, as well as towards the eastern coastline. Princess Sofia Zoi Palaiologou (1455-1503) daughter of Byzantine Prince Thomas Palaiologou (1409-1465), after the death of her father, was raised in Corfu by the Roman Catholic Cardinal Bissarion. During her childhood she was much enjoying walking and exploring the land of Corfu right in the area of Chlomos, which we hope that you will enjoy too in our hike.

Bike

Analipsis Area MTB Tour

Strenuous 20%

Moderate 50%

Easy 30%

In this Mountain Bike tour we will explore the paths at the area around Analipsis village. This area is characterized by a dense system of narrow tarmac & gravel roads that intersect themselves in some cases.

We will be mainly moving on country side roads rather than main roads. Actually main roads won't be more than a couple of Kilometers in the whole route that we need to face.

Nature is quite dense with olive trees, pine trees, bushes and flowers, especially in the spring.

The effort in this route, as usual for the biking in the country roads of Corfu, is a mixture of of medium effort while climbing and chill out riding on flat or down the hills. Expect climbing & descending in a stable rythm as it would be in a roller coaster park.

By moving on the country roads we will be able to pass through the villages of Agios Basileios, Ano Korakiana, Kato Korakiana, Analipsis, Agios Markos, Ipsos & Pirgi with their many traditional houses.

Bike

Crab Lake & Durrel's Farm

Strenuous 10%

Moderate 60%

Easy 30%