| If you will be visiting Corfu on holiday this summer | | | | inside and out and features perfectly landscaped |
| and fancy taking a break from the beaches and the | | | | gardens filled with artistically sculpted statues of the |
| bars, you will find there is plenty on offer to see and | | | | Greek Gods. The palace is also famous as being the |
| do. This is a guide to some of the most popular | | | | birthplace of Prince Phillip and appearing in the James |
| places of interest in Corfu for holiday makers. | | | | Bond film, 'For Your Eyes Only'. |
| If you are embarking on your first holiday in Corfu, | | | | On the west side of the island you will find |
| Corfu town should probably be your first port of call. | | | | Paleokastritsa, considered one of the most beautiful |
| Corfu town is the commercial and cultural centre for | | | | spots in Corfu. The area consists of six bays |
| the Corfiots and is a labyrinth of narrow cobbled | | | | surrounded by steep cliffs and it is possible to hire a |
| streets. The town is dominated by a | | | | boat to explore the sea caves surrounding the bays. |
| sixteenth-century fortress which offers splendid | | | | The seventeenth-century monastery built on the |
| views over Corfu town. The shops found in Corfu | | | | headland is one of the main attractions of the area |
| town are diverse and plentiful with many of the | | | | and visitors should be sure to venture inside to view |
| shops selling good value jewellery, local ceramics, | | | | the famous ceiling carving of the 'tree of life'. Again, |
| leather goods and sculptures crafted from olive | | | | visitors should ensure they are appropriately dressed. |
| wood. Also worth a visit in Corfu town is the striking | | | | Around the headland you will find the Marina which will |
| Saint Spiridons church, where the mummified remains | | | | be of particular interest for the nautically inclined as it |
| of Corfu's patron saint Spiridon lie, with the exception | | | | draws some extremely lavish yachts in the summer |
| of the four occasions during the year when his | | | | months. |
| remains are paraded around Corfu town. Holiday | | | | The highest point on the island, Mount Pantokrator in |
| makers visiting the church must dress respectfully | | | | the north east is nearly one thousand metres tall. If |
| and it is essential that women keep their shoulders | | | | you have a hire car you can drive to the summit to |
| covered and men wear t-shirts. | | | | enjoy the views over the whole of Corfu, with |
| One of Corfu's top attractions for holiday makers is | | | | Albania and Italy both visible on a clear day. The road |
| the Achillion Palace, situated in the village of Gastouri | | | | leading to the top of the mountain passes through |
| in Eastern Corfu. Built in 1890 in the architectural style | | | | the village of Strinalas which is well worth stopping in. |
| of Pompeii, Achillion was constructed as a summer | | | | At the peak you will find Pantokrator monastery, |
| palace for the Empress Elizabeth of Austria. The | | | | rebuilt in the seventeenth-century on the site of an |
| palace is an impressive, picturesque building both | | | | older Angevin monastery. |