Nearby beaches
A visit to Pontikinissi is a lovely way to spend a half day, take a trip out to the Kanoni peninsula and enjoy a coffee on the waterfront café there, next to the Vlahernon monastery, which is also an Island, but has been connected to the Kanoni Peninsular by a small causeway. It's from this small causeway that you take the regular boat crossing over to Pontikinissi about a 5 minute boat trip away. Don't forget your swimming gear, as you can easily have a lovely swim here.
Further afield, you will come across Benitses – a shingle beach and good for snorkelling.
There are a few small beaches driving South of the island. These are not commercial so an Umbrella would be needed as they do not have sunbeds. All are for the public to use. Glyfada and Agios Gordios ( both on the West Coast) – Sandy Beaches and extremely popular.
Hire a boat
Imagine exploring the endless coves and bays of the sheltered coastline at your own pace and finding your own secluded bathing spot. Try renting a boat and visit some of the many seaside tavernas, gift shops or markets by boat, stopping off for a swim or a snorkel on the way. It has certainly proven a much more relaxing and desirable option to the many visitors who return to Corfu each year. It’s the best way to explore the coastline.
Explore
Corfu’s favourable climate and winter rainfall ensures its verdant nature throughout the year. Corfu has a wealth of natural assets and, especially in the spring, the beauty of the Corfu countryside can take one's breath away. However, the most striking aspect of the landscape is the sheer abundance of olive trees. In 1623 the Venetians offered money as an incentive to plant olive trees and to replace wild ones with cultivated ones. Within a hundred years there were more than two million and this number has increased until today Corfu is one endless olive grove. Because olive trees in Corfu are rarely pruned they look quite different from those in the rest of Greece, being much taller and wilder.
