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Benitses sights, Achillion Palace, Roman baths, Laopetra, Sea museum

Find information about Achillion palace near the village of Gastouri, about the ancient Roman baths in Benitses, the Shell Museum with its excellent exhibits, the Marina of Benitses, read about the rock called Laopetra and tour the trails on the slopes of the mountain with the points that have spectacular views, Discover numerous small churches hidden in the intence vegetation...

the endless sandy beaches on the west coast of Corfu

All large size beaches of the west and south of Corfu with many photos and details, as Ermones beach, the nudist beach Myrtotissa , the cosmopolitan Glyfada beach, Kontogyalos below the village of Pelekas, the Gyaliskari, the Aerostato(balloon), the huge and beautiful beach of Agios Gordis, The Vagonaki, Skala beach, Prasoudi beach, Canoula and Gardiki, Alonaki beach, the huge Halikounas with neighboring Issos, the beach of Agios Georgios of the south, the Marathia endless beach, Santa Barbara, the gardenia, the beach of Vitalades and farther south the beach Kanoula.

How to enjoy a holiday in Benitses

In Benitses the coastal road is full of hotels, restaurants, cafes and all kinds of shops offering everything the most demanding visitor could ask for.
The mountains meet the turquoise blue sea, creating an ideal environment for walking and cycling. Visit the sea museum, the Achillion palace, and use the ideal location of Benitses as a base for the beaches of western Corfu or by boat to the opposite mainland coast.
Read details of the local food and Corfiot cuisine and enjoy the perfect vacation.

let`s go for holidays in Corfu

Holidays in an island of unsurpassed natural beauty, located in the north Ionian sea and offers everything the most demanding visitor can ask for.
With countless attractions, sights and monuments, endless sandy beaches, alternating landscapes from green to nearly desert land and from mountain to seaside, exciting nightlife, complete and modern large tourist facilities and numerous tourist resorts in every part of the island to choose from, the one that fits better to your taste.
Corfu is always there for you in the turquoise waters of the Ionian Sea.

Museums in the town and the villages of Corfu

Corfu has many museums that offer a wide range of exhibits from neolithic times until today, also has a few cultural museums dedicated to the rich intellectual life of the Ionian Islands as the Municipal gallery and the Reading Society.
Here are the archaeological museum, the museum of Asian art, the Byzantine museum, the museum of banknotes, one of the few of its kind in the world and the museum of Solomos dedicated to our national poet Dionysios Solomos.
In the countryside most important is the sea museum in Benitses and the museum of olives in the village of Kynopiastes.

Corfu archaeological sites

The ancient town of Corfu is located in the area between the current Garitsa and Chalikiopoulos lagoon, now called the Paleopolis and is one of the most important archaeological finds of the island.
It was founded in the 8th century BC by Corinthians settlers, the center of the city was facing today's Mon Repos and the Acropolis was where today is the top of the Kanoni peninsula.
Find out about the memorial of Menekratis, Nerantzichas tower, the Temples of Kardaki and Hera and the Temple of Artemis, the pediment of which is kept in the archaeological museum.

The great monuments and beautiful buildings in Corfu

The varied cultural influences have left in Corfu a unique cultural and architectural heritage of beautiful buildings, and unparalleled architectural monuments which do not exist in any other part of Greece.
Great is the Old Fortress on the small peninsula at the east of the old city, the new fortress built by the Venetians from 1576 until 1645, the beautiful building of the current City Hall which in the past was the home of the famous theater of San Giacomo, the Ionian Parliament, the Ionian Academy and outside Corfu town the famous Achillion palace.

The major sights and attractions on the island of Corfu

What to see at first when visit the island of Corfu?, the attractions are numerous and scattered throughout the island.
The Angelokastro was the westernmost outpost of the Byzantine Empire, located near the village Krini above Paleokastritsa, built in the early 12th century.
Surely the most important and the trademark of Corfu is the Mouse island across the Kanoni peninsula, see also here the Kaiser Bridge and of course the largest square in Europe, the Esplanade, which is surrounded by the old fortress in the east, the famous aristocratic Liston on the West and the Saints Michael and George palace in the north.
Details also about the general architecture of the city and beautiful churches as the one of the patron Saint Spyridon and the Cathedral (Metropolis).

The shelter of tourist boats, the Marina in Benitses

The selter of tourist boats, Marina in Benitses, was constructed in 2002 as an extension of the existing old town.
Here you see the different stages of the project and the opportunities and prospects that is bringing to our place.

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CORFU BENITSES GUIDE