# Things to see in Corfu (Greece): 46 places and when to go

> Corfu is a town in Greece, and this site lists 46 places in and around it, mainly Nature (14), History (13), Beaches (6). The best known are Butrint National Park, Achilleion and Mount Pantokrator. The best time to come is April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 47 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 13. Here is what there is, when to go, how to get there and what else is nearby.

- Address: https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/corfu/
- Reviewed on: 2026-10-02
- Language: en

## In a nutshell

- **Where:** Greece · 39.6154, 19.9147
- **Places:** 46 places on this site, in the town and around it.
- **What people come for:** [Nature](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/naturaleza/) (14) · [History](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/historia/) (13) · [Beaches](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/playa/) (6) · [Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/submarinismo/) (5) · [Museums and art](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/museos/) (4) · [Mountains](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/montana/) (4)
- **Best time:** April to June and September to October.
- **Also possible:** November to March and July to August.
- **Nearest airport:** SKG Thessaloniki, 279 km as the crow flies
- **Highest point:** Mount Pantokrator, at 906 m.

## What to see in Corfu

The places in and around Corfu, best known first, each with its own page: what it is, when to go and what is next to it. Distances are from the centre, as the crow flies.

- [Butrint National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/parque-nacional-de-butrinto/): National park in Albania · 19 km
- [Achilleion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/aquileon/): Palace on Corfu island, Greece · 5.9 km
- [Mount Pantokrator](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/pantokrator/): Mountain on Corfu island, Greece · 15 km
- [Mon Repos, Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/palaiopolis-mon-repos-museum/): Villa on the island of Corfu, Greece · 1.4 km
- [Angelokastro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/angelokastro/): Byzantine castle near Palaiokastritsa, Corfu, Greece · 21 km
- [Temple of Artemis, Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/temple-of-artemis-gorgo/): Archaic Greek temple in Corfu, Greece, built in around 580 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra · 966 m
- [Old Fortress, Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/antigua-fortaleza/): Fortress in Corfu, Greece · 1.5 km
- [Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/cathedral-of-saint-james-and-saint-christopher/): Church building in Corfu, Ionian Islands Region, Greece · 1.1 km
- [New Fortress](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/new-fortress/): Venetian fortress in Corfu · 1.1 km
- [Banknote Museum of Alpha Bank](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/banknote-museum/): Museum in Kerkira, Greece · 1.2 km
- [Archaeological Museum of Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/museo-arqueologico-de-corfu/): Museum in Greece · 745 m
- [Gardiki Castle, Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/castle-of-gardiki/): Building in Corfu Municipality, Ionian Islands Region, Greece · 16 km
- [Tomb of Menecrates](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/menecrates-tomb/): Archaic tomb in Corfu, Greece · 428 m
- [Venetian arsenal, Gouvia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/venetian-arsenal/): Venetian shipyard · 7.2 km
- [Monastery of Vlacherna](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/vlacherena/): Monastery in Corfu, Greece · 2.8 km
- [Annountsiata bell tower](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/annunziata/): Bell tower in Corfu, Greece · 1.1 km
- [Church of Saints Jason and Sosipater](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/church-st-jason-and-sosipater/): Church building in Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands Municipality, Greece · 1.0 km
- [Dassia](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/dassia-beach/): Tourist beach · 9.7 km
- [Alyki Lefkimmis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/lefkimmi-salt-flat/): Wetland in Kerkyra, Corfu, Greece · 22 km
- [Myrtiotissa beach](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/myrtiotissa-beach/): Beach · 10 km
- [Apraos Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/apraos-bay/): Bay · 21 km
- [Arkoudi](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/arkoudi/): Hill in Epirus, Greece · 21 km
- [Canal D Amour](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/canal-d-amour-beach/): Tourist beach · 27 km
- [Ermones Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/ermones-bay/): Bay · 12 km

And the other 22, by what you come to do:

- **Nature**: [Bay of Garitsa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/garitsa-bay/), [Gouvia Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/gouvia-bay/), [Kaiser's Throne](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kaiser-s-observatory/), [Liapades Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/liapades-bay/), [Likoyianni](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/lykogianni/), [Mavro Oros](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/mavro-oros/), [Sagiada bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/sagiada-bay/), [Sidari Bay](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/sidari-bay/)
- **History**: [Old town of Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/old-town-of-corfu/), [Paleokastritsa Monastery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/monastery-of-paleokastritsa/), [Ruins of Kotsika](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/old-kotsika/)
- **With kids**: [Aqualand](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/aqualand/), [Corfu Aquarium](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/corfu-aquarium/), [Hydropolis](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/hydropolis/)
- **Beaches**: [Astrakeris Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/astrakeris-reef/), [Serpa Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/serpa-reef/), [Vraganiotika Reef](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/vraganiotika-reef/)
- **Hiking**: [Corfu Trail](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/corfu-trail/), [Corfu Trail Alternative](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/corfu-trail-alternative/)
- **Diving**: [Hercules Marine Activities](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/hercules-marine-activities/), [Korfu Diving](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/korfu-diving/)
- **Food and drink**: [Pontiglio Winery](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/pontiglio-winery/)

## When to go to Corfu

The best time to visit Corfu is **April to June and September to October**; also possible: November to March and July to August. This comes from its own places: a month counts as the town's best time when it is the best time for half of what there is to see.

| Mes | Época | Hours of daylight |
| --- | --- | --- |
| January | Possible | 9 h 30 |
| February | Possible | 10 h 30 |
| March | Possible | 11 h 41 |
| April | Best time | 13 h 03 |
| May | Best time | 14 h 11 |
| June | Best time | 14 h 47 |
| July | Possible | 14 h 32 |
| August | Possible | 13 h 34 |
| September | Best time | 12 h 15 |
| October | Best time | 10 h 56 |
| November | Possible | 9 h 46 |
| December | Possible | 9 h 13 |

In June there are 14 h 47 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 13. In June, 46 of the 46 places are at their best.

When to go to Greece in general, with its festivals and peak seasons, is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#cuando-ir).

## Getting to Corfu

The nearest main airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG, Thessaloniki), 279 km as the crow flies. How to get around Greece (train, car, bus) is in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#moverse), and what to sort out before you leave is in [its checklist](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/#antes-de-salir).

- [Where it is](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.6154%2C19.9147)
- [Directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.6154%2C19.9147)

## Other towns nearby

- [Ioannina](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/ioanina/): 35 places · 80 km
- [Kalampaka](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/kalampaka/): 18 places · 148 km
- [Agrinio](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/agrinio/): 6 places · 170 km
- [Larissa](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/larisa/): 11 places · 215 km
- [Sarakinado](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/sarakinado/): 10 places · 219 km
- [Patras](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/patras/): 30 places · 220 km

And all of Greece, in [its country guide](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/).

## Frequently asked questions

### What is there to see in Corfu?

The best known: [Butrint National Park](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/parque-nacional-de-butrinto/), [Achilleion](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/aquileon/), [Mount Pantokrator](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/pantokrator/), [Mon Repos, Corfu](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/palaiopolis-mon-repos-museum/), [Angelokastro](https://kokai.app/en/paises/europa/grecia/angelokastro/). In all, 46 places in the town and around it, all on your trip map from day one.

### When is the best time to visit Corfu?

April to June and September to October; also possible: November to March and July to August. In June there are 14 h 47 of daylight, and in December, 9 h 13.

### How do you get to Corfu?

The nearest main airport is Thessaloniki Macedonia International Airport (SKG), 279 km away. From there, [directions](https://www.google.com/maps/dir/?api=1&destination=39.6154%2C19.9147) opens the route on the map.

### How do I add it to my trip?

Create a trip with Corfu as the destination and these 46 places are on your map, each with its category. The ones you like go into a day's plan with one tap, and Kokai reminds you when you pass nearby.

Data from [OpenStreetMap](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright), licensed under the ODbL, from [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/), CC0, cities from [Natural Earth](https://www.naturalearthdata.com/) and airports from [OurAirports](https://ourairports.com/data/). Daylight hours are calculated from the latitude. More in [credits](https://kokai.app/en/aviso/#creditos).