THE BEACH
The north coast of Corfu is completely tourist infested and unless you care nothing about Greek culture and only about baking like a reptile on the beach all day and hitting the local pub at night you may want to steer clear in the summer months. But what the hell? If this is your idea of fun there is nothing wrong with that. We can't all be Grecofiles and a holiday is a holiday and there is something to be said for being able to get drunk with someone from home while in a far-away place.
The whole area is a collection of beautiful little coves which have been built up with fancy hotels and resorts and villages that look like an outcrop of Disneyland with pubs and discos and moussaka. But there are also campsites, marinas and plenty of Venetian ruins and The Village, a modern reconstruction of a traditional village of the Venetian period where they hold the summer wine festival. As tacky as the beaches may be in the summer, if you come here in the off season they can be quite peaceful and even in the summer if you want to escape the crowds just get in a car and drive inland for some of the most beautiful scenery in Greece.