Maltezos Hotel

Going Topless on a Beach

by RawdgerDodger

It might be of interest to know that many of the beaches of Corfu allow women to go topless as well as the men. For some this might be a bit of a culture shock and may take time to get used to. For others it will seem pretty normal and no big deal will be made. On the beaches of Corfu it is quite common to see women without their bikini tops on and it is not just the locals who do this. It is the tourists and foreigners too.

Magnificent Mousakka

by mickeyboy07 about Paleo Grill House

A small but charming local restaurant on the outskirts of the beautiful west coast resort of Paleokastritsa.Friendly atmosphere in nicely decorated surroundings,great food and great service,i had the Mousakka a well known Greek dish done slightly different here in Corfu,it was very tasty and filling as i had chips and salad as a side dish.Prices are very reasonable and the food aplenty. Mousakka the Corfu way topped with tomatoes rather than cheese.

Pontikonissi - Crossing the Halikiopoulos Lagoon.

by Jerelis

A host of small islands surround Corfu, most of them are only small clumps of rock, around which popular imagination has woven fascinating legends. Pontikonissi (Mouse Island) is one of the best known islands in Greece. According to legend, Pontikonissi is the Phaeacian ship that brought Odysseus back to his homeland Ithaki, and was turned into stone by an angry Pseidon. Another legend claims that this is the rock where Odysseus crashed because of The Storm.

During our holiday at Corfu we stayed at the little village of Perama, which is derectly accross Pontikonissi. Therefore we we able to see this pictoresque small island every day and knew that we wanted to see it up close. For us this was just a firm walking distance away and we left early in the sunny morning, just after breakfast. From Perama we descended towards the narrow concrete causeway. It was a beautiful Sunday morning and we saw several locals fishing on the causeway. We crossed the Halikiopoulos Lagoon and also had some planes coming over that were landing on the airport runway, it was quite spectacular!

First time in Greece

by timbaldy

"Laid back!"

First experience of Greece, awfull roads, plumbing diabolical, terrible flight delays all couldn't dampen enthusiasm for fantastic holiday where we met friends for life!

Decided there & then that Greece would become a regular break.