2 CORFU PANORAMA English_1

Northwest Corfu
“Bounteous beauties” throughout Corfu. Of course, the same
applies and at its northwest side.
Here are some of the most known worldwide beaches. But
we will also encounter many villages that reveal us their
Byzantine history.
First route
Let’s start with Roda, one of the major tourist resorts with
the vast, white beach.
Here was an ancient Doric temple of the 5 th BC century
and some of its parts are exhibited in the Archaeological
Museum of Corfu.
Next beach, Astrakeri, a small coastal settlement. During
the Venetian rule, it was a den of the pirates. It was named
after the flowers-shrubs, astrakes.
According to legend, the flower got its name from the goddess
Asterea who cried because she did not see any stars (astra)
when she looked down to earth.
Karousades were inhabited in 20 BC from the Karoucians,
namely Pontian refugees. During the Byzantine period, it was
an administrative center and developed economically.
In 1453 Theotokis family, with a strong presence in the
economic and cultural life of the island that showed many
politicians, settled here.
Their stately mansion, built in 1500, still exists.
Antiperni is a picturesque village “embraced” by dense
vegetation. It is said that its name has been preserved since
Homer who mentioned it as Antipernaia. It means “cross
over”, i.e. opposite the fortress of the city of Phaeakes.
Sidari is a tourist resort known worldwide. Here lies one of
the biggest attractions of the island: The “Canal of Love”
(Canal d ‘Amour).
It was created by rocks of soft stones rising from the sea.
The legend says that there were two young lovers who were
petrified in the sea.
Tiflos River flows into the middle of the beach. You will enjoy
the calm waters of the sea while swimming and relaxing on
the sand of this beautiful beach.
From here small boats leave for the Diapontian Islands,
Othoni, Ereikousa and Mathraki.
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