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Agios Gordios

Agios Gordios, also known as Ai Gordis is a holiday resort village on the west coast of Corfu. It is famous for the Pink Palace Hotel, a holiday Mecca for young people since the seventies but it is a mix of all ages with a long sandy beach with restaurants, cafes, shops and there are all sorts of accommodations.

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Agios Spiridon

Agios Spiridon is a long, sandy beach in the area of Paliokastritsa on the west coast of Corfu with sunbeds, umbrellas, restaurants, cafes, shops and a variety of accommodations.

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Arillas

Arillas is a family friendly resort area in northwest Corfu with a long shallow sandy beach, cafes, restaurants, shops and a number of hotels, apartments and holiday homes.

Avlaki

Avlaki is an uncrowded pebble beach in northeast Corfu between the villages of Agios Stefanos and Kassiopi, with sunbeds and umbrellas and a couple small tavernas. Afternoon winds make it popular with windsurfers.

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Barbati

Barbati is a popular pebble beach on the east side of Corfu, north of Corfu town and facing the coast of Albania. There are sunbeds and umbrellas, watersports, restaurants, cafes and shops and plenty of places to stay.

Benitses

Once an important center of Corfu tourism Benitses started as a small fishing village south of Corfu town on the eastern coast of the island. Though it seems to have been left behind by the mass tourism of the rest of the island it has a beautiful beach. Several in fact. With a lively village full of shops, cafes, restaurants and a large number of accommodations it is a short drive or bus ride from Corfu town. (Be sure to visit Captain Octopus and Klimataria restaurants).

Kanali tou Erota

This beach is a part of the resort village of Sidari, one of the most popular tourist towns in Corfu and is one of several rock formation coves that may remind you of Milos. There are a couple more of these as well as several more conventional beaches nearby. There are also  loads of restaurants, cafes, shops and hotels in Sidari.

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Dassia

Located around 12 kilometers north of Corfu town on the eastern side of the island, Dassia is a long pebble and sand beach with shallow sea, suitable for families, with plenty of tourist amenities including sunbeds, umbrellas, watersports, restaurants, cafes, shops and hotels, apartments and holiday homes.

Paralia Ermones

Located in western Corfu this beach of sand and pebbles has a rocky coast on both sides and some wind for windsurfers and a dive center and a golf course. There is a restaurant/beach bar at one of the hotels but it is not a real town though there are several nearby. There are however a number of villas, apartments and hotels in the nearby village of Vatos.

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Glyfada Beach

Located in western Corfu, Glyfada Beach is a popular beach known for its soft white sand, clear blue water, and for being one of the most cosmopolitan beaches on the island with every kind of tourist amenity, hotels, restaurants and summer crowds, mostly young people in the popular beach bars.

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Halikounas Beach

The NATURA-protected Halikounas Beach in SW Corfu offers some sunbeds and umbrellas and there are changing booths and outdoor showers. There are watersports, including SUP surfing, kayaking, kiteboarding, or windsurfing and there is a large lagoon called Korission  between the beach and the rest of the island where migrating birds, including flamingos, come in the winter. This is one of the longest beaches on Corfu. Bring food and water. Maybe toilet paper too.

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Issos

Also bordering the Korission Lagoon wildlife area Issos is a long sandy beach with dunes, some beach beds and umbrellas but loads of room for those who bring their own, and some watersports too. Suitable for families though it can be windy here and windsurfing is popular. There are some tavernas nearby as well as some accomodations.

Ipsos Beach

Located in the north of Corfu right next door to Dassia Beach, there are beachbeds and umbrellas, restaurants, cafes and bars, watersports and a dive school. The area between the road and the sea is narrow so it can get crowded and it is best to come here either early or late. The beach is mostly pebbles but it is shallow and good for families with small children.

Kalamaki

This relaxed, family-friendly beach with sand, shallow water, tavernas & sun bed/umbrella rentals.is located in NW Corfu and is considered one of the best beaches for families with small children. Parking is free and close to the beach and there are restaurants, cafes and accomodation nearby.

Bataria Beach

This small white pebble beach in NE Corfu near the village of Kassiopi is excellent for snorkeling. There are beach beds and umbrellas and a number of bars, restaurants and cafes nearby. There are loads of other beaches in Kassiopi and it is a popular area for people to base themselves.

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Pepitos Beach

Small beautiful beach a short walk from Kassiopi Harbor. Sunbeds and umbrllas are available and it is great for snorkeling. There are restaurants and bars nearby and Bataria beach is a five minute walk.

Kerasia

Pebble beach south of Kassiopi with sunbeds and umbrellas and a couple tavernas.

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Myrtiotissa

This small sandy beach north of Glyfada Beach is popular with nudists on one end and there is a small cafe where you can rent sen beds and umbrellas. Besides its beauty the most notable thing to mention is that the road is narrow and steep and once you reach the end you are still not done as there is some steep climbing involved, provided you find a place to park.

Paleokastritsa

One of the most popular beach areas in the Ionian Islands, Paleokastritsa is made up of several beaches with pine trees that go right down to the sea. Lots of choices of restaurants and places to stay as well as things to do from watersports to renting a boat and exploring the coast. Beachbeds and umbrellas are in abundance and if you want to enjoy it without the crowds come early in the morning, late in the afternoon, or not in the summer.

Paramonas

This is a small sand and pebble beach on the west side of the island with one taverna and no beach bars. There are some beach beds and umbrellas for rent and it is one of the least crowded beaches  during the high season.

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Pelekas Beach

Pelekas Beach (aka Kontogialos) is a shallow sandy beach on the west coast of Corfu with sunbeds and umbrellas, a couple beach bars and watersports.

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Porto Timoni

The secluded beaches of Porto Timoni in northwest Corfu are great for snorkeling. You can only get here by boat or walking path and there are no facilities so bring your own including water.

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Rovinia

One of the nicest beaches on the island Rovinia in western Corfu surrounded by forests and olive groves and accessible by boat or hiking. You will need to bring your own beach paraphenalia and it is a bit of a walk from where you can park to the beach. It does get crowded in the summer with other people looking for solitude. There are restaurants and places to stay at the nearby Liapades Beach.

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Sidari

Sidari's town beach is a long shallow sandy stretch of beach beds and umbrellas and also plenty of areas to bring your own. The beachfront and nearby town is full of tourist shops, restaurants, bars and cafes and of course plenty of hotels, villas, and holiday homes.

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