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Corfu highlights full-day private tour

Corfu, Greece

7 hours (approx.)
Hotel pickup offered
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Offered in: English
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Overview

The Corfu island is unlike the rest of Greece. This place was never fell under the Ottoman oppression, so it is more Western than the rest of Greece. And it is also more cultural part of course - the first Greek University was found here, the first Philharmonic Orchestra and the First School of Fine Arts.

Your guide will pick you up from your hotel or cruise ship.

Your first stop will be at Achillion palace in village Gastouri with the inside visit of it and a guided tour.

Then you will have a small drive to Paleokastritsa and visit the monastery of the Blessed Virgin Mary.

Then you will have time to have lunch in one of the restaurants by the seashore.

After having some rest and food you will take your way to explore the old city and to stroll in town visiting all the main sights.

At the end of the tour, you will be driven back to your hotel or ship.

What's Included

  • All fees and taxes
  • Pick-up and drop-off
  • Entrance tickets
  • Food and drinks
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Paleokastritsa

Palaiokastritsa is a village in northwestern Corfu. Corfu has been suggested to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians, and the bay of Palaiokastritsa to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa for the first time, see Geography of the Odyssey. The monastery in Palaiokastritsa dates from 1225
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Achilleion Museum

Achilleion is a palace built in Gastouri on the Island of Corfu for the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi, after a suggestion by the Austrian consul Alexander von Warsberg.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Included

Paleokastritsa Monastery

In the Kanoni peninsula, south of the city distinguished the small Monastery of Vlachernon which is connected to the mainland by a footbridge. In 1568 was first mentioned and in 1799 officially belonged to the family Halikiopoulou-Mantzarou. In 1822, indicated in the book of the German writer Ferdinand Grigoroviou. By 1980 functioned as a nunnery. The name Vlaherena or Vlaherna derived from Constantinople where it was a great monastery. The church is dedicated to Our Lady Vlaherna (or Vlachernon) and dates from the 17th century. It is a small church, white with a tile roof and a belfry with triple story spire. At the base of the belfry, there is an arch from where one enters the courtyard of the monastery and then at the church. The interior of the temple bears carved chancel located next to the icon and the "Lady Vlaherna."
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Corfu

Corfu, an island off Greece’s northwest coast in the Ionian Sea, is defined by rugged mountains and a resort-studded shoreline. Its cultural heritage reflects years spent under Venetian, French and British rule before it was united with Greece in 1864. Corfu Town, flanked by 2 imposing Venetian fortresses, features winding medieval lanes, a French-style arcade and the grand Palace of St. Michael and St. George.
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1 hour Admission Ticket Free

The Liston

Liston is the name of a pedestrian street and district on the western edge of Spianada in Corfu (city). It was constructed during the French rule in the Ionian Islands (1807–1814) imitating the rue de Rivoli. It is one of the most popular sites in the city. Its name comes from the Venetian Liston.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

New Fortress of Corfu

The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress built on the hill of St. Mark in Corfu in stages. The original architect of the fort was the military engineer Ferrante Vitelli. The current buildings which exist within the fortress were built by the British during their rule of the island.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Old Fortress Corfu

The Old Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine times.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Church of Saint Spiridon

The Saint Spyridon Church is a Greek Orthodox church located in Corfu, Greece. It was built in the 1580s. It houses the relics of Saint Spyridon and it is located in the old town of Corfu. It is a single-nave basilica and its bell tower is the highest in the Ionian Islands. It is the most famous church in Corfu.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

Corfu Museum of Asian Art

The Palace of St. Michael and St. George is a palace in Corfu City on the island of Corfu, Greece. Commissioned by Sir Thomas Maitland, it originally served as the residence of the British Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands.
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30 minutes Admission Ticket Free

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Additional Info

  • Confirmation is instant and will be received at time of booking
  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Appropriate clothing should be worn in the monastery
  • We recommend comfortable shoes and sunglasses

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Q: What is the cancellation policy for the Corfu highlights full-day private tour?

A: This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded. Read more Apr 2025

Cancellation Policy

This tour is non-refundable and cannot be changed for any reason. If you cancel or ask for an amendment, the amount you paid will not be refunded.

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  • Pick-up and drop-off
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  • Food and drinks

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  • Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
  • Appropriate clothing should be worn in the monastery
  • We recommend comfortable shoes and sunglasses

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