KASSIOPI
Area: Corfu
Country: Greece


Location:
In the foothills of Pantokrator mountain, approached from either side by scenic coast roads.

Telephone code from UK:
30 26630

Description:
An established tourist resort which started life as a fishing village but now offers every type of holiday facility. Despite the huge influx of summer visitors, Kassiopi remains very much a working village. The harbour is very picturesque and the ruins on the headland date from Roman times.

Suitability:
A lively resort, attracting mixed clientele, but without the antisocial behaviour sometimes found in larger resorts.

Accommodation:
Preponderance of apartments, in the village centre and scattered throughout the surrounding countryside.

Shopping:
The locals spin, weave and dye thread by hand. Rugs, hand-made lace and embroidery are a speciality.Nightlife: 3 discos and plenty of bars, including cocktail and video bars. One or two locals' bars have survived.

Beach:
Shingle and pebble bays on either side of the harbour provide safe swimming but involve a walk of at least 300 yds by stony footpath. Imerolia Beach is » mile from centre.

Entertainments:
From tavernas to sophisticated restaurants.

Eating:
Good bus service, eight times a day, to Corfu Town; also to Ipsos, Dassia and Nissaki.

Public-transport:
Boat trips to Paleokastritsa and Paxos; shopping in Corfu Town; by boat to deserted bays along the coast, or to the islands of Othoni, Mathraki, Erikoussa. See also Corfu Town.

Local-excursions:
At the NE corner of the island, 22» miles N of Corfu Town and the airport.