Once a tourist alights from a plane the first thing that attracts his attention is the crystal clear navy blue sky that seems never to be shrouded with clouds. Weather in Corfu once in a blue moon lets down tourists that crave for sun. Location of the hotel found, luggage unpacked then it is high time to head for the beach.
Beaches in Corfu are varied. Probably the least interesting seems to be a beach in Gouvia. The town hosts the biggest yacht harbour on the island but the beach there is rocky, very narrow ( even like five meters). Seashore changes its character 2 km north from Gouvia- beaches there are covered with gravel, hidden in cypress groves. There are two towns called Dassia and Dafnila. The best capming site on the island is in Dassia. Farther towards north is Ipsos, but the beach there is always crowded, even though it is still gravelled. Barbati located on the slopes of Pantokrator, the highest Corfu’s mountain takes pride in a most beautiful beach in this part of the coast. In close proximity to Barbati there is Nissaki famous for many picturesque tiny bays. Yet a village most worth recommendation is without doubt Kouloura stretched along a clear bay surrounded by pine woods.
Along northern coast villages worth mentioning are: Kassiopi (one of the most fashinable tourist resorts nowadyas, yet also reknown in the past. The best example may be that caesar Tiberius had his villa there). The seashore becomes swampy further towards north-west. There is hidden the longest beach on Corfu: Almiros. Overall northern beaches are more peaceful and less crowded than those in the south. Peroulades and Acharavi boast such quiet spots to take a deep breath. In the region Sidari is now undergoing profound changes as the tourist infrastructure is developing very fast now.