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The Kanoni Peninsula is the place for lovers of history as it was where the ancient capital of Corfu, Paleopolis, was found to be.  The Mon Repos Estate is also here.  It is a small but very beautiful building with stunning gardens that was once the .summer residence of the Greek Royal family.

The peninsula is opposite Perama and joined by a causeway.  There are incredible views of the Chalkiopoulos Lagoon, Vlacherna Monastery and Mouse Island, the logo of Corfu.  As it is next to the airport the planes landing and taking off are metres above your head!

The area is an excellent choice if you want to stay near to Corfu Town.  There is a very quite area where hotels are located and the noise from the airport is less noticeable.  Kanoni, although a busy area with number of luxury hotels and the Casino, is quite green and like a large park, land and property prices in this area are amongst the highest on the island.

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Places to Go

Corfu Town

Corfu Town has much to offer even the most well travelled visitor. The art galleries and museums, of which there are more than a dozen, hold regular exhibitions. The town’s three brass bands, symphony orchestra, opera company, choir, contemporary and traditional dance groups and drama societies guarantee a full programme of musical and theatrical events.

Mouse Island

Mouse Island or Pontikonissi, is a small, hilly and densely wooded island that legend says was formed when the ship that had taken Odysseus back to Ithaki returned to its home port. Poseidon, who was angry at being defied by the Phaeceans, turned the ship to stone. The 13th century Monastery of Pantokrator on Mouse Island, has a winding, white staircase that from a distance looks like a mouse’s tail.

Vlacherena

Also in the Bay of Kanoni is Vlacherna Monastery. The Vlacherna Womens Monastery was founded many centuries ago on the little rocky tip of the Kanoni peninsula. The present chapel was built in 1685 and the oldest gravestone dates from 1785.

Corfu Town
Mouse Island Corfu
Vlacherena Corfu

    Things to Do

  • Achillion Palace
    Located in the village of Gastouri, the route to the Achillion Palace takes you along coastal roads and through a landscape of orange, lemon and olive groves. Built in 1890 by the tragic Empress Elisabeth of Austria, the magnificent palace was designed with the mythical hero Achilles as its main theme.

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  • Waterpark is 12000 square metres of fun for everyone. For the fearless there are 36 different water slides. Jump into one of the 15 different pools or wait in the Wave Pool for the madness to start! Qualified lifeguards are never far away and a service is available for those guests with special needs.

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  • Mon Repo Palace is on Analipsis Hill on the edge of the ancient city of Corfu. Built by the British Commissioner Frederic Adams as a gift for his Corfiot wife in 1826. It is a small but very beautiful building with stunning gardens. In 1864 after the Unification of Greece it became the summer residence of the Greek Royal family and was the birth place of Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh in 1921. The people of Corfu stood as his Godparents at his baptism.

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  • The Esplanade is a beautiful open public park full of trees, wide paths, benches, a band stand, fountains, monuments and a cricket field. At one end of the Esplanade is the Royal Palace of Corfu also called St Michele and St Giorgio Palace which is now home to the Museum of Asian Art. Designed by Colonel George Whitmore in 1819 it is an imposing neoclassical building, with its beautiful Doric Colonnade, wide archway and Georgian style.

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