When to go

Thanks to a Mediterranean climate, the Island experiences a sunny and warm weather for most of the year and favours tourism anytime.

How to reach

There are four airports in this region. It is well-connected to most of the cities in Greece as well as those all across Europe.  You can also choose to arriver to Corfu on ferries that ply from the Italian cities at the Adriatic coast like the Ancona and Venice. By water, journey from Venice to Corfu takes about 24 hours.

In the Island, the modes of transport include buses, taxis, cars or rented vehicles like cycles, mopeds and scooters.

Corfu Tourist Attractions

The Island of Corfu adorns some of the very beautiful sightseeing beaches of the world. While the beaches on the Island’s southern part are covered with volcanic materials, the beaches of Pelekas and Paleokastritsa on the west coast of Island are some fine sightseeing beaches here and among the most gorgeous ones in the world.

The waters here are excellent for water sports like diving, waterskiing, parasailing and windsurfing. Most of west coast beaches are good for these activities. Diving is not very popular here, but definitely gaining grounds these days. The diving here invites beginners and experts alike to face the panoramic life underwater.

The Island of Corfu can also be discovered through trekking. The Island is home to some beautiful trails, one of which is the Corfu Trail. En-route this trail, you have the Cape Agia Ekaterini, a lagoon, hills and mountains that give a terrific view of the area around, olive groves, vineyards, dark cypresses, old villages, monasteries like the Arkoudillas monastery, manor houses and larges stretches of beaches.

There are many historical sites here that can be fun exploring. The 1831-built Mon-Repos Palace on a hilltop in the middle of Corfu’s archaeological centre which now is a museum, the Achillion Palace built in 1889, the Church of St. Spyridon built in 1596 which also has the body of St Spyridon resting here, the Byzantine Church of Pantokrator on the Island of Pontikonssi, the byzantine fortress – Castle of Angles (Agglelkastro), built in the 13th century on a hill above 330 meters near Krini and the church dedicated to the archangels Michael and Gabriel in the dark cave here and the Museum of Art built by the British in 1820 which has collections of Chinese and Japanese works of arts on display, are some of the historical sites one cannot afford miss out visiting to.

The villages of this Island, like the Lefkimi Village, Argirades, Sinarades, Lakones, Doukades and Liapades  reflect the traditional way of living in the Island of Corfu and are worth exploring to get to know the natives here, even though most of them have been given up for tourist developments in place of authenticity.

There indeed is a lot to see and do in the Island of Corfu and a holiday here will be well-spent.

When to visit

Porquerolles has a temperate Mediterranean climate. Tourism here picks up in the summer months from May to September, though winters too are not a bad time to visit this sunny Island.

How to reach

The best and most convenient way of reaching Porquerolles is via its waterways. You can get on one of the ferries departing from port of Giens-La Tour Fondue on the provinicial coast, close to the Gulf of Hyeres. This is a 15-minute trip. You can also catch the ferries to this Mediterranean Island from the port of La Lavandou, which takes about 40 minutes of journey time.

The Island has no airports and interestingly, the main mode of transport on this small Island is the Bicycle.

hyeres Tourism Attractions

Porquerolles is home to some beautiful sandy-beaches, especially on its northern coast. Some of the beaches here are the Plage de la Courtade, the Plage de Notre-Dame in the east and other smaller beaches in the coves. These are also the good sites to go for water sports like underwater diving, surfing and sailing.

In the south, the waterscape includes vertical cliffs rising out of the sea, calanques, rocky points, gorges and hills. The southern coasts are inviting for snorkelers and the divers keen to see wrecks.

The Porquerolles Village is a resort, complete with yacht harbour, port and eating-joints. Worth a look here is the St Agatha’s Fort that dates back to the 16th century – it was built on the ruins of a former castle and the village church, on the top of a hill.

There is also a lighthouse here built in 1837.It gives a fantastic view of the Island and the Sea.

This Island is a perfect place to walk through or cycle around with some botanical gardens, natural pines, eucalyptus hugging the way you take and also the 200 hectares of vineyards – the Cote de Provence wines. The Conservatoire Botanique National de Porquerolles protects the vineyards and the Island. The National Mediterranean Botanique Conservatory has some interesting variety of fruits. The cicadas enchant you with their songs in summers.

You can even go fishing and fishing gear can be rented here.

It’s perhaps the greenest Island of this region with lush vegetation and come under the Port-Cros National Park.

This is the place for you if what you are planning for a vacation that’s relaxing and a rejuvenating.