CORFU: Homer’s ‘beautiful land’ gets the nod

Not every holiday is perfect, but every holiday should have its sweet spot.

CORFU: Homer’s ‘beautiful land’ gets the nod

After months of slogging and saving, we were determined to find that sweet spot in Corfu. Basing ourselves in a self-catering resort on the north coast, we knew we wanted to spend as little time as possible in hedonistic hubs like Acharavi, Ipsos, and Kavos. But we couldn’t exactly hide away in an exclusive villa or slinky yacht either. Our plan was to find somewhere inbetween.

We found it — or them, I should say — in a series of white-pebble coves chopped into the north-eastern coastline. Stretching between Nissaki and Kassiopi, this winding stretch of road offers a turn-off every couple of kilometres, descending via a tangle of hairpin bends towards one glistening, cypress-bracketed cove after another. Every one would make a magazine cover.

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