Palaiokastritsa

s found in north-westerly of the city of Corfu roughly in 25 km distance, the region of Paleokastritsa represents one from the most impressive and beautiful natural beauties of the entire island. It is a settlement built in six small bights with sandy beaches that give the occasion in the visitor to choose where he wishes to relax. The waters with their colours that change progressively nuance from the turquoise in green emerald make Paleokastritsa one of the most beautiful places in order to make snorkelling in the island of Corfu. You cannot left of the island without diving in the most nearest islet Skialoudi, precisely in front of Paleokastritsa, one of the parts with the more rich marine flora and fauna of the entire island. It is also possible to visit the caves of Nausika and those of Agios Nikolaos or you can go with the boat to one of the many coastlines that are not accessible from the land, in order to pass one day without other tourists around you. A peripheral street that passes of the village Lakones allows you to admire from tally all the town of Paleokastritsa, you see with a glance all the coastlines, steep precipices from the two islets and the Mediterranean vegetation with the olive trees, the cypresses and the lemon trees that go down up to the sea. The presence of the beautiful monastery on one of the two rocks that shape the region of Paleokastritsas, contributes in doing also more splendid and gorgeous this locality. For information and photographs of monastery of Paleokastritsas you can visit the department dedicated in the history and the culture of Corfu.

Paleokastritsa includes a region with 6 small gulfs and beaches. The most famous is found under of the monastery and it presents a lot of tourist infrastructures because it is also the biggest. Another is found near in the little harbour where stops a lot of yachts at the duration of summertime. In remainder you can reach also only via sea with rent boats or using the service order boat. The water in this region is cold because it goes down faster and because there are cold currents. You can also rent umbrellas and relaxing beds in the bigger part of the beaches and in main beach there are showers and bathrooms. Still you can rent boat in order to see the caverns at the length of this department of the coast that is the one with the most marvellous sea. There is also a centre for dives and boats that make transports to the many beaches of the region.