LOCATION

 

Agni Bay is one of the most popular spots on the North East of Corfu Island.

It is only 24 kms away from the town and the airport, easily accessible by boat or car, even though the road is quite steep.

Agni is a small traditional neighborhood of Gimari community, set in a very picturesque bay with amazing views and features three tavernas, a couple of boat hire companies and a coffee-bar.

The place is rather modest and peaceful. The bay can get crowded with yachts and posh boats, especially during daytime. Some of the tavernas are offering a sea-taxi transfer.

Quite a few villas are spread on the slopes of the surrounding hills where lots of trails offer hiking opportunities to the adjacent bays or Gimari village.

Exploring and walking, there are some beautiful coastal and scenic walks where you can visit nearby bays:

The picturesque little harbors of Kalami and Kouloura (&Houhoulio Beach) (approx. 25 min. walk), which are among the best highlights of the northeast coast of Corfu.

Then, Kerassia (approx. 45 min. walk) and Saint Stephanos (approx. 1h 35 min. walk).

On the other side of Agni, you can reach Nissaki beach (approx. 25 min. walk), an isolated and unspoiled beach with vivid green and crystal waters.

A little further, Kaminaki (approx. 40 min.walk) with two traditional taverns. You can do water sports at the adjacent bay of Kalami or you can hire a boat, become your own captain and enjoy exploring the unspoiled beaches of the northeast coast.

Nearest nightlife opportunities in Kassiopi or Ipsos (approx. 12 kms away) with local taxis available on request.

 Culture: Next to Kavalarena, the village of Loustri has a church named Saints Constantine & Helen. The locals celebrate the name day of the Saints with a festival in the backyard of the church. There is plenty of food with "souvlaki", grilled lamb, soft drinks, retsina, wine or beers. The people are dancing to traditional Corfiot and Greek music played by a live band. During the summer season, the festival of pie is organized at the same place. Local ladies are cooking their own pie recipes and offer them for free to everyone joining the party.

Kalami is one of the most picturesque spots in Corfu. It is located 30km from Corfu town and is a settlement of Gimari village.

The main beach lies in front of the settlement and is composed by white shiny pebbles and turquoise waters.

Kalami beach is worldwide famous as it had inspired the English author Lawrence Durrell for his novel “My family and other animals” during his stay in “The White House”, a village home still existing at the right handside of the bay.

Apart from this, the beach has become popular for its cleanness and organization, while offering a wide variety of water sports activities, boat hire and romantic coastal tavernas.

The settlement is surrounded by vast vegetation and lush green forests which attract many visitors.

Sports and Nature: All types of water sports are available at the left hand side of the bay. Walks among the olive trees, on paths leading to picturesque Kouloura or Agni Bay, is also an amazing experience.

Nightlife: Kalami is a family resort with a couple of bars, where families can spend their relaxing evenings watching the moon rising from the Albanian mountains. Greek or Karaoke nights can be joined up should someone wish so. For the more nightlife demanding visitors, Kassiopi is the nearest place, just ten minutes’ drive away.

Kassiopi is a village and a resort on the affluent north east coast of Corfu, 37 kms from the town and the airport.

Historically a traditional fishing village, the today's small town itself has grown to a summer social center, heavily visited by tourists. It's particularly popular with visitors from Britain and Italy. Uniquely in Kassiopi someone can find ubiquitous tourist shops, every kind of eating and drinking facilities, cash machines, doctors and pharmacy, internet cafes and supermarkets and an Orthodox church. Motor boats which can be driven during daytime, are available for hire per day or per week. Excursions run daily from the harbor to all parts of the island. The road runs through the edge of the town and a loop takes buses as far as the village square, about 250 yards from the harbor. One or two taxis (which run 24 hours a day all over the island) are based there.

 Sports and nature: Unique trails to the surrounding hills and mountains have lately become very popular.

Amazing sceneries of the Albanian coast and south Adriatic Sea can be experienced, walking through most of the trails.

Nightlife: Kassiopi is the perfect resort for those looking for a bit of life. Teenagers, families, young couples and groups of friends can enjoy Kassiopi's nightlife in one of the bars or tavernas, drinking or eating by the sea, taking place in karaoke competitions or watching Greek dancing. Disco bars & internet cafés abound also in Kassiopi.

Culture & history: The town is said to have been founded during the reign of Pyrrhus, King of Epirus in the 3rd century B.C., as a supply point during the war with Rome. After the Roman conquest of the island in 230 B.C., many Emperors visited Kassiopi with most prominent the Emperor Nero, visiting the Temple of Zeus.

Much of a small headland to the north of the resort is taken up by a Byzantine fortress. The fortress was subsequently fortified further by the Venetians and survived sieges from the Ottoman Turks in the 16^th century. Today, parts of the fortress's walls can be seen from the coastal road around the headland.

During the 5th century the temple of Kassios Zeus converted to a Christian church (Panayia Kassopitra, to honour the Holy Mother). In 1537 the church was burned to the ground by the Turks, then was restored between 1590 & 1591. The new church had two altars to accommodate both Catholic and Orthodox religions and inscriptions on the church bear the dates 1590, 1670 and 1832.