Pure Magic

Benitses: is an old fishing village eight kilometres north of Moraïtika. Between these two villages, there are two fine beaches, Agios Ioannis Peristeron and Tsaki.

Messonghi: 22 kilometres from town, is a little village on the east coast of Corfu. The main road towards Lefkimmi passes through here, and in the direction of Perama, northwards, this road runs along the coast, with sandy and sometimes rocky shores. At every point you will find beaches with warm water, good for swimming, and plenty of tourist services. As far back as Roman times, and still today, this coastline was the first choice of the summer holidaymaker. Messonghi Beach itself is split by the Messonghi River, which flows into the sea at this point. Lake Korission: actually a lagoon, is long and narrow and extends over an area of 1500 acres, in which the local communities have applied systematic fish farming. With the Ionian Sea washing onto Halikounas Beach across a spit of land, it is a magic spot, where sea and sand harmonise, and the view is rounded off with beautiful sunsets. If you follow the track northward from the lake, you will find yourself on a low cliff above the sea, where there are benches so you can sit with a view of the open water.

Agios Georgios (Argyrades): just before the village, a road to the right runs down to the beach of Agios Georgios, which as we saw can be reached from the forest of Lake Korission. Essentially Halikounas and Agios Georgios are one beach 10 kilometres in length, with sand dunes, fine sand and shallow water.