This village lies 25km south of Corfu town and is easily reached from its nearest resorts of Moraitika
and Messonghi, on the south east coast. It is a small village with a population of around 250 and is
said to be the sister village of Chlomos, just few kilometres south. The church on the hill is devoted to
the Panagia Kasopitra and from here you can look out over the village below. The panigiri or festival
takes place on the 8th May.
The plateia or square is elevated from the road and surrounded by houses, both lived in and empty,
on three sides. There is a fresh water tap for those who want to freshen up or take a drink, which
is advisable as there are no shops here. Many tourists come here to visit the Archontiko (mansion)
restaurant. The views of the mountains and the sea are great from here: couples come from long and
far for a romantic meal. The place itself is a grand but tasteful new build with a goldfish pool and
tendered gardens. You can choose to eat inside or outside depending on the weather.
A walk around the village will bring you to one of the nicest Kafeneions I have been to. I went there to
meet a friend of mine Scarlett Blissett Paizanos, who has lived in Corfu for 27 years and had agreed to
show me around her adopted village. I arrived 10 minutes early and was greeted by the 87 year old
owner Spiros, who served me with an ice cold beer. I told him that I was from Pelekas and we talked
in Greek about what I was doing there and where he had a shop some years ago, near Agios Gordios.
With the help of a map and every Greek word I know I stumbled through until my interpreter arrived.
Scarlett then asked Spiros about the history of the village and he said that the Italians had been
stationed there during the World War 2. The rest is history as they say. All this information was kindly supplied from the books written by Steve Ford and the money raised from sales of these goes to Corfu Charities. Please use the link below to download your own copy and find more information on all the villages listed and more from Steve
and Messonghi, on the south east coast. It is a small village with a population of around 250 and is
said to be the sister village of Chlomos, just few kilometres south. The church on the hill is devoted to
the Panagia Kasopitra and from here you can look out over the village below. The panigiri or festival
takes place on the 8th May.
The plateia or square is elevated from the road and surrounded by houses, both lived in and empty,
on three sides. There is a fresh water tap for those who want to freshen up or take a drink, which
is advisable as there are no shops here. Many tourists come here to visit the Archontiko (mansion)
restaurant. The views of the mountains and the sea are great from here: couples come from long and
far for a romantic meal. The place itself is a grand but tasteful new build with a goldfish pool and
tendered gardens. You can choose to eat inside or outside depending on the weather.
A walk around the village will bring you to one of the nicest Kafeneions I have been to. I went there to
meet a friend of mine Scarlett Blissett Paizanos, who has lived in Corfu for 27 years and had agreed to
show me around her adopted village. I arrived 10 minutes early and was greeted by the 87 year old
owner Spiros, who served me with an ice cold beer. I told him that I was from Pelekas and we talked
in Greek about what I was doing there and where he had a shop some years ago, near Agios Gordios.
With the help of a map and every Greek word I know I stumbled through until my interpreter arrived.
Scarlett then asked Spiros about the history of the village and he said that the Italians had been
stationed there during the World War 2. The rest is history as they say. All this information was kindly supplied from the books written by Steve Ford and the money raised from sales of these goes to Corfu Charities. Please use the link below to download your own copy and find more information on all the villages listed and more from Steve
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