Articles about Corfu

This section aims to bring you the best in contemporary journalism relating to the island of Corfu. Just click on the links below.

Corfu: The Complete Guide
Smart or simple? Cultural or clubby? You can have it both ways on this Greek-Island classic.
(The Sunday Times 4 May 2008)

Why the British Love Corfu
From Club 18-30 to posh villas, there's a package holiday to suit all tastes on this most versatile of islands, writes Joanne O'Connor.
(The Observer 27 April 2008)

Corfu Self-Build: A House of No Horrors
For battle-hardened Keith Miller, used to reporting from the world's troublespots, creating a peaceful retreat on the coast of Corfu has been a lark.
(Sunday Telegraph 26 August 2007)

Corfu Without the Crowds
Put away your prejudices about the island and visit its north-eastern coastline. Fred Mawer offers a guide.
(The Telegraph 07 August 2007)

North-East Corfu and Lawrence Durrell
Brian Patten's visit to Corfu offers a fascinating window into
the past life of writer Lawrence Durrell.
(Belfast Telegraph 30 July 2007)

Corfu Without the Crowds
Put away your prejudices about the island and visit its north-eastern
coastline. Fred Mawer offers a guide.
(The Sunday Telegraph 8 July 2007)

It's All Greek To Me
Caroline Donald wonders how the creator of the quintessential English garden adjusts her style to the very different conditions of Corfu? The answer
is by doing as the locals do.
(The Sunday Times 27 May 2007)

Tourists Rediscover their Sea Wings
Richard Owen discovers that romantic nostalgia for the golden age of travel has combined with the commercialism of 21st-century tourism to bring seaplanes to the Mediterranean for the first time in 60 years.
(Belfast Telegraph 2 April 2007)

Corfu: Little Britain On The Med
The British love Corfu. In fact, the locals expect more of us than ever to turn up this year. Peter Victor took his family to find out why.
(The Times 15 May 2007)

Corfu's Colorful Corner of the World
Janet Darbey discovers that the Jewish Quarter of Corfu of Greece is being returned to its once proud and flourishing state.
(Jewish Exponent 6 January 2007)

Greek Etiquette
Kathy Tzilivakis says don't forget to kiss on both cheeks.
(Athens News 22 September 2006)

Classic Corfu
Doug Jackson finds the perfect reading material to accompany a holiday in Corfu.
(The Scotsman 18 August 2006)

Animal Magic
Jessica Cran revels in Gerald Durrell's three classic tales about his magical childhood.
(The Observer 30 July 2006)

Go Wild on the Snake Island
Mark MacKenzie walks the Corfu Trail.
(South Africa Independent 28 July 2006)

Our bittersweet paradise
When James and Wendy Chatto left London in 1982 to live in Corfu, they thought they had found the perfect family idyll. But the death of their younger son was to shatter their dream.
(Daily Mail 18 July 2006)

My Kind of Town: Corfu
Author James Chatto spends half the year in Corfu where he finds life is conducted at a civilised pace.
(Daily Telegraph 7 July 2006)

Isles and Smiles
Corfu is the Ioni place to be. By Iain Mayhew.
(Daily Mirror 17 June 2006)

Green Peace
Julie Hannah gives the quieter side of Corfu the thumbs up for offering every holidaymaker the perfect trip.
(Daily Record 27 May 2006)

A History of Greece's Banknotes
Alexandra Koroxenidis visits The Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank of Corfu.
(Kathimerini 18 Jan 2006)

A Novel Getaway
By Anthony Mcgowan
(The Scotsman 10 Sept 2005)

Three and Easy
A nanny can turn a holiday into an unforgettable experience. Judith Woods gives thanks for the other woman.
(Daily Telegraph 03 September 2005)

Island Hopping by Air
John Hadoulis finds that the seaplane is making a comeback in a pioneering experiment.
(iAfrica.com 29 Aug 2005)

Will Greek cricket finally take off?
Barney Spender asks if, after 182 years confined on the island of Corfu, the time has come for the sport to spread the rest of Greece?
(Athens News 22 July 2005)

How British Society Goes to Corfu
The Untold Story by Catherine Moye
(The Daily Telegraph)

Out of the Blue
Edward Black visits north-east Corfu.
(The Scotsman 18 September 2004)

Dream Boat
Corfu is not all clubs and lager. Paul Johnson and family find another side to the island.
(The Guardian 20 March 2004)

My kind of town: Corfu
The novelist and writer Emma Tennant has had a family home in Corfu for 40 years.
(Sunday Telegraph 28 June 2004)

Unexpected treasures in an unusual place
The relatively unknown Museum of Asian Art on Corfu is Greece's only establishment dedicated to non-Western art and antiquity by Alexandra Koroxenidis
(Kathimerini 11 August 2003)

Weekend to remember
The capital of Corfu offers an urbane alternative to the tourist excesses elsewhere on the island, says Richard Robinson
(Daily Telegraph 28 July 2003)

Timeless Corfu
It's been a tough year so far but this energetic island is a classic survivor of tourist trends, says Paul Mansfield
(Daily Telegraph 25 July 2003)

Corfu Cooking preserved in print.
Alice Padova Anderson pays tribute to her mother by publishing recipes and stories of Corfu. By Ashley Ernst.
(Columbia Daily Tribune 7 May 2003)

Tower or glory
Paul Mansfield sees Corfu torn between high-rise hotels and low-key tourism.
(Daily Telegraph 5 April 2003)

Behind the Taverna
Brett Westwood hits the wildlife trail, starting on the Island of Corfu.
(BBC Audio File March 2003)

Each time it's different, yet magically the same
In an extract from her new memoir, Corfu Banquet, the novelist Emma Tennant describes the excitement of returning to her family's Greek hideaway after a long winter away.
(The Observer 23 February 2003)

Quiet reflections
Corfu's popular appeal may not make it many people's idea of a tranquil spot, but Dea Birkett and family discover a quiet corner of the island to unwind.
(The Guardian 22 February 2003)

Family favourites
The books of Lawrence and Gerald Durrell made Corfu famous. Sixty years after they left, Ben Mallalieu finds out how much remains of their enchanted island.
(The Guardian 23 February 2002)