Walking and Trekking on Corfu. Gillian Price

      

      WALKING AND TREKKING ON CORFU

      by Gillian Price

      JUNIPER HOUSE, MURLEY MOSS,

      OXENHOLME ROAD, KENDAL, CUMBRIA LA9 7RL

      www.cicerone.co.uk

      About the Author

      Gillian Price was born in England but moved to Australia when young. After taking a degree in anthropology and working in adult education, she set off to travel through Asia and trek the Himalayas. The culmination of her journey was Venice where, her enthusiasm fired for mountains, the next logical step was towards the Dolomites, only hours away. Starting there, Gillian is steadily exploring the mountain ranges and flatter bits of Italy and bringing them to life for visitors in a series of outstanding guides for Cicerone.

      When not out walking with Nicola, her Venetian cartographer husband, Gillian works as a freelance travel writer (www.gillianprice.eu). An adamant promoter of public transport to minimise environmental impact, she is an active member of the Italian Alpine Club (CAI) and Mountain Wilderness.

      Other Cicerone guides by the author

      Across the Eastern Alps – the E5

      Alpine Flowers

      Gran Paradiso: Alta Via 2 Trek and Day Walks

      Italy’s Sibillini National Park

      Italy’s Stelvio National Park

      Shorter Walks in the Dolomites

      The Tour of the Bernina

      Through the Italian Alps – the GTA

      Trekking in the Alps (contributor)

      Trekking in the Apennines – the GEA

      Trekking in the Dolomites

      Walking on the Amalfi Coast

      Walking in the Central Italian Alps

      Walking in Corsica

      Walking in the Dolomites

      Walking in Sicily

      Walking in Tuscany

      Walking in Umbria

      Walking the Italian Lakes

      Walks and Treks in the Maritime Alps

      © Gillian Price 2015

      First edition 2015

      ISBN 978 1 85284 795 1

      Reprinted in 2018 (with updates)

      Printed by KHL Printing, Singapore.

      A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library.

      Maps by Nicola Regine.

      All photographs are by the author unless otherwise stated.

      Thanks to my dear Nicola for taking me to this ‘brilliant speck of an island in the Ionian’ (L Durrell) – and for drawing his lovely maps.

      Updates to this Guide

      While every effort is made by our authors to ensure the accuracy of guidebooks as they go to print, changes can occur during the lifetime of an edition. Any updates that we know of for this guide will be on the Cicerone website (www.cicerone.co.uk/795/updates), so please check before planning your trip. We also advise that you check information about such things as transport, accommodation and shops locally. Even rights of way can be altered over time. We are always grateful for information about any discrepancies between a guidebook and the facts on the ground, sent by email to [email protected] or by post to Cicerone, Juniper House, Murley Moss, Oxenholme Road, Kendal LA9 7RL.

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      Front cover: Breathtaking views down Corfu’s south coast from the Agios Georgios ridge (Walk 13)

      CONTENTS

       Map key

       Overview map

       INTRODUCTION

       The Corfu Trail

       Plants and flowers

       Wildlife

       Getting there

       Local transport

       Information

       When to go

       Accommodation

       Communications

       Food and drink

       What to take

       Maps and place names

       Dos and don’ts

       Emergencies

       Using this Guide

       CORFU’S NORTHEAST

       Walk 1 Kaminaki to Kerasia coastal path

       Walk 2 Kalami to Menegoulas loop

       Walk 3 The Old Perithia trail

       Walk 4 Around Cape Agia Ekaterinis

       Walk 5 The Panorama Trail above Aharavi

       CORFU’S NORTHWEST

       Walk 6 Cape Drastis

       Walk 7 Agios Stefanos to Arillas

       Walk 8 Porto Timoni

       Walk 9 Fisherman’s Cabin and the kalderimi

       Walk 10 Paleokastritsa and Angelokastro loop