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Post by rebgus on Jun 30, 2015 14:00:37 GMT 2
Hi We are travelling to corfu in July and staying in Roda. We would like to travel to one of the islands off the coast - Mathraki /Erikousa or Othonoi. Would anyone be able to give me any advice on travelling there? Or accommodation on any of the islands. Any help would be much appreciated.
Thanks
Sean
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Post by artisans on Jun 30, 2015 22:55:34 GMT 2
I’d like to visit each of them, Sean, the easiest being Erikoussa. You can book from the various agents in the village and I wonder if Rena from Corfu Best Travel can help you with accommodation. I think she mentioned that to me once. I don’t know where you will be staying, but Theodoros (Theodoros Resort) has a little influence on Othoni and it is possible his father might be able to find something there. I think you can still get to Othoni from either Sidari or Ag. Stefanos, depending on the weather. Most of these trips are day trips, so you’d need to make some special arrangements to stay over.
Mathraki is a bit of a mystery to me, but you can reach all of the islands from Corfu Town. I haven’t looked to see if each of the islands has a website, but Mathraki certainly does (MATHRAKI) and there’s lots of useful information there. Please let us know how you get on as others might want to follow in your footsteps ... me for one!
Steve
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Post by daveyh on Jul 1, 2015 11:26:30 GMT 2
Hi I have visited each of the Islands and stayed for couple days on each. I booked my rooms via Aperghi Travel in Corfu Town - Anna Aperghi has a great knowledge. I used the Alex II ferry from Corfu Town; it runs several days a week and visits Erikoussa, Mathraki then Othoni and you can hop on and off. Sailing depend on weather as ferry is flat bottomed. ALternative is a smaller ferry called Pegasus that runs out of San Stefanos; contact San Stefanos Travel for times (it sometimes stops at Sidari as well).
Erikoussa has an hotel; Erikoussa Hotel which has its own website. Alternatively there are some appartments called Erikoussa Villas €58 per night for the appartment, where I stayed; they were quality and I highly recommend them. Can sleep up to 4 people have great facilities including tv in 8 different languages, wifi, even a BBQ on the site, well kept gardens. Near to a café snack bar. Get a walking map from the Hotel and follow the signs; they have just received some funding to replace them; easy walk to Ragini beach (not the one you go on a day trip) which is just as sandy and almost empty of sunbathers; take own picnic and drinks as no facilities there.
Mathraki; pre book and they will meet you off the ferry. I stayed in room on beachfront house of Mrs Argyrou. 12 minute walk from harbour and Taverna. It was basic and €46. There is a Taverna at the far end of the Island from the Harbour and they do rooms so maybe stay there would be better option. Can walk whole Island in a day....I saw turtle on the beach during the night.
Othoni. Furtherst away and the hillest by far; Italian and American influence.Several taverna all around the harbour area so that is lively in the summer months; lots of yachties. AT the Italian restaurant (great food and just a chalk board menu of 5 dishes - octopus soup was superb) arrange to be taken to the white beach (can only get there by boat €15; great swimming, peaceful, sun trap again take picnic as you'll be left there for 5 hours0. I stayed at Kalypso House some 500 meters from the beach €47; again you get picked up from the ferry. It was a short walk out of harbour area up a small hill great views, lovely place. It was cross between hotel and appartments. Walk inland to the church at the top of the hill; long but great views when there; alternatively walk to the lighthouse and old byzantian castle ruins - you can go down to beach (but not back up again) and take walk along coast back to Harbour; long walk over rocks, pebbles, seaweed, sandstone, climb over little headlands, fallen trees, little paddle around one rock crop........about 3.5kms fun walk if you up to it.
Whatever Island you chose you will enjoy but you must be prepared to walk as no transport. You could take scooters on the ferry but there is no petrol station on islands. If you want any further information just ask. My prices were for June 2013.
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Post by rebgus on Jul 2, 2015 16:07:16 GMT 2
thanks to you both, very helpfull.
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