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Paleokastritsa: Call for lifeguards at Agios Petros and Agia Triada beaches
CORFU. Paleokastritsa Business Association is calling on the competent authorities to reconsider the negative decision on classifying Agios Petros and Agia Triada beaches as busy beaches and to ensure the provision of the required lifeguard protection.
Clearing Potamos ahead of boatyards’ relocation
CORFU. Contract signed to clear the site earmarked for the boatyard operators — infrastructure needed for them to begin operating is the next step.
The town that burned as the Axis crumbled
CORFU. The island’s strategic position, at the entrance to the Adriatic and facing the Italian and Albanian coasts, brought Corfu to the centre of military operations following Italy’s capitulation. On the night of 13–14 September 1943, the Luftwaffe launched a devastating incendiary bombing raid on the town.
Traditional Sardine ΄Panigiri΄ at Church of Iasonas and Sosipatros
CORFU. 29 and 30 July outside the church.
Lifeguard protection at busy beaches
CORFU. Lifeguards are already in place and will be on duty at the beaches every day until 30 September, including Sundays and public holidays, from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.
The price of modernisation: From 1830s Greece to the Albania of Zvërnec
Prompted by Jared Kushner’s €4 billion investment in the Albanian coast and the widespread backlash it has sparked, Richard Pine examines the enduring dilemma of modernisation. He argues that the real story is not so much about Albania as it is about the price Greece has paid—and continues to pay—in its effort to integrate into the Western economic and political reality, often at the expense of its productive base, cultural identity, and social cohesion.
Bronze Award for V-Museum Corfu: Digital ‘heart’ of Corfu shines at Tourism Awards 2026
CORFU. Elisavet Pravita and Ioannis Kanakaris win award in the ‘New Museums and Visitable Cultural Sites’ category.
Corfu Garden Festival 2026: A celebration of nature and culture
CORFU. 25 April - 3 May
Corfu Garden Festival 2026: Celebrating nature and culture
CORFU. 25 April - 3 May.
Haralambos Makris wins award at Taranto International Music Composition Competition
CORFU. The Corfiot maestro has conducted major concerts in Portugal and Spain.
Fishing boat sinks in Erikoussa
CORFU. There was no fuel, and no one was aboard.
Metron Arts Association presents new musical: ‘The Wizard of Oz΄
CORFU. The performance will take place on the main stage of the Municipal Theatre on February 7 and 8, beginning at 7:30 p.m.
Munitions - possibly a shell - found in Garitsa Bay
CORFU. The Coast Guard sealed off the area.
Man, 47, injured near Rovinia beach
CORFU. The man was in a rugged location, and coast guard assistance was needed.
Sailing vessel adrift east of Corfu
CORFU. The vessel docked safely at Gouvia Marina accompanied by the Coast Guard.
New lifeguards at seven Central Corfu beaches
CORFU. The beaches of Agios Gordios, Kontogialos, Glyfada, Paleokastritsa, Barbati, Ipsos, and Dassia are now protected.
Man, 72, pulled out of sea in Dassia unconscious
CORFU. Lifeguards from a nearby hotel arrived on the scene immediately and responded to the situation.
How to obtain card for reduced fares on blue buses
CORFU. How much the fare will be and how pensioners can obtain a card.
