A helpful Corfu Beach guide updated for 2024

A helpful guide to the best beaches in Corfu

The Which Greek Island Corfu beach guide gives an in depth look at the best beaches in Corfu. With the island being so long from north to south, most people wont want to spend the couple of hours travel time to visit the beaches at the other end of the island so this page is great for helping you to pick the beaches that fit your needs but are also within a short journey of where you plan to stay.

Must see Corfu beaches

In our opinion the Corfu beaches that you really should try to take in whilst on the island are:

Halikounas, more of a sand dune than a beach, it separates the Ionian sea from Lake Korission in the south west of the island. With it being so large you’ll always find some space to yourself and there’s a kite surfing school for the more adventurous. Easy to get too, plenty of parking and remote enough for an all over tan if you fancy it.

Kalamaki, another huge beach, this time in the north east of Corfu. It stays shallow for a long way out making it perfect for little people or weak swimmers and has a wealth of tourist facilities to keep you entertained.

Glyfada, this popular beach is in the middle of the island and offers a good mix of gorgeous scenery and an upbeat atmosphere, not to everyone’s taste but if you like a bit of music and water sports then Glyfada is a great choice.

Popular beaches in Corfu

The most popular beaches in Corfu tend to be those based around the larger resorts. Places like Sidari, Kavos and Glyfada all have very popular beaches with tons of things to keep youngsters entertained as well as a wealth of amenities like sun loungers, water sports, tavernas for food and drink as well as gorgeous scenery.

Secluded Corfu beaches

There are a number of fantastic secluded beaches, most of which you wont find on the internet, so travelling round the coast to see what you can find it a great idea. There are places like Myrtiotissa beach as well as Kerasia and Agios Spyridon that are ideal if you simply want to get away from the crowds of the main beaches, not sure you’d really call them secluded though.

Top 25 Corfu Beaches

Glyfada

Halikounas

Halikounas, often called Chalikounas, is a vast sandy beach on the south west coast of Corfu, right on the edge of Lake Korisson. The beach has soft golden sand with some rocks. There are a couple of tavernas, one at the start and one around the middle.

Ipsos

Ipsos is a narrow but very long sand beach with pebbles in places. With shallow and calm water, Ipsos is great for children and with water sports available and bars, shops and cafes lining the road that runs behind the beach adults will like it here too.

Kalamaki

Kalamaki is a large sandy beach on the north east corner of Corfu. It’s in the bay of Apraos and that’s why it’s sometimes referred to as Apraos beach. There are multiple tavernas around the middle of the beach serving food and drinks to keep you refreshed.

Kavos

Kavos beach is a 2km stretch of sand on the south coast, it’s on the edge of Kavos town and for that reason it’s ideal for the 18-30 crowd, it offers water sports including jet ski, banana boat and doughnut rings as well as other activities like bungee jumping.

Kerasia

Kerasia beach is located up in the north east corner of Corfu, it's a picturesque tree lined pebble beach with great views out to Albania. Kerasia is a fairly quite beach with sunbeds to hire as well as a taverna and beach bar for refreshments.

Large Nissaki

Large Nissaki lies slightly north east of small Nissaki on the east coast, it’s a long but fairly narrow shingle and pebble beach. There's sun loungers with trendy seating, table service for your food and drink and water sports to keep everyone entertained.

Mirtiotissa

Mirtiotissa is a secluded beach on the west coast that's mainly used by nudists. There's a small beach bar but no other facilities. There’s a narrow, difficult but passable road to the beach. If you’re worried about the road then leave the car at the top and walk.

Paleokastritsa

Paleokastritsa is a fairly small bay belonging to the village of the same name in the north west of Corfu. It's a popular resort so the beach gets packed in the summer months but it also means it has everything including sunbeds, tavernas, water sports and more.

Pelekas

Pelekas beach is large and sandy and never feels over crowded. It has calm waters that stay shallow a fair way out making it great for kids as they can safely build sandcastles, dig a hole in the sand or play in the shallow waters without fear of it suddenly dropping off.

Sidari

Sidari is a long sandy beach on the north coast, as Sidari is one of the most popular resorts on the island the beach is busy with lots of sun loungers, tavernas, water sports, pedalo hire and ample parking. It's great for kids as the water stays shallow.

Small Nissaki

Small Nissaki is a tiny pebble beach, there’s a single taverna perched on the rocks above which is the perfect spot to enjoy the views. Small Nisskai is good for kids as it’s a sheltered bay so there’s not too much current or winds but it does get deep.

Corfu Beach Map

Where Next

Corfu Resorts

Go to the Corfu resort guide to find out about the great towns and villages on the island.

Corfu Beaches

Go to the Corfu beach guide to find out about some of the best beaches on the island.

Corfu Sights

Find something to keep you entertained whilst in Corfu with our Corfu sight seeing guide.

Corfu

Go back to the main Corfu guide to find out more about this lovely Ionian island and what it has to offer.

The Greek Islands

Find info on another Greek island, whether that’s to hop from Corfu on a day trip or to research an alternative destination.

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