Paleokastritsa has all the advantages and disadvantages of a popular tourist centre.

On the foot of the Arakli-mountains, on the edge of terraces-shaped olive groves lie, from the rocky coast, six inviting turquoise-blue booking.

The scenery is overpowering.

The monastery stands on a wooded, to all sides precipitously sloping land tongue. Wear please suitable clothes, if you want to visit it! Although this cloister was founded in 1228, the brilliant white buildings are from the 18th and 19 th century - with lovely monastery gardens.

Another excursion is to Lakones, which is situated outstretched on the ledge of a mountain. A precipitous ride around numerous hairpin bends leads you there. Olive trees shade the street like gigantic screens, with dark cypresses. Carefully invested stonewalls form terraces in the slopes.

Below from the cliff ledge, on which the place stands, you get a great view- You can see very far away, until Liapades and the coastal mountains. At Bella Vista, about 1 kilometre behind the place, there is a balcony-shaped vantage point; to take a photo of the view.

After Lakones the road takes you on the left to Krini. From the castle Angelokastro has been left a little, but the 325 m deep abyss down in the sea is impressive ! The Byzantine fortress was builded by Michael Angelo I in the 12 Th century. You see the town of Corfu rather good, and, therefore, it was in ideal place to warn about menacing warships.

There are some organizers who have specialised in Liapades.

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