Pergola

Corfu Town


Backstreet taverna in the former Jewish quarter, busy in the early evenings with visitors attracted by its well-priced food and drink – sample local favourites such as sofrito (veal in garlic sauce). There’s live Greek music on Friday and Saturday nights.


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Nearby Corfu Town attractions

1. Greek Orthodox Cathedral

0.14 MILES

Corfu Town’s Greek Orthodox cathedral, or Mitropolis, stands atop a flight of steps leading from the Old Port. Festooned with huge chandeliers, its wide…

2. Neo Frourio

0.16 MILES

The forbidding Neo Frourio is in fact only a little younger than the Old Fort across town. Surrounded by massive walls that crown the low hill at the…

3. Banknote Museum

0.17 MILES

Somewhat specialist, but oddly fascinating, the Banknote Museum occupies the upper floors of what was in 1840 the first-ever all-Greek bank. It traces the…

4. Church of Agios Spyridon

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Pilgrims and day-trippers alike throng this Old Town landmark. As well as magnificent frescoes, the small 16th-century basilica holds the remains of Corfu…

5. Corfu Living History

0.19 MILES

This town house has been remodelled to illustrate the daily lives of a fictitious merchant family from the mid-19th century. Enthusiastic guides make the…

6. Corfu Philharmonic Society

0.2 MILES

Via battered old instruments, photos and scores, this entertaining little museum tells the story of Greece’s first-ever marching band, which performed at…

7. Solomos Museum

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The former home of poet Dionysios Solomos (1798–1857), facing the Old Port across the waterfront road, is now a museum. His 'Hymn to Liberty' became the…

8. Serbian Museum of Corfu

0.23 MILES

Housed in the Serbian Consulate, this small museum tells of how Serbia’s army and government, retreating from the Bulgarians during WWI, were invited by…