Corfu Golf Club
When Charalambos Tsaousoglou bought the Xenia hotel in Corfu, in 1965 his cousin Cleon Kedros of Trieste, a keen golfer, and his good friend Mr. Constantine Karamanlis, ex president of the Greek democracy advised him that Corfu needed a golf course if it was to become a high quality tourist resort.
A large area of the island in Ropa valley was purchased and in 1967 Donald Harradine the Swiss based golf course architect was commissioned to build the course, which he completed in 1971. The Club house was designed by the well-known Greek architect Mr. Hatzimichalis and constructed out of local stone.
Anna Kedros, daughter of Cleon Kedros, inaugurated the course by driving the first ball, and as a memorial to her father his friend Constantine Pisani of Trieste donated the Kedros Cup, which is awarded to the winner of the Open Championship, held annually in May.
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Barbati Beach
Barbati Corfu, one of the most scenic regions on the whole island of Corfu, with rich greenery and olive groves overlooking sparkling blue water, on the north-east coastline in the foothills of the majestic Pantokrator mountain, about 18 km north of Corfu town.
Barbati area is popular for its long stretch of pebble beach leading into the clearest of crystal-clear sea, with traditional tavernas and plenty of water sports available.
Marina Gouvia
“K&G” has developed across the Greek Seas a modern /contemporary network of Marinas, most likely to be expanded across the Mediterranean, and other areas of interest, which offer high quality services. Using the key geographical position of Greece and particularly of the marinas it manages, the company has succeeded, not only in establishing itself as nationally dominant, but also in having the benefit of acknowledgement on an international scale, ensuring complete customer satisfaction at all times as well as a successful course on a business level.
Kanoni Corfu
The cosmopolitan Kanoni is a place of magical beauty and one of the most well know sights of Corfu. It is located on the homonym peninsula, that has beautiful seashores and beaches, South of the town of Corfu.
Kanoni offers a magical view towards the small island with the monastery of Vlaherena, with which it is united by an elevated strip of land, while in the background the legendary green rock, the Pontikonisi (mouse island) dominates with the monastery of Pantokrator which according to Homer was Odysseus boat that god Poseidon turned into rock during the storm that washed the legendary shipwrecked Odysseus on to the island of Faiakon. His last stop before returning to Ithaca.
Whatever time of the day you arrive at Kanoni, the imposing view will stun you.
Paxos Island
Paxos can be found 14 kilometres south of Corfu, 20 kilometres to the east is Parga on the mainland of Greece. Paxos covers an area of some 19 square kilometres and is one of a cluster of picturesquesmall islands set in the Ionian Sea. Paxos has no airport, can only be reached by ferry boat and therefore, has been able to protect itself from the strain of modern tourism. Paxos is an island of endless olive groves and Anti Paxos one large vineyard. The eastern coastline of the islands are gentle compared to the west coast which are bold and abrupt, with caves, arches and shear cliffs.
