Wednesday, November 4, 2026
Day 30/50
Corfu, Greece
72F, sunny!
Sleepy, sunny Corfu awoke to greet us this morning. We opted to visit Corfu on our own, as we were here previously in November 2022. At that time, we visited the mansion of the last king of Greece that is now a museum and a couple other sites. I mentioned then that I wish we had more time in the Old Town—and today we did just that! Princess provided a shuttle into the Old Town (15 euros/pp rt) but we learned that a city bus from the same stop was 4 euros/pp rt. You can do the math on that!
We really love strolling through the
narrow streets and passageways of the villages of Europe—and we are always looking
for a café for coffee and some local treat.
The permanent population of Corfu is approximately 100,000 residents, making it the third most populous island in Greece. Corfu, known in Greek as Kerkyra, is the 2nd largest of the Ionian Islands, sitting at the northwestern edge of Greece at the mouth of the Adriatic Sea. The capital city is Kerkyra, home to roughly a third of the island's permanent population. The island spans an area of about 235 square miles with 135 miles of coastline.
The Corfu Old Town is a designated
UNESCO World Heritage Site renowned for its Venetian fortresses, French arcades
(Liston), and narrow cobblestone alleys shaped by Venetian, French, and British
rule before joining Greece in 1864. The
economy is heavily driven by international tourism during the summer months,
alongside local olive oil and wine production.
We
did our best to boost the economy!
One of our first stops was a shop we visited in 2022, and we recognized
the same shopkeepers! So many shops have
creams and lotions and soaps made with pure olive oil, sweet treats with
kumquats, baklava perfectly packaged, all kinds of olives also packaged well,
and the usual kitchen towels, t-shirts, gold jewelry, and casual clothing made
in Greece. I do like to give a small
gift to those who read the blog and we have stopped worrying about our luggage.
We will purchase another bag and pay the price at American Airlines. We hope we
can have our broken zippered Travel Pro luggage repaired so we are lugging them
home, too.
Our first break was for coffee and a cinnamon sugar crepe, giving us more energy to keep going.
TK’s Takes: Only
saw a couple cats, lots of dogs. The
Enchanted Princess is docked next to us and he can see our stateroom for our
February 2027 cruise from our Island Princess stateroom. The weather was perfect
today. The clock turns back one hour
tonight!
