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Zizyphus is the name of our house that we own on the Greek Island of Corfu. It is in a village in the area south of Corfu town. We have been spending our holidays in Greece for the passed 30 years and have visited and travelled around (normally by foot) a numerous number of Greek Islands (although there are still plenty more for us to visit) and consider Greece to be our second home.
Having spent several holidays in Corfu and it being only a three hour flight away from the UK we decided that this is the Island on which we wish to make our second home.
Corfu has so much to offer with its beautiful scenery, it being one of the most green and fertile islands that we have visited. There are many wonderful walks, plenty of wildlife to see and flowers and fungi in abundance, not forgetting the lovely beaches that give you the choice to sunbathe , swim, snorkel, fish and to windsurf. Also there are many traditional villages to explore, not forgetting the towns of Lefkimmi & Corfu Town.
Walking in Corfu
We found the most detailed map of Corfu to be The Road Editions 1:60,000 Corfu
(Kerkyra) but it is still not accurate enough. We also found the German map Reise
Know-
The maps on this site have been constructed by downloading tracklogs from a Magellan GPS and using GPS Trackmaker software to construct the map.
Photographs
We are very enthusiastic about the nature of Corfu. On all of our walks we take photographs of the flora and fauna including wildflowers, orchids, fungi, insects, butterflies, reptiles and amphibians, and birds.
We illustrate each walk with photos of mountains, views and viewpoints, monasteries and churches. We also have photos of villages and towns, beaches and harbours on the south east and the south west coasts and have included a section on underwater sea life.
The area covered is in the south of the island of Corfu and features many Tavernas and restaurants,
Places of interest include the fortress of Gardiki, caves & lake Korission and Achillion Palace.
The many walks include Kanoula beach, Vitalades, Kouspades, Hlomos (Chlomos), Boukari, Neohoraki, Aghios Nikolaos, Kaliviota, Kritika, Korakades, Petriti, Chlomatiana, Korission Lake, Issos beach, Aghios Georgios, Alonaki, Messongi, Argirades, Village Spileo 75 Steps, Salt pans, Lefkimmi, Komianata, Moni Pantokrator, Aghios Matheos mountain and Santa Barbara.
The Wild flowers & flora featured are Orchids, Crocus, Cyclamen, Cistus, Asphodel
Lily, Strawberry tree, Jerusalem Sage etc.
The fungi we have found include Amanita, Inkcaps, Ruber, Russula, Waxcaps,
Mushroom (agaricus), Lepiota, False Chanterelle etc
The fauna we have captured on camera are Insects, Snakes, Lizards, tortoises,
frogs, terrapins, Butterflies, Crickets, Birds etc
The underwater section features Fish, Sea Urchin, Sea Cucumber, etc
The beaches, villages & towns covered are Benitses, Moraitika, Messongi, Boukari Bay, Notos, Kanoula, Gardeno. Marathias, Aghios Georgios, Issos, Korission, Paramona. Boukari, Kouspades, Petriti, Hlomos, Korakades, Argirades, Lefkimmi.
The Corfu town section includes the old fortress, New fortress, Palace of St Michael and George & the Esplanade
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Area |
Places of interest |
Restaurants and Tavernas |
Flora |
Fungi of Corfu |
Fauna |
Sealife of Corfu |
Wildflowers of Corfu 1 |
wildflowers of Corfu 2 |
Orchids and Broomrapes |
Insects and spiders of Corfu |
Butterflies and moths of Corfu |
Birds and Mammals of Corfu |
Reptiles of Corfu |
Fishes |
Invertebrates |