Ships dock right at the New Port. They typically offer free shuttles to the passenger terminal of Corfu.

Some ships will also operate shuttles to and from Corfu Town.

The terminal has car rental kiosks and a duty-free shop.

You have to exit the terminal to find taxis (typically the first queue is for passengers looking for island tours; you have to walk way down to the end to find those cars that'll take you on the shorter hop to Corfu Town.

However, it is about a 20 to 30 minute or 3 km walk into Corfu if you would rather walk it. Simply leave the terminal to your left and stay right along the ocean all the way.

The public bus costs 1 and half euros. It's Bus #16 and you can pick it up in the port parking lot. It drops you at the town entrance.

Printable map to take along.

Cruise calendar for this port.

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Corfu town, especially in its oldest part, is one of the most charming and romantic places of the modern Greece. A perfect example of ancient Venetian and Byzantine art that will be able to fascinate you with it secret little streets and its panoramic points. Surrounded by the sea, the old town of Kerkyra is closed in by two ancient fortresses.

In Corfu you can use a very good bus service that can bring you to all the most important villages (Paleokastritsa, Kavos, Ipsos, Sidari, Gouvia, Kassiopi, Roda, etc...) leaving always from Kerkyra town. Also the taxi service is well organised. It's also very easy to take for rent bicycle, motorbikes, car and jeeps everywhere around Corfù.

Ride the Corfu Train: Corfu's tourist train is a great way to learn about the history of the island and to see some of the main sites, which you may then decide to visit in more detail. The 45-minute train ride sets off from the Spianada area, close to the Old Fort. The train passes by Paleopolis, the Church of St Jason and St Sosipater, the Ionian Academy (Corfu's oldest university) and takes a coastal route which gives some good views. The train operates between 11am and 11pm although not on an hourly basis. There is a schedule posted near McDonalds, across from the Spianada. The night tours are particularly memorable since the Fortress and many of the attractions are lit.

Dasia beach is developed along the village, so it's long and narrow. In this part of the coast the sea is calm and from the bay you have a stunning view over Albanian mountains and coastline.

Dasia can be reached by bus, leaving from San Rocco every half hour.

Along the small streets of the old town hundreds of small local shops are one next to the other and here you can really find everything you're looking for. In Corfu there are also many jewellery shops, leather shops and local laboratories that work the olive wood to make souvenirs. Moreover you can find carpets, hand made table clothes and ceramic gifts.

Something very special that is the symbol of Corfu island is the Kum Quat, something you must try at least once during your stay in Corfu.

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You can get free WiFi on the very top of the new fort. At the north end of Corfu town is the harbor, with the massive New Fort (16th C.) rising above it on the south.

Shopping hours are a somewhat complicated matter in Greece as they vary according to the type of business. The list below covers the main areas but bear in mind that this is subject to sudden arbitrary and often incomprehensible changes in the law.

Generally the hours between 2.00pm and 5.30pm are dedicated to lunch and the sacred afternoon siesta, especially in the hot summer.

Tourist shops may stay open, so do many kiosks, all the supermarkets, main post-offices and telephone offices.

Apart from kiosks, sweet shops, florists and many tourist shops everything is closed on Sundays. Supermarkets Open at 8.00 am and close at 8.00 pm in winter and 9.00 pm from April to end of October. Saturday they close at 6.00 pm and are closed on Sundays and holidays.

All shops (with the exception of the ones listed separately) Shops open around 9.00 am and close around 1.30 or 2.00 pm Monday to Saturday. On Tuesday, Thursday and Friday they are also open from around 6.00 pm to 9.00 pm. Always closed on Sundays and holidays.

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