Relax into the Peaceful Atmosphere of Holidays in Acharavi

Getting to Acharavi and getting around

Flights to Corfu are available at travel.co.uk combined with Acharavi apartments and hotels to form great-value bargain tailor-made holidays. A number of charter airlines including First Choice, Thomas Cook and Thomson offer flights to Corfu from airports across the UK including Birmingham, Cardiff, Durham Tees Valley and Luton, along with large airports such as Glasgow, London Gatwick and Manchester. Acharavi is a growing resort but is still compact enough to get around on foot for the most part. However, you can also hire bycycles, mopeds and cars to explore further afield, or use the local bus service that runs to neighbouring resorts and the capital Corfu Town.

Entertainment options on Acharavi holidays

Best known as a quiet resort with a focus on its award-winning beach and pleasant atmosphere, Acharavi holidays can also offer a variety of other options to keep you busy. A row of bars and shops line the several kilometres of sandy beach, which is lapped by the warm gentle waters of the Ionian Sea giving you plenty of opportunity to top up your tan and cool off with a drink at the same time. Heading out of the resort, an Acharavi holiday can also provide a few more lively activities such as the water park ‘Hydropolis’, which is just outside of the resort toward Kassiopi and proves extremely popular with families, especially in the hot summer heat. Acharavi is a popular area for snorkelling and there are other water sports available along the coastline including registered diving schools. A popular day trip is the island’s lively capital Corfu Town, which can be reached via public transport or by hiring a car. In the evenings Acharavi holidays maintain the pleasant Greek resort atmosphere, with a good selection of restaurants, tavernas and bars.

Restaurants and bars in Acharavi

There is a very decent selection of eateries in Acharavi serving a wide choice of food from across the globe including the usual holiday resort offerings of Chinese, Indian, Italian and British favourites. Of course there are also lots of opportunities to sample the local Greek fare and traditional Greek specialities on holidays in Acharavi. For starters Greek feta cheese salads are a popular choice, often laced with olive oil and black pepper, they are refreshing start to any meal. Alternatively try the tiropatikia, small cheese pies made with feta and eggs in pastry. For a main course how about meatballs in tomato sauce and garlic or moussaka, layers of mince meat, aubergine and potatoes, topped with cheese sauce and baked in the oven. Desserts can include traditional Greek yogurt served with nuts or the rather more rich alternative of Baklava, a syrup cake made with pastry and walnuts.