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| Barbati beach , Corfu, Greece beach Travel
Information
Barbati: A colorful combination of mountain and sea.
Spectacular beach, azure sea with a dramatic backdrop of mount Pantokrator. Always
popular for families with young children.
Its visitors return regularly
to enjoy the wonderful beach, the water sports and the emerald waters.
A mile long shingle beach is the outstanding asset that Barbati has to offer.
A few Tavernas on the beach, a supermarket and the occasional gift shop. The main
village of Barbati is located up on the main road - about a ten min walk. The
resort of barbati runs either side of the main coastal road from Corfu town. The
shops and Tavernas are positioned on the road side and smaller roads run steeply
off to your right down to the beach. The beach is long and the views are stunning
from here. To the right you look across to Corfu town. Spot the old town and the
forts. You can see the cruise ships docked in the port, just to the right of the
main town. On the left the view is of the Albanian coast line where it meets with
the Greek mainland. On a clear day it is stunning.
Corfu Travel Guide
- Barbati
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati
Who is the Resort
for ? Barbati is the ideal family resort, for those looking for some life
but also some peace and quiet. The beach front tends to be quieter and more relaxing
in the evenings, whereas the bars up on the main road are busier and more lively.
The main road is quite a hike up from the beach. The Pantokrator hotel offers
a much needed courtesy bus service up and down the hill.
The Beach
Type: Pebble and shingle beach. Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Sun
Beds: There are plenty of sun beds and umbrellas for hire.
Facilities:
Barbati is a Blue flag beach therefore has all facilities including toilets, showers
and changing rooms.
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati
Child
Suitability: The beach is well away from the road and is long and flat. The
water is fairly shallow at first and appears to shelve off gradually.
Accessibility: The road down to the beach is steep but when there it is
totally flat.
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Cleanliness and Urchins:
Being a blue flag beach Barbati is kept clean and the water is very clear. There
are no urchins in the main part of the beach although if you swim around the rocky
areas either side be careful.
Places of Interest There are the
remains of an ancient church St Nikolas right on the beach at Barbati, although
it is closed it is worth a look as it is very pretty and being right on the beach
it is unusual. There are many traditional older villages in the hills behind the
resort which are worth visiting.
Places Nearby Ipsos is a 20 min
walk - but a regular boat service operates for a small charge. Nissaki in the
other direction is also about 20 mins - via the main road - as it does not have
a footpath.
How to get there by Car Take the main coastal road
from Corfu town, following the signs to Kassiopi. Pass through Ipsos. The road
then starts to climb, as you start to come back down the hill the other side there
are two very bad bends! Be careful as they double back on themselves!! Just after
these bends you are in Barbati you will see the sign. Follow the signs on your
right to Taverna Akti Barbati this will take you to the beach. There is plenty
of parking. What's There Supermarkets: There are several supermarkets on
the main road. The largest is Harry’s situated on the left as you drive through
the town towards the North. They offer a delivery service for large and heavy
orders Tel; 26630 91028.
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Boat Rental:
There are two boat rental places in Barbati. Spiros is on the beach right in the
middle. You can also arrange boat hire through Helga Travel on the main road.
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Water Sports: To the right hand side
of the beach you will find Barbati Ski Club they offer water skiing, ringo rides
and Banana rides, Tel 26630 91230
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Exchange:
Helga Travel services on the main road will happily exchange travellers cheques
for you and foreign currency.
Public Swimming Pools: Just off
the main road there are several swimming pool bars, these are open to the public
and are free to use, but you will need to purchase a couple of drinks.
Telephone: There are two pay phones in Barbati, one on the beach front
and the other by the first supermarket on the main road, these are the card type
and you can purchase the cards from the supermarkets.
Children's Facilities:
There are no children’s play areas in Barbati, although the beach is fairly child
friendly. Older children may enjoy the snooker and pool tables in some of the
bars.
Disabled Facilities: As with the majority of the resorts
in Corfu there are no disabled facilities as such - toilets etc. Although Barbati
is fairly flat the shops are on the road which is level and once down the steep
road the beach is on the flat too.
Bars: Cocktail bars are on
both the beach front and the main road, Agathi bar is both relaxing and has a
pleasant surrounding coupled with the fact that the views from here are unrivalled
in my opinion. Enjoy a cool drink whilst looking across the Corfu and Albanian
coastlines.
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati
Tavernas: There are several Tavernas in Barbati, Both on the main road and
the beach front.
Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Caryatides on the
main road, serves excellent pizzas and traditional Greek cuisine along with a
helping of one of the best views!! Tel: 26630 91544
Corfu Travel Guide
- Barbati Corfu Travel Guide - Barbati Akti Barbati Taverna right on the
beach serves snacks and Greek cuisine, Tel: 26630 91276
Shopping: There
are a few tourist type shops here and gift shops selling olive wood goods and
ceramics. Travel Office Helga will arrange trips etc. and also provides internet
services. Barbati also has a laundry. | |
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Top Beaches |  |
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Alonissos Beach | | Alonissos has some
of the cleanest water in the Aegean, but it's lacking in sandy beaches. There's
only two really - Vythisma and Vrysitsa. The rest vary from rough to fine pebbles..
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| Khryssi
Milia Beach | | Khryssi Milia, the first
good beach, has pine trees behind the sand and a taverna. At Kokkinokastro, over
the hill to the north, excavations have revealed the site of ancient Ikos and
evidence of the oldest known prehistoric habitation in the Aegean. There's nothing
much to see, but it's a beautiful spot with a good red-pebble beach, and, in July
and August, a daytime bar. | | |
| Vythisma
Beach | | Vythisma, the lovely beach just
before Megalos Mourtias, can only be reached by boat, the path here having been
washed out. Further north, visible from Palea Alonissos, Vrysitsa is tucked into
its own finger-like inlet. There's sand and a taverna, but little else. |
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| Crete
Beach | | But when you lose yourself among
the mountains, or on the lesser-known coastal reaches of the south, it has everything
you could want of a Greek island and more: great beaches, remote hinterlands and
hospitable people. | | |
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Kalamos | | Another island beach is at
Kalamos: get off the Manganari bus at the turning for Kalamos, which leaves you
with a four-kilometre walk. | | |
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Myrtos Beach | | The journey between Argostoli
and Fiskardho, by regular bus or rented vehicle, is the most spectacular ride
in the archipelago. Leaving town, the road rises into the Evmorfia foothills and,
beyond Agonas, clings to near-sheer cliffs as it heads for Dhivarata, which has
a smattering of rooms and is the stop for Myrtos beach. | |
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Megas Lakkos | | Half-hourly ferries
(hourly in winter) ply between the capital and Lixouri throughout the day until
midnight. Lixouri's nearest beach is Lipedha, a two-kilometre walk south. Like
the Xi and Megas Lakkos beaches (served by bus from Lixouri and both with restaurants
and accommodation), it has rich-red sand and is backed by low cliffs. |
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| Pefkoulia
Beach | | Tsoukaladhes, just 6km from
Lefkadha, is developing a roadside tourism business, but better beaches lie a
short distance to the south, so there's very little reason to stay here. Four
kilometres on, the road plunges down to the sand-and-pebble Pefkoulia beach, one
of the longest on the island, | | |
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Mylos Beach | | Sea taxisply between AI
Nikitas and Mylos beach, or it's a 45-minute walk (or bus ride) to the most popular
beach on the coast, Kathisma, a shadeless kilometre of fine sand, which becomes
nudist and a lot less crowded beyond the large jutting rocks halfway along. |
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Myconos | | The closest beaches to town
are those to the north, at Tourlos (only 2km away but horrid) and Ayios Stefanos
(4km, much better), both developed resorts and connected by a very regular bus
service to Mykonos Town. There are tavernas and rooms to let (as well as package
hotels) at Ayios Stefanos, away from the beach. | |
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