Corfu, Kerkira - Choose HD - Dassia To Acharavi Road Trip Via Spartilas and Episkepsi.
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- Опубліковано 31 гру 2013
- This is a road trip from Dassia - north along the coast from Corfu Town to Acharavi on the Northern coast. I pass through Ipsos and turn left off the main Kassiopi road along the winding hairpin bends up to and through Spartilas. I continue Through the villages of Sgourades and Episkepsi and finally drop down into Acharavi. I turn right into the Roda - Sidari to Kassiopi main road and then left down to an empty beach. Sounds simple doesn't it!
Great video of off the beaten track REAL Corfu. We did this in 1973 on bicycles (secondhand road bikes from London we took on the train to Athens) with just one taverna at Rida an empty beach no slum development. Corfu was a paradise then with just a few helpful modern features..... now!!!!
Bellissima Corfù..Sarai sempre nel mio cuore ❤️ 💓
I cycled this route in 1972 with two friends. We did Kontokali to Arachavi in one day in July! I believe the main road tarmaced like this did not exist then - at least the last part was a track. We descended through some olive groves onto a DESERTED BEACH WITH NO DEVELOPMENT EXCEPT ONE TAVERNA - WE HAD THE BEACH TO OURSELVES, HAD A MEAL AT THE TAVENA AND SLEPT ON THE PORCH SLEEPING BAGS. When we woke up first light couldn't find the bikes! The tide had come in and just covered them. The owner of the tavena knew once the road was connected thousands and thousands would come. Paradise would be destroyed, but I suppose money came in. The Corfu of the 1970s was a magical under developed island - I think it's like the Costa del Sol now.
It's not just the development which has had an effect but the shoddy buildings with no thought to the aesthetics' which makes the place look tacky in places. It's not Costa Del Sol like but leaves a lot to be desired in some areas . It's not changed much in to 20 years I have lived here but did drastically between the time you were here till mid 90's but as you say many people have made a living out of the place.
At 41.27 this was the result of a landslide where the road fell away into a gorge, at 43.44 the track to the right takes you to my house. at 55.07 on the left is my little red Jimny Jeep at tet a tet cafe. And you finished up between Nerada Taverna and Beachside villas/taverna, nice little spot, by the way December 2020 roads no better lol. Hope you had a good visit, you obviously knew your way around. PS that bad road used to be a bus rout till a couple of years before the road collapsed.
You can't turn back the clock, but the way forward must be to upgrade the whole island to a more select (expensive) holiday destination with green basis - Covid might push it that way.
Wow, 57 minutes? Getting popcorn!
Crikey! That's some journey! I driven all 'around' Corfu a few times but never ventured too much inland...think I'll keep it that way! Nice video!
Hi Gary,
If you tend to stick to the main roads, I find you miss so much of the real Corfu. I love driving up to the little villages where you will see streets only wide enough for one car to pass - as you will see If you look at some of my other videos. I do tend to take the scenic routes more times than is good for me. This video was taken in a Fiat Panda. How adventurous was that.
Bravo