Monasteries & churches · Corfu · ★★★★★
A working monastery of the Virgin on the headland above Paleokastritsa's coves, said to date from 1225 and rebuilt in the 18th century: a whitewashed courtyard, a small icon museum and the view down the west coast. Free; shoulders and knees covered.
It gets busy, so come early or late in the day. Parking is about 50 m away and the bus stop about 300 m, with drinking water and toilets close by. Viewpoints within 200 m look out over the coast. Afterwards, swim at Agios Spiridon, 300 m away, or go up to Angelokastro, 1.6 km off.