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Corfu
Alone

A solo travel guide for women 50 and over
By Jennifer Brandt

Where you expect bleached rock, Corfu delivers olive groves, dark cypresses and a coastline folded into coves. In the Old Town, tall Venetian buildings in ochre and dusty pink line the narrow kantounia.

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Where you might stay

  • BudgetOdysseus Hotel Paleokastritsa Corfuhillside pool with a wide bay view
  • Mid-rangeCorfu Mare Boutique Hotelquiet, space, pool, and sea views
  • A treatCorfu Palacepools, lobby, and a flat town walk

Two places to eat or drink alone

  • Venetian WellSolo dining at the bar inside.
  • Averto CaféA quieter side street suits lunch away from the crowds.

SAMPLE

Corfu Awaits

The plane banks left over the Ionian Sea, and there it is: a slender green island pressed against the Albanian coastline. Where you expect bleached rock, Corfu shows olive groves, dark cypresses along the ridgelines, and a coastline folded so tightly that every headland hides another cove and another small harbor.

The descent into Ioannis Kapodistrias Airport is dramatic. The runway extends into Chalikiopoulou Lagoon, and on many approaches the plane passes low over the old fortress, the Liston arcade, and Corfu Town’s terracotta rooftops before the wheels touch tarmac.

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PRACTICAL SAMPLE

Safe at Night

Company is easy to find on Corfu if you want it.

In tourist areas you will meet other travelers on their own; in a village taverna you may be the only non-Greek present.

Sitting at one of the Liston cafes facing the Spianada is participatory rather than solitary: everyone is watching everyone else, and conversations start easily. Return to the same cafe at the same hour for a few days and you will be recognized.

A half-day cooking class on Corfiot cuisine (sofrito, pastitsada, kumquat desserts) typically has four to eight participants, a shared meal and local wine, which makes it one of the easiest ways to meet people.

Walking tours of Corfu Town (several operators run them in English) give you two hours of company and local knowledge; ask whether the guide is a Corfiot who knows the Old Town.

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Inside this book

  • Corfu Awaits
  • Corfu’s History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Corfu
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
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  • Corfu Awaits
  • Corfu’s History
  • Planning Your Escape
  • The Solo Woman’s Corfu
  • Where to Stay
  • Neighborhood by Neighborhood
  • Days in Corfu
  • Art, Culture & Creativity
  • The Pleasures of the Table
  • Evening & After Dark
  • Shopping at Your Own Pace
  • Day Trips and Villages
  • Conversation Notes
  • Practical Matters
  • Tastes to Take Home

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Corfu Alone

Where you expect bleached rock, Corfu delivers olive groves, dark cypresses and a coastline folded into coves. In the Old Town, tall Venetian buildings in ochre and dusty pink line the narrow kantounia.

$6.99 ebook

Buy the ebook, $6.99

Ebook · Updated Q4 2026

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THE GUIDE + YOUR OWN PLANS

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