Small-group Corfu Town Historical Walking Tour

Highlights

Inclusions

Itinerary

1. Our accredited guide will meet you in front of the Old Fortress at the statue of Schulemburg and after she gives you some information you enter together the Old Fortress.

   1 hAdmission included

2. The central square of Spianada is the most significant monument of the town. The name derives from the Venetian word for an "open flat area" and it is said that it is the largest square in the Balkans. Liston which is part of the square houses some of the finest cafes and restaurants in Corfu. The French were the ones who turned the Spianada into a public square. Before the nineteenth century, it used to be a large empty lot used for defensive purposes. Cricket matches are played on the Esplanade, the only place in Greece where the sport is played.

   20 min

3. The Palace of Saint Michael and Saint George is located on the northern part of the Corfu town historical centre square. It is the largest and the most significant building of the English rule period, which started in 1814 and ended in 1864 when the Ionian Islands were reunified with the rest of Greece. They were built at the request of the British Lord High Commissioner, Sir Thomas Maitland, to become his own luxurious residence and to house the High Commissioner’s administrative headquarters. Today, it houses the Corfu Museum of Asian Arts, the only one of its kind in Greece, solely dedicated to the art and antiquities of the Far East and India. It was founded in 1928 and its collection currently is comprising approximately 15.000 works of Asian art and it enjoys worldwide recognition, with rare items from its collections being presented in international exhibitions.

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4. We will visit the church of Saint Spyridon, the patron saint of the Island and a miracle worker. It was erected during the 16th century and the architecture of the church is typical of the Venetian architecture. It's bell tower is the highest spot of the town that is seen all over the Old Town of Corfu. The locals have deep faith in Agios Spyridon, who is considered the keeper of the island. Inside the Church of Saint Spyridon is a crypt, where his relics are kept in a double sarcophagus.

   20 min

5. As we are walking among the narrow streets we will pass by the Town Hall Square of Corfu, once the exclusive Venetian neighborhood with the opera house and the villas around it. We will admire the town hall building which was used at first as a club for the noblemen and later in 1720, the building hosted the Noble Theatre of Saint Giacomo of Corfu. Finally, in 1903 it was turned into a Town Hall.

   15 min

6. The Jewish quarter, the old Venetian “ghetto” that is still called Evraiki in Greek today, stretched across the southeast section of the city, near the Venetian fortifications. It was criss-crossed with alleyways lined with faded, multistoried houses, as in Venice. The ghetto lost its urban unity due to bombardments during the Second World War.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the experience starts, for a full refund.

Reviews

Ratings come from 52 reviews collected by our booking partner. They are travellers' own words, in the order they were written — never reordered to flatter the experience.

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• 5Brilliant tour guide.

  This is possibly one of the best walking tours. We have ever enjoyed. Ariti was knowledgeable and fun. She shared both historical and current that helped us understand Corfu and Greece. So glad we hooked up with her.

  Cheryl_LOctober 2026via Viator

• 5Absolutely loved our...

  Absolutely loved our tour! Our guide, Ariti, was friendly and knowledgeable. We loved learning her personal experiences being Greek. She also gave us food recommendations that were incredible. I highly recommend this tour!

  Abigail_POctober 2026via Viator

• 5A Wonderful Way to Discover Corfu Town

  We thoroughly enjoyed this walking tour and came away with a much deeper understanding of Corfu Town and its history. Nausika was warm, engaging and incredibly knowledgeable, making the tour feel more like a walk with a local friend than a guided tour. Her stories and insights helped us see parts of the Old Town that we might otherwise have missed. A lovely experience and one we would highly recommend to anyone visiting Corfu.

  RnWPOctober 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5A Wonderful Way to Discover Corfu Town

  This walking tour was one of the highlights of our holiday in Corfu. Nausika was a wonderful guide, warm, friendly and incredibly knowledgeable about the history and culture of Corfu Town. It felt more like exploring the Old Town with a local friend than being on a guided tour. We discovered fascinating stories, hidden corners and details we would never have noticed on our own. A fantastic experience that gave us a much deeper appreciation of Corfu. Highly recommended.

  Robin_POctober 2026via Viator

• 5Excellent tour

  The guide was excellent and the tour lovely including typical Greek food. 3 hours well spent. Company offered us a move to the food and culture tour due to an emergency with a guide and illness. All done in advance. Excellent communications throughout

  701stephenaSeptember 2026via Tripadvisor

• 5Nausicaa was an excellent...

  Nausicaa was an excellent guide, friendly, amusing and very knowledgeable. We were fortunate enough to have her to ourselves - we were the only ones on that tour.

  Eric_BSeptember 2026via Viator

Know before you go

How it compares in Corfu

• Its from-price is 30% below the median of the 582 experiences we list in Corfu.
• Its length is typical for the group.
• By number of reviews it ranks 60 of 582.
• The operator lists free cancellation on it.

About Corfu

Corfu is a green Ionian island off north-west Greece, with a Venetian old town, olive groves, rocky coves and a taste of French and British history.

Corfu Town, on the east coast, is listed by UNESCO for its Venetian, French and British layers, with narrow lanes of tall pastel houses between two Venetian fortresses. The Liston arcade, modelled on a Parisian street, runs along the Spianada, a huge square where cricket is still played, and the old British palace there now holds a museum of Asian art. The tiny islet of Vlacherna and Pontikonisi, Mouse Island, sit off the airport runway.

Top-ranked sights in Corfu: Old Fortress (Palaio Frourio), Kanoni, Paleokastritsa.

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