Escape to CORFU

Greece's greenest island is at its best at this time of year

- ALICE BARNES-BROWN

Imagine a sunshine-filled island where marbled streets wind their way to secret pebble beaches, where the morning air is filled with the clink of coffee cups and birdsong... that's Corfu, a Mediterranean paradise. It's beloved by Brits and perhaps that's because we find it strangely familiar - this is Greece's most verdant island, with cypress trees and kumquat shrubs springing up in every corner. And it's lovely in late summer when the weather is still warm but not too hot. But best of all? Corfu is compact, so you can explore during the day and still be by the sea, cocktail in hand, in time for sunset.

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