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Snorkeling beaches in Corfu
Want clear water and rocks to explore in Corfu? These 20 beaches are good for snorkeling, usually with clearer water and a rocky or mixed seabed. Visibility is often better on low-wind days — check wind and waves in CalmBeach first.
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Porto Timoni
Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
The double beach of Corfu — Corfu’s most famous "double" beach: two back-to-back bays sharing a thin neck of land, on a wild headland below the village of Afionas.
- Glyfa Beach Pebbles - Easy road access
- Paralia Gyali Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- Kardaki Pebbles - Easy path
- Paralia Stelari Pebbles - Boat access only
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Kanali tou Erota
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
The "Channel of Love" — Soft sandstone carved by erosion into arches, caves and narrow fjord-like channels, on the northwest coast (Sidari). There is little sand — you…
- Iliodoros Pebbles - Difficult access (path)
- skalia beach Sand & pebbles - Difficult dirt road
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Nissaki Beach
Pebbles - Easy road access
The little cove at the foot of Pantokrator — Nissaki lies on the northeast coast of Corfu, a small pebble-and-rock cove at the foot of Mount Pantokrator, in the stretch of coast running from…
- Paralia Agios Nikolaos Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
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Kanoni Beach
Pebbles - Easy road access
The smooth rocks at the tip of the peninsula — Kanoni sits on the northern coast of Corfu, at the tip of a green peninsula just north of Kassiopi, between Pipitos and Bataria beaches. It is not a…
- Prasoudi Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
- Mikro Stelari Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
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Paralia Myrtiotissas
Sand & pebbles - Easy road access
Lawrence Durrell’s favourite beach — A strip of golden sand beneath white limestone cliffs, on the isolated west coast. Author Lawrence Durrell called it "perhaps the loveliest beach in…
- Krouza Pebbles - Boat access only
- Black Rocks Beach Pebbles - Easy access
- Kamari Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
- Paralia Limni Pebbles - Easy path
- Paralia Klimatia Pebbles - Easy path
- Antypsos Sand & pebbles - Boat access only
Which beaches in Corfu are good for snorkeling?
The beaches listed here have rockier seabed and clearer water, where you are more likely to see fish and underwater life. Conditions vary, so check the forecast before you go.
When is snorkeling more comfortable?
Snorkel close to shore when conditions are mild and avoid strong wind, waves or currents. Check live wind and waves in the app and follow any local flags.