Things to do in Corfu for Families - An A TO Z guide

Visit one of the water amusement parks with floating courses for some water fun with family and your kids at sea. Pass through a challenge of balancing beams, catapults, rope swings and high dives as well as slides and trampolines designed for kids and the family, keeping everyone amused and entertained. Water fun parks are the new thing for family fun. Corfu has a range of Aqualands and Floating Water Parks. Our concierge can arrange a visit for your family any time. Your kids are ready for the challenge; are you?

Corfu Aquarium brings the underwater world of the Mediterranean sea to light. Take an amazing ride on the Corfu Sea Discovery and discover the picturesque Paleokastritsa seabed. Through the specially designed undersea windows, you'll meet more than 50 fish species residing in the crystal clear waters and secret caves. Octopus, kalamari, seabass and dolphins are regulars at the site.

Stroll to Garitsa, down the coast off Corfu Town to visit the Archaeological Museum of Corfu. Inaugurated in 1967, the museum was originally founded to house the findings of the ancient temple of Artemis in Kanoni. The museum exhibits findings dating from the Prehistoric to the Hellenistic times, including bronze and marble statues, funeral offerings, ancient coins, clay pottery, golden jewellery, and parts of ancient temples. The impressive Gorgona-Medusa pediment from the temple of Artemis, dating from 585 BC, is the museum's main highlight. This pediment was excavated in 1911 and it is considered the oldest stone pediment of an ancient Greek temple. If you would rather stay in the Liston area with the kids, visit the Museum of Asian Arts just steps away, housed in the Palace of Saint Michael and Saint George. It is the only one of its kind in Greece, solely dedicated to the art and antiquities of the Far East and India. You will be amused by the colours and artistry; a wonderful journey through civilizations.

Take a ride on a horse and share this moment with the family. Ride a horse on the beach, on the mountain or take a lesson in one of Corfu's natural stables. A pony ride will be the best experience for your little ones. Not far away from Angsana Corfu Resort, in the middle of the forests there lies a mystical Equine Centre, Silvaland. Nature is everywhere, and you get the feeling you are entering a fairy tale. The Centre is set in an estate of over 7 acres and has a 2,000 sqm indoor arena, two outdoor arenas and stables. There are all kinds of horses, including ponies and, more specifically, Skyrian ponies. The Skyrian pony was an endangered species; when Sylvia Steen, owner of Silvaland, got interested in this ancient breed of horses, there were only three pairs left in the world! Now, thirty years later, the population comprises about 50 ponies on Corfu, another 20 back on Skyros and another 20 in Scotland. Kids and the family will be thrilled with the ambiance and the little Skyrian ponies, in this once in a lifetime experience.

Visit a traditional olive mill in Corfu and discover the secret Olive Tree variation that exists on Corfu island. Mavroudis Museum Olive Mill is owned by the Mavroudis, a family of olive producers who live in Corfu Greece. The estate keeps over 2,000 olive trees in the southern area of Corfu. A large proportion of these groves are made up of the ”Lianolia Kerkyra“ olive tree, a variety native to Corfu, some of which are over 700 years old. Other varieties that belong to the family include the Koroneiki. These olive trees have been planted more recently and produce an olive oil with an intense green colour, fruity grassy flavour and distinctive aroma, rich in precious organoleptic substances, vitamins and low acidity. Your family will enjoy tasting their fresh award-winning olive oil with homemade bread and local delicacies, while kids will love participating in the process of olive oil pressing, learning about an essential cycle of nature and the healthy ingredient of olive oil. Explore their other olive products, from olive pate to olive oil soaps, olive wood, and cosmetics.

Spend a day at the Bioporos Organic Farm, an imposing olive grove of 70 acres at the Southwest part of Corfu island. In its unique location right next to the unspoiled lagoon of Korission Lake, protected by Natura 2000, families will enjoy an educational and relaxing experience. Check out the Olive Tree groves, the bee society, the flock of sheep, horses, donkeys and several poultry. Learn more about the methods of organic farming experience the value of a natural lifestyle. Lunch is served at the traditional terrace using organic produce handpicked right from the perivoli (homemade organic cultivations).

A dolls museum welcomes all visitors to His Count and Her Countess Residence, a living museum at the heart of Corfu town. A 19th century noble mansion with an unique architectural setting showcases in a theatre of dolls the everyday life of noble Corfiots back then. Through animated figures, using robotic technology, and the perfect reproduction of décor and furnishing, Casa Parlante promises to deliver you a true insight into the glorious past of Corfu society. Kids will love to explore the dolls and all the family will sense the true local aura of recent traditions, depicting family life in an authentic experience of sights, sounds and smells. It’s a living house: listen to the children of the family playing music, smell the aromas of the cook’s virtuoso cuisine, and read the headlines of the Count’s newspaper in 1876. Casa Parlante brings Corfu history to life and lets the visitor dream of how it is to be a noble man.

The Music Museum attempts to present in brief the history of the Philharmonic Society of Corfu through its almost two centuries of uninterrupted activity (a period marked by the some of the most dramatic moments in modern history) through the items on display therein. The Museum also honors with its name the leading Corfiot composer Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros (1795–1872), its first artistic director (1841–1872), composer - among others - of the Greek national anthem, brass composer and inspirer of a whole generation of composers who shaped the music of the Ionian Islands.