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Sights·Corfu

Vlacherna Monastery & Mouse Island Corfu 2027: Best Viewpoint

·3 min

Vlacherna monastery and Pontikonisi (Mouse Island) form Corfu's most iconic photo — both visible side by side from the Kanoni peninsula.

Best viewpoint

The Kanoni belvedere, 4 km south of Corfu Town. Free, open 24/7. Best light: morning (08:00-10:00) for soft front light, or 17:00 for warm side light. Avoid noon — backlit.

Boat to Mouse Island

Small boats from Vlacherna pier (5 min crossing, 5 € round-trip, summer only 09:00-19:00). The 13th-century Pantokrator chapel is the only building on Pontikonisi.

Vlacherna monastery

Connected to Kanoni by a 100 m causeway. Free entry, modest dress. 17th-century, active until the 1970s.

Bonus

Planes land directly over the bay — incredible spotting from Kanoni Café.

Stay in a villa in Perama or Benitses 10 min away.

How Charterandvillas helps you

Our concierge has been bundling villas and yachts in the Mediterranean since 2019. We work in your language with a single point of contact for the entire stay. We provide a fixed price that already includes the skipper, final cleaning, and the first two hours of fuel, with no surprises upon arrival.

What to consider before you book

  • Actual sleeping capacity, not the number of sofa beds.
  • Distance and transfer time to the marina and the nearest beach club.
  • Concierge extras: chef, masseur, DJ in villa, security.
  • Cancellation period and what triggers a refund.

Please provide us with your dates and group size, and we will send you a proposal with two or three suitable villas and yachts on the same day.

Plan your trip with Charterandvillas

We bundle the villa and the yacht into one closed price, in your language, with a single contact. Build your villa + yacht package or talk to our concierge on WhatsApp.

How Charterandvillas helps

Our concierge desk has been bundling villas and yachts in the Mediterranean since 2019, and we work in your language with a single point of contact for the entire stay. We quote a closed price that already includes the skipper, end-of-stay cleaning and the first two hours of fuel, so there are no surprises on arrival.

What to ask before you book

  • Real sleeping capacity, not sofa-bed count.
  • Distance and transfer time to the marina and to the nearest beach club.
  • Concierge add-ons: chef, masseuse, in-villa DJ, security.
  • Cancellation window and what triggers the refund.

Tell us your dates and group size and we will send a same-day proposal with two or three matching villas and yachts.

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