Palaiokastritsa

Palaiokastritsa (Greek: Παλαιοκαστρίτσα meaning Little Old Castle place, referring to nearby Angelokastro) is a village in northwestern Corfu, Greece. Corfu has been suggested to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians and the bay of Palaiokastritsa to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa for the first time. The monastery in Palaiokastritsa, which dates from 1225, houses a museum. It is especially known for its great cliffs and nearby beaches.

Palaiokastritsa Παλαιοκαστρίτσα
Municipal unit
The bay of Palaiokastritsa. The rock in the sea visible near the horizon at the top centre-left of the picture is considered by the locals to be the mythical petrified ship of Odysseus. The side of the rock toward the mainland is curved in such a way as to resemble the extended sail of a trireme. The historic monastery of Palaiokastritsa can be seen at the top of the hill of the peninsula to the right of the picture.
Palaiokastritsa Location within the regional unit
Coordinates: 39°41′N 19°43′E
Country	Greece
Administrative region	Ionian Islands
Regional unit	Corfu
Municipality	Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands
Area
• Municipal unit	48.4 km2 (18.7 sq mi)
Population  (2021)[1]
• Municipal unit	3,389
• Municipal unit density	70/km2 (180/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+2 (EET)
• Summer (DST)	UTC+3 (EEST)
Vehicle registration	ΚΥ

Moni Palaiokastritsas, Paleokastritsa Monastery

Administrative history

Palaiokastrites was a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Its including area was defined around the original village of Palaiokastritsa. Since the 2019 local government reform Palaiokastrites is part of the municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands as a smaller municipal unit.^[2] It has a land area of 48.379 km²^[3] and a population of 3,389 (2021 census). It is located on the west coast of Corfu just south of Angelokastro. The seat of the formerly independent Palaiokastriton municipality was the town of Lakones.

Subdivisions

The municipal unit Palaiokastriton is subdivided into the following communities (constituent villages in brackets):

• Lakones (Lakones, Palaiokastritsa)
• Aleimmatades (Aleimmatades, Agia Anna)
• Gardelades
• Doukades (Doukades, Papathanatika)
• Krini
• Liapades (Liapades, Gefyra)
• Makrades (Makrades, Vistonas)
• Skripero (Skripero, Felekas)

Gallery

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  Main beach
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  Agios Spiridonos church near the main beach
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  Monastery: entrance
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  Monastery: inside the church
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  Monastery: graveyard
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  Paleokastritsa bay