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Pelekas Holidays

"Famous for its sunsets, this charming mountain village has a sociable air and great beaches and mountain trails right on its doorstep."

If you come to Pelekas purely to unwind amidst glorious sunsets, turquoise seas and steep, pine-shaded hills, you won't be disappointed. This small, typically Corfiot hill village attracts tourists partly due to the popularity of neighbouring Glyfada on the coast.

Holidays in Pelekas are all about unwinding. But how you unwind is up to you. It may be just chilling on a quiet sandy cove … hiring a boat to sail to secret shores …waterskiing off nearby Glyfada's golden sands …making a meal of mezes in your favourite taverna …or following the well marked Corfu Trail through olive grove hillsides to undisturbed calm.

But however you've spent your day, you'll want to be 'home' before evening - because Pelekas holidays are famous for breathtaking sunsets, the fiery sky silhouetting a distant range of rocky peaks. The village itself is set in mountain foothills, surrounded by pine scented woodlands and throwing out satellite enclaves of beachfront hotels. It's an unpretentious haven of simplicity, but its rustic charm is intermingled with an easy holiday air, and jewellers and craft shops outnumber mini-markets in its little labyrinth of streets. All the essentials are in place for summer holidays to Pelekas. There's no shortage of bars in this former favourite of students and shoestring explorers. And the village has more than its fair share of good Greek tavernas - where the mood is cheerful and the menu's cheap. Holidays to Pelekas could see you following shady trails to sandy coves … or staying right by the sea at the Hotel Pelekas Beach and making tracks for the village, about 20minutes walk away.