About the area

Paleokastritsa is the honey pot of the west coast, with hotels spreading so far up into the surrounding area that some are a taxi ride from town. The village itself is small, surrounded by hills and cliffs – an idyllic setting which led British High Commissioner Sir Frederic Adam to popularize Paleokastritsa in the nineteenth century.
…It has been suggested as a possible site of the Homeric city of Scheria, where Odysseus was washed ashore, discovered by Nausica and her handmaidens and welcomed by her father King Alkinos, although this is a claim shared by a number of other sites in the islands.

The thirteenth-century Paleokastritsa monastery overlooks the town, and a circuitous 6km or so north is the Angelokastro castle, one of the most impressive ruins on the island.
…The small monastery church, set amidst an attractive complex of courtyards, archways, monks’ cells, oil presses and storerooms, has a number of impressive icons, including depictions of St George and the dragon and an atmospheric Last Judgement, while the ceiling features a woodcarving of the Tree of Life.

…There’s also a museum, resplendent with further icons, most notably a beautiful Dormition of the Virgin Mary, jewel-encrusted silver-bound Bibles and other impedimenta of Greek Orthodox ritual, as well as a curious “sea monster”, with very large vertebrae and tusks, said to have been killed by fishermen in the last century.

…Angelokastro. There are shortcut paths through open country from Paleokastritsa, but the main approach, and certainly the only one by car, involves doubling back to the Lakones turning and heading for the village of Makrades, a route with some of the finest views in the region, and cafes such as the Bella Vista to enjoy them from.

Also:
– Explore the traditional village of Lakones with its narrow alleys and traditional old houses.
– Visit the ancient village of Krini (immortalized by Homer) and climb to the top of the ancient fortress of Angelocastro which has been situated here since 565 A.D.!
– From the village of Macrades there is an old footpath which leads to Aghios Georgios, a local tourist resort.
– Stroll to the monastery of Agia Paraskevi, it was built on the 18th century which is inhabited by nuns and is only 5 minutes from the Golden Fox.
– Clamber up Mount Iraklis (Hercules) through the old rough-stone footpaths of Lakones.

Weddings

The best day of your life must be perfect and fully organized. Please read the details bellow for further assistance.

The bride and groom must be on the island 3 workdays before the ceremony and meet the wedding coordinator. The reservation must be made 3 months prior to the wedding ceremony.
Required documentation:

Bride and Grooms birth certificate
Completed wedding information form
Certified marriage license
Final divorce decree judgment (if applicable)
Name change or adoption papers (if applicable)
Former spouse’s death certificate and marriage certificate (if deceased).
Announcement to be made in our local newspaper.
(All the above translated into Greek officially, sent to us the authorized copies received no later than a month before the wedding day. Please do not forget to bring the originals with you. )

– Catholic, Protestant and Jewish.
The parties concerned must contact parish’s priest and send us copies of all documents.
– Orthodox: All the documents as Civil Wedding.
– Corfiot Traditional Orthodox Religious Wedding. We can arrange the Wedding ceremony providing:
Three or more musicians with violins and guitars to follow the couple to the place of ceremony and sing traditional songs.
One carriage (*if the marriage going to be at Corfu) to carry the bride and groom to the church.
Girls with traditional costumes dress the Wedding bed, giving personal dressing assistant to the bride and escort the couple to the church. Two decorated bride candles

Additional services :
Flower decorated wedding area or church
Hairstyling / make-up session in room / personal dressing assistant in the room of your accommodation.
Transfer from / to the airport / port
Additional photographic services / video recording\dvd recording
Wedding reception flower decorated
Musicians