Hotels near Mount Pantokrator

Mount Pantokrator is the highest point on Corfu at 906 m, with a 14th century monastery on the summit and a 360-degree view that on clear mornings stretches across to the Albanian Acrocorinth peaks and south to Paxos. The monastery (free to enter, modest dress required) was rebuilt in 1689 and houses Byzantine icons. The drive from Corfu Town takes about 50 minutes along narrow switchback roads from Strinilas village (worth a stop for sage tea); a short steep walk from the upper car park reaches the chapel. The summit is crowned with telecommunications antennas which intrude on photos but the view itself is genuinely vast. There is a small canteen but no fuel station, so top up in Strinilas.

Pro Tip: Drive up before 09:00 - by mid-morning the haze rolls in and the Albanian coast disappears.