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Harmless snakes include the grass snake and the slow worm, the latter related to lizards. These come in many shapes and colours: the best loved is the ingenious gecko, which hangs onto walls and ceiling with its marvellous sucker feet as it hunts for insects attracted to light sources.

Getting there

The easiest and cheapest way to reach Corfu is by plane. There is a huge choice of flights from the UK and many European cities, including northern Europe and Scandinavia. Companies that serve the island include British Airways, Easyjet, Ryanair, Thomas Cook Airlines and Thomson Airways. The airport (www.corfu-airport.com) is only 3km from Corfu Town, and handy airport minibus transfers can be arranged through www.hoppa.com/en/hoppago and www.holidaytaxis.com. Should you need it, a city bus (frequent service) stops a 15min walk away out on the main road.

It is unquestionably more romantic, if more long-winded, either to drive or to take a train to Italy’s Adriatic coast, then catch a car ferry from either Ancona, Bari or Brindisi. These leisurely overnight voyages conclude at the Greek mainland port of Igoumenitsa, from where there are plenty of connecting ferries across the straits to Corfu Town or Lefkimmi. Direct ferries to Corfu have unfortunately been shouldered out by the more lucrative cruise ships.