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These days the majority of hotels and rented rooms have WiFi.

Food and drink

Flavoursome, simple and healthy is the best way to describe the food on Corfu. Expect plenty of locally grown vegetables, salads, meat and sometimes fish, all accompanied by the island’s tasty olive oil. Ubiquitous unmissable classics include Greek salad – crunchy chunks of cucumber, tomato, green pepper and feta cheese with onion and black olives. Then there’s moussaka – a baked pie of aubergine and minced meat topped with a thick white sauce and cheese. Souvlaki are grilled skewers of meat while stifado, sofrito and pastitsada are delicious home-style stews or casseroles with beef, veal or rabbit with onions and pasta. Meze refers to a snack such as a small plate of olives and cheese to accompany a glass of wine. Apart from the traditional crumbly feta cheese, made from sheep or goat’s milk and stored in brine, cheeses tend to be mild.

For picnic lunches village cafés and shops will usually rustle up a sandwich or roll for you. It’s a good idea to learn the Greek terms for bread, ham, cheese and so on (see Appendix C). Savoury pastries – such as spanakopita with spinach and feta or tiropita with cheeses – make a delicious lunch if you’re lucky enough to find a good bakery.