Mirtiotissa Caravan

At a guess, the waterslides and video games at Aqualand Corfu Water Park (10 minutes’ drive) will be high on the agenda for kids. Beaches are a big draw too, with cliff-backed Mirtiotissa a 15-minute stroll away, while other fab choices include Glyfada (10 minutes’ drive) and Kontogialos (15 minutes). Let the kids have their fun and then you do your thing. Step back in time to explore Corfu Town (25 minutes), with its fortresses, colonial palaces and lots of cafés in the medieval Campiello – it’s also worth dropping by the Archaeological Museum of Corfu for its collection of Roman treasures. The 19th-century palace at Achilleion (25 minutes) is awash with frescoed interiors, and you can see much of the island from Kaiser’s Throne observation deck (10 minutes). Sporty types can play a round at Corfu Golf Club (10 minutes) or rent bikes (20 minutes) to ride quiet roads to deserted coves.