Benitses is a cute small fishing village located just 12 kms southeast of
the Corfu Town center. Benitses offers a great combination of beach and mountain, old and new, modern and tradition. Benitses village offers safe relaxing peaceful and affordable accommodation with a choice of local restaurants and by the sea café - bars. The local community is friendly, welcoming and open to different cultures. Benitses community even though traditional, is used of accepting visitors. Local people are exceptionally friendly to visitors showing respect and participation to local culture and traditions during their short or long term residence. The countryside has a network of footpaths and small roads suitable for walking, jogging and cycling in the reach natural beauty of Corfu.
Benitses is idyllic for walks in the nature, beautiful trails up to Benitses Springs and mount Pantokrator. Walking trails lead to Stavros and Ag. Deka village with excellent views to the East and West side of Corfu island. Benitses harbour is suitable for yachts safekeeping proving easy access to the beautiful Ionian Sea. This place attracts lots of families, but also single people that come for the nightlife of Benitses.
There are plenty of bars and discoteques to chose from. In Benitses there are more than 2000 beds for the touristst. Still it is a little bit of a Greek village because of the usual Greek wooden boats in the harbour. The main road in Benitses goes right through the village. From Corfu town there is a regular bus connection to Benitses and the journey takes about an hour
