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Curious to uncover Corfu’s fascinating history? Join a local history expert for an insightful tour that reveals the city’s Venetian and British influence. This unique experience takes you beyond the usual sights, offering a deeper understanding of Corfu's colonial past and how it shaped the city's architecture, culture, and way of life. Explore the traces of these empires that still linger today, from grand buildings to local traditions, all told from a local's perspective.

Destination

Corfu, Greece

Category

City Highlight Tours

Duration

3 hours

Transport mode

Walking tour

Available languages

Čeština, Deutsch, English, Italiano, Slovenčina, Ελληνικά, Español

Included

• Private Guide
• Entrance fee Old Fortress(open winter till 15.30
• from April open till 20.00)
• All Withlocals Tours are Carbon Neutral

Excluded

• Entrance fee to other attractions than mentioned

What you can expect

Choose your local

Get to know these 3 passionate locals, each bringing unique perspectives and talents. Choose your favorite, check their availability, and book to create an unforgettable adventure tailored to you.

This is the plan

Check out the plan below to see what you'll get up to with your local host. Feel free to personalize this offer with the host of your choice.

1. Meeting point

   Meet at In front of the Tourist Office - Corfu to start your journey

   View on Maps

2. Itinerary

   This is what our experience could look like, but it’s not set in stone! Once you book, you can chat directly with your host to make small tweaks to suit your preferences.

3. Colonial Chronicles

   Your history tour in Corfu will focus on the Venetian and British Colonial past. Learn the impacts, insights and hear stories related to this historic event from your knowledgeable host. Discover the city as you retrace history and go in-depth on the effects this part of history has on Corfu

4. Historical Highlights

   Check out main landmarks related to the theme of your history tour and connect their relevance through fantastic stories and facts from your expert local host

5. Hidden Treasures

   During your tour, you’ll also uncover hidden gems that will show you a different perspective of history as you know it, something you can’t easily find in a history book!

6. Storytelling Journey

   As you discover the historical side of Corfu, you’ll be able to go back in time thanks to the amazing stories and storytelling skills of your local host. Feel free to ask any questions and feel as if you are relieving history in the present time

7. Make it yours

   Want to tweak the itinerary? Book directly & chat afterwards with your host to adjust highlights, skip stops, or make small changes to fit your preferences.

   Book risk-free: Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund.

   Need something special? Personalize your experience for more time, alternative locations or a completely tailored plan.

Flexible cancellation policy

• Feel confident booking

  Cancel within 24 hours for a full refund. Even up to 7 days before your experience, you’ll receive a refund, minus the service fee.

• Change of plans?

  Reschedule your experience to a date and time that works best for you.

• Loved by travelers worldwide

  Simple and flexible – your plans, your way.

Reviews from guests

TJA🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Katerina)

14 June 2025

Katerina arranged a very interesting tour for us. Just what we wanted and despite having visited many times before she was able to tell us a great deal of the Island’s colonial past. We were shown the church where the late Prince Philip was Christened and the memorials to Gerald and Lawrence Durrell none of which we knew existed. A charming and well organised tour guide. Many thanks Katerina!Fascinating tour of Corfu town

Casey🇺🇸 United States

(About local Katerina)

28 July 2025

Katarina is a very knowledgable and entertaining guide, taking us to great spots to showcase the wonderful food the island has to offer and sharing the towns history. It was a perfect combination. We highly recommend her tour!! Fantastic blend of a history and food tour

Rhonda🇺🇸 United States

(About local Katerina)

21 July 2025

Katerina was such a kind, friendly, and highly knowledgeable guide. We enjoyed every minute of our time with Katerina. She helped us experience Corfu through her tour of the old town, took us to try some traditional foods, and provided us with tips for exploring more of Corfu. She secured a taxi for us on our first day in Corfu and then helped us navigate the bus system to save us money on future outings. I highly recommend Katrina!Couldn't have been better!

lance & lily🇺🇸 United States

(About local Nina)

14 July 2025

This was our first time to Corfu. We arrived by cruise ship. Nina gave great instructions and made the initial meet easy. She had great knowledge of the history and really showed us her Island. Amazing experience with Nina

Andtei🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Nina)

5 July 2025

We had a terrific tour with Nina! She’s super knowledgeable of the local history and culture as well as extremely useful tips about the town and the island. She’s also very generous and welcoming. Go local with Nina!Fantastic tour guide!

Tony🇬🇧 United Kingdom

(About local Elena)

29 June 2025

We had a great day. It was super hot but Elena took the day at a lovely pace and finding plenty of shade to tell us about the history of Greece and Corfu. We went to some amazing food venues that we would not have found on our own. The lunch, ice cream and vanilla desert was beautiful. Local foods that we would not find elsewhere like the donut style sweet treats were lovely.Fantastic day

Annalize

(About local Elena)

25 June 2025

Elena was so lovely and so accommodating!! We really enjoyed our walk around Old Town! She then took us to a lovely restaurant to taste local Greek food!! I will highly recommend her!!What a lovely experience!!

Aparna🇸🇬 Singapore

(About local Elena)

21 June 2025

Elena was absolutely wonderful . She arrived bearing gifts of ginger soda and jellies and maps . She explained the history of Corfu in great depth and then led to the most wonderful maze of alleyways and small cobbled paths . She showed us at every point interesting facts about life in Corfu , tidbits of current happenings, food , events and pointed out all the important spots and stops along the way . The best part for me was going to the church of the Parton saint and getting a chance to get the blessings . It was truly serendipitous!!! Elena was always checking if we were okay and answered questions patiently.. Corfu is a magical places and needs many more Visits . Very happy with our tour ! Corfu in a nutsell

Alex🇳🇱 Netherlands

(About local Katerina)

27 May 2025

Katerina's tour was interesting, fun and lots of nice food! Katerina is obviously well-prepared, a knowledge library and great fun. Great afternoon!

Nikita🇰🇿 Kazakhstan

(About local Elena)

20 May 2025

We had a lovely walk around the city, tasted local food and had a chat about the life on the island. Elena was very flexible and adjusted the tour to our wishes! Relax and have a good time

Becky🇺🇸 United States

(About local Elena)

20 May 2025

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Elena was fantastic leading us through the streets of Corfu and telling us of history and culture the whole time. The food was great and off the beaten path. We would never have found these places or known what to try. She offered to meet us at the cruise ship terminal and returned with us at the end—so easy. We were stuffed from eating so much!Amazing tour with Elena

Lori

(About local Katerina)

9 May 2025

We really enjoyed our food tour with Katerina. Not only was the food delish, but Katarina is so well informed that it was a great start to our time in Corfu. We walked through old town and got to see so much and learn so much all while tasting delicious food. She was also very easy to communicate with while we inquired about the tour. Thanks Katarina!Enjoyable and Informative

Richard

(About local Katerina)

28 January 2025

Full of interesting facts and anecdotes about the history of Corfu. The time went by so fast. And Katerina followed up with several suggestions of what I should see on other parts of the island.Interesting Facts about the history of Corfu

Louise

(About local Katerina)

5 January 2025

Katerina was amazing sorting an island tour for us. We gave her a rough idea of what we were looking for and she came back very quickly with a couple of itinerary suggestions. The tour itself was perfect! We were traveling with an 86 year old and two children, one of which has learning difficulties and everything was very easy. Her local knowledge is fantastic and everyone had a great morning. Would highly recommend!Half Day Tour Corfu

Josie

(About local Katerina)

1 January 2025

Amazing treat of a tour with Katerina! Fabulous and quick communication beforehand, so accommodating and informative. We had a private morning tour to Corfu town, Paleokastiska and some little extra gems that Katerina knew we would love! She was a pleasure to chat to on the drive around and to learn from and she had an incredible wealth of local knowledge of Corfu and its history. So helpful but also gives you freedom to do your own thing if you require. I would not hesitate to recommend her and would definitely book another tour when I visit beautiful Corfu again! Thankyou!Fabulous Tour, a highlight of our trip!!

Surbhi

(About local Katerina)

25 December 2024

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Katerina, our guide was really friendly and so knowledgeable. She gave us a great overview of the history of Corfu while showing us the beautiful town. Highly recommend!Higly recommended!

Kerri

(About local Katerina)

25 December 2024

Katerina was a fantastic tour guide, she was very personable and knowledgeable, and enjoyable to speak with. As well as the historical knowledge, Katerina has a lot of great local knowledge / insights too that was really helpful. We had a brilliant time, highly recommended.Brilliant time with Katerina!

Chris

(About local Katerina)

24 December 2024

Katerina was excellent. Very informative, polite and interesting. A warm welcomeExcellent tour

Ellen

(About local Katerina)

19 December 2024

Jim now has your extremely helpful map-we love maps. We had few expectations for the day and you completely blew us away! Corfu is so much more than we had imagined with history, religion, mixtures of peoples and foods and amazing scenery. Thank you for enlightening descriptions of its highlights and journey through the many regions of your island home. We look forward to our next adventure in Corfu. Thank you for a wonderful day!

Margaret

(About local Katerina)

23 November 2024

We did two different one day tours coordinated and guided by Katerina. One was of the North of Corfu and the other of the South. She coordinated the tours according to our individual interests (we were two people). She exceeded our expectations of her knowledge of her island as well as the history of Greece. She was timely, experienced, had a deep knowledge and also affection for her island. I recommend her without exception.An exceptional source of guide for Corfu.

Melanie

(About local Katerina)

19 November 2024

Katerina was phenomenal! She knew all the history of Corfu and showed us everything we wanted to see. She answered all our questions and gave us great suggestions to make the rest of our trip memorable. We had the best time and didn't want our tour to end. Highly recommend this tour to everyone!!Katerina was phenomenal!

Julia

(About local Katerina)

16 November 2024

Katerina was an absolutely amazing tour guide and I am so happy to have had her! As a solo traveler I felt so safe and welcomed. She even took many many pictures for me since I was alone. Not only is she a great tour guide, but she is also a great photographer! She is so sweet and knowledgeable. She gave me many tips/recommendations on what to do for the duration of my stay. Highly recommend taking this tour with her, especially if its your first time in Corfu like it was for me!! I could go on and on about how amazing she was/is but overall I HIGHLY RECOMMEND!! Thank you Katerina for an amazing experience! 🤍Amazing Tour Guide

Claudia

(About local Katerina)

3 November 2024

With Katarina, we had a very good tour guide. She has extensive knowledge and made the tour historically interesting!Katerina, a very good tour guide