Overview

Spianada is a large public square in a very central location, between Corfu Old Town and the Old Fortress. There is a large park area with trees, lawn, paths and benches. There is also a Cricket Pitch, a remnant of English rule.

Transport & Parking

Corfu Town is a short 5 – 10 minutes’ drive by taxi from Corfu Airport. There are buses that serve the town centre and taxis are plentiful and quite reasonably priced.

Access

Access is generally very good. The square is mostly flat and where there are steps there are also slopes. There is a lack of drop kerbs. Often they are on one side of the road but not the other and where the exist they are lowered rather than dropped, see photo. The square has a large park area, in which there is a Victorian Bandstand, the Maitland Rotunda and a few other monuments. There are plenty of benches, so of which are in the shade. There is a car park area near the Cricket Pitch, and where the horse drawn carriage ride, this was a little tricky to navigate with my crutch.

Toilets

Didn't see any.

Staff

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Anything else you wish to tell us?

This is a popular place for local families to meet. On one side of the square are the Old Fortress, Garden of the People, Boschetto Garden and Museum of Asian Art. On the other is the Old Town and The Liston, where there are plenty of cafes and shops. A very nice place to sit and relax.

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