Nissaki, Corfu, Greece.

Part of the enjoyment of planning your holiday is to read books about your destination.   Here are a few suggestions to wet your appetite and assist with your holiday plans.

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Book-Store LYKOUDIS.

Georgakis Square, Corfu.

The book store-store Lykoudis is a well-established business that has recently moved to new premises in Corfu Town.  The shop is beautifully designed and fitted with creative displays of stationary and books.  There is an extensive stock of books, fiction and non-fiction in English and many on Corfu itself, which cover the history, culture and Geography of the island.  The store is worth a visit when you are in Corfu Town.

Guide Books.

There are many available in the UK. and on Corfu.   Essential Corfu (AA) is particularly comprehensive and recommended.

Flora and Fauna.

George Sfikas.    Wild Flowers of Greece. (Efstathiadis Group) A comprehensive guide to over 140 wild flowers to be found on mainland Greece and the islands.

George Sfikas.    Medicinal plants of Greece.  (Efstathiadis Group)  A comprehensive guide to the medicinal plants to be found on mainland Greece and the islands.  The book includes the uses and preparations, habitat, and gathering.

I.E.Batjakas & A.E.Economakis.  Coastal Fishes of Greece.  (Efstathiadis Group)  A guide to what you might catch around Corfu and mainland Greece.

History.

Nondas Stamatopoulos. Old Corfu - history and culture.    A detailed and interesting history of the island from ancient times into the early 20th century.  (Mihalas, Athens).

The Durrell connection.

Gerald Durrell: My family and other animals (Penguin).    Garden of the gods.  Birds, beasts and relatives.

Lawrence Durrell: Prospero's cell (Faber and Faber).

Hilary Whitton Paipeti:  In the footsteps of Lawrence and Gerald Durrell in Corfu (Pedestrian, Corfu).   A guide to locations in their autobiographies.

Autobiography.

Emma Tennant: A house in Corfu (Vintage).The story of a family home built near Paleokastritsa.

Walking Guides.

Hilary Whiton Papeti:  Second Book of Corfu Walks: The road to old Corfu  (Hermes, Corfu).     

Companion guide to the Corfu Trail.  Recently opened way marked trail from south to north of the island.

Neil Rochford:  Landscapes of Corfu - Car tours, walks and picnics (Sunflower).