The Archeological Museum impresses, the many archeological exhibits aside, by its famous Gorgon Medusa statue, which is said to be one of the best preserved archaic works of art in the entire Greece. All items displayed are findings ascertained to date back from Antiquity, more precisely, from the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic and Roman periods, so a visit to this museum is a complementary manner of spending good quality time in Corfu.
Located only 30 minutes southwards from Corfu Town, the lovely beach of Glyfada (Glifada) is deemed one of the finest and longest of all beaches in Corfu.
Corfu boasts yet another extremely valuable museum, namely, the Ionian Bank Museum of Banknotes. Exhibits oldest banknote in the world issued in China in 1300 AD
From Corfu to Ithaca you can travel by ferry. Ithaca is the homeland of Odysseus, Greek mythical hero. The hotels on Ithaca island are in Vathi village.