There’s something about slipping into cool, fresh water that quiets the mind and invigorates the body. Whether it’s a slow drift downriver, a bracing dip in a weir pool, or a plunge into a secret lake ...

Corfu’s magic, immortalised in the works of both Homer and Gerald Durrell, lies in its wild, deserted beaches, terracotta-tiled Old Town and sapphire-blue seas.

Secret Corfu. Imogen Stubbs on the ... I realised Corfu was still one of the few places as lovely as the photos in the brochure, ... and many groves still retain a wonderful half-wild romantic aspect.

Corfu might be one of Greece’s best-known islands, but abandoned by its people in the 1960s, Old Perithia is without a doubt this holiday hotspot’s best-kept secret.