San Stefanos Online ~ North West Corfu

Greece added to Scotland's quarantine list...

We should have arrived Monday past and now would have had to quarantine on return.

I cant understand this, I believe there has been some infections traced back to Greece but the infection rate is steady and well under the 20, I really hope Sturgeon is not playing politics here! 

We were meant to be going from 31st August for 11 days until TUI cancelled our Monday flight.

We were going to hold off for a few weeks and perhaps reschedule, once we got a feel for what was going to be open and the risk of a possible 2nd wave of this damn virus, then make a decision.

However, the fact that Speros has confirmed that the Nafsika wont be open this year means we will likely write this year off and hopefully return in June 2021.

I think visitors who end up going will find a very much different village and may well be disappointed in what they find, the ambience that we are so used too might be missing this year      

Joined on 4th May 2014.

1st trip to San Stefanos was in 1989 but returned again as a single parent with my then 16 year old daughter in 2006. Once she had enough of her old man cramping her style I want solo several times but now visit with my partner of 10 years, she's loves it and is hooked too, which is just as well or I would have continued coming over myself anyway! 

Don't really post much on here but check on the forum frequently and enjoy reading the posts.

Hi Chloe,

I fondly remember your grandparents Shane and Sandra. Lovely couple and had many a chat with Shane over a juice and baguette on putting the world to right.

I have Shane a a friend on Facebook and enjoy hearing about their latest tours of Australia or trips to Bali,  they look like they are living the dream over there!     

There seems to be bit of activity going on at the Nafsika pool this morning.

A couple of workmen under the watchful eye of Spero are working on the Pergola that was built over the well last year, looks like they might be tiling the floor? Pool is still empty though but hopefully that will be getting filled soon, if and when the respective governments give the go-ahead to the tour operators to start flying again.

I remain in hope for some sort of season from July or August but realistically its looking like 2020 will be a write off unfortunately       

Who is going 2020, when and where ?. We had booked for June, but due to a family event, we cant make it then, hopefully manage September again  .

After missing out this year mainly due to family health issues, as always were booked with Vagelis (Vagelis Apartments) behind the Nafsika from 31st August for 11 days.

Couldn't get our usual villa but we've got the family house that they use over the winter, great views and looks right over the Nafsika pool.

Still to get flights but needless to say I'm counting the days already 

There were plenty of people swimming this morning.  But it's never really crowded - it's a very big pool. We stayed at Little Prince in the summer, and our room looked out over the pool. That had towels on beds at 7 in the morning and was packed all day. I know which I prefer!

Agreed Jimbo, we prefer the Nafsika pool and always base ourselves there, its never been really busy all the time weve been there over the years.

We tend to be there at the end of June and the 1st week we almost get it the pool to ourselves, usually by the 2nd week and the start of the Scottish school holidays it starts to get a bit more busy.

I noticed the pool was busy during the main August English school holidays but I'd expect it will be quiet now as the kids are back at school.

Missed our fix this year but hoping all being well we will be back again next year!

Happy to report that the pile of rubbish near to Maria's Supermarket was removed last night, must have been in the early hours as it was still there when we walked back to our villa after midnight. Still rubbish at the entry to the abandoned hotel on the main strip, hopefully this will be gone tonight.