Kalami Beach
Kalami Beach is a small pebble shore on the northeast coast of Corfu with clear blue water and gently sloping bottom. The beach sits in a horseshoe bay surrounded by green hills, with shallow calm waters suitable for swimming and snorkeling.
The beach gained recognition in the 1930s when writer Lawrence Durrell lived here and wrote Prospero's Cell inspired by the landscape. The village has maintained its simple structure since then, remaining a quiet record of that literary period.
The village keeps its rural character with simple houses and small shops scattered along narrow roads. Beach tavernas serve as gathering places where visitors and locals share fresh seafood and watch the sunset together.
The village sits on a steep hill with narrow winding roads, so a car helps explore the wider area comfortably. Wear water shoes since the beach is entirely pebbled and the seabed becomes deep quickly beyond the shallow entry zone.
Lawrence Durrell lived in a waterfront house here during the 1930s that still stands and occasionally opens as a museum. Visitors can follow the paths he walked, including rocks where he and his wife Nancy sat after swimming and dropped cherries into the water.
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