Acharavi beach

ACHARAVI Corfu is a quiet village resort with plenty of shops and many tavernas, several of them very good. The resort at Acharavi is long and strung out along the main road, where most of the restaurants and bars are sited, with yet more restaurants along the road fronting beach.
Acharavi is rather Anglicized, although nowhere as bad as Roda or Sidari and the shops have little variety. There is a distinct lack of TVs and other entertainment in the bars and restaurants, though this will probably change over time. Most of the more traditional tavernas are found towards the old town.
Boat trips can be booked on the Acharavi main street at any number of travel agents. There are trips to Kefalonia and Albania. Some visitors complain that Acharavi is a little too quiet and things get boring after a week unless you hire a car.
Acharavi beach is pebbles and there is stone underfoot in the sea. Footwear is needed if you spend any time on the beach as your feet can get pretty sore.
The beach gets more sandy as you get out of Acharavi resort in either direction. When the breeze gets up the sea can also get a bit choppy so caution is advised with children around.
There are the usual watersports available in Acharavi, with pedaloes for hire and so on but, if you are looking for a little more excitement and action - bananas, paraglides etc. then you will need to head to the neighbouring resort at Roda. This is a pleasant 30 minute stroll up the beach.
Buy plenty of insect spray and repellent as mosquitoes are a big problem in Acharavi in the high summer season.