Car hire & new road

[Canary]

Hi all, not a newbie to SS but a newbie to ss.co.uk.

A couple of questions I hope someone out there can help me with, for the life of me I can't remember the name of the car hire place just across from Zorbas. I think it has a red electronic sign showing the time &/or temperature. Also does anyone know if it has a website/email so I can get in touch a pre book a car ?

Second thing  I seem to remember last year when we walked from SS to Avliotes a new road was being built just past the BP garage, is this road finished, and if it is, will it bypass Avliotes. Avliotes is a mare to drive through at times ?

Thanks for your help

[carole.mike]

i canary the new road to sidari that will by passed aviotes has not been finished  because of the greek economy it has been put on all till at least next year , so you will have to go through aviotes village ,still you can alway stop off and have a drink or snack at the vines taverna the view is fantastic  yammas mike. 

[Canary]

Hello Mike, cheers for the info...I'll need to stop off for a cool Mythos to calm my nerves after driving through  the first half of Avliotes, then have another to build up the courage for the second half...praying there's no coaches or lorries to dodge..just hope they don't scrap the whole thing due to budget !

Thanks again

[stressed0506]

Hi canary... if you want to go into cofu town or even just up to sidari you can always go out through the village up past the paradise and efito the junction at the top of arillas and then out through Magoulades etc and hit sidari that way. It a bit hairy in places, but th eroad is a lot quieter than going out through avliotes. Worth a look anyway. We never go through avliotes if we can help it been in too many jams waiting for boats and stuff to go through the village.

[tonyco1]

Hi Canary,
The Cars there can be booked via Noula in San Stefanos travel.
Driving - I have re-produced some driving info I published a while back - good tips!
It's the route from Airport to S S - but the principle holds firm for driving in Corfu.
The trick in Corfu is to plan routes via villages. Get a Map and Drive "Village to Village - then next village" and you won't get lost!
The route below is a good example;

There is two, even three alternative routes the taxis/Coaches take you these days from the Airport to SS.
1) My favourite  via Arrilas. Quickest and reasonable journey.
2) Via Sidari and avliotes - slightly longer but better sign posted, some narrow villages and bendy narrow mountain roads.
3) follow main road following signs for initially, Roda and Sidari, (by-passing) Roda, via Karoussades, Sidari Avliotes.
I'll stick with these.
Leave the Airport, at "T" junction turn Right, (you should have a map from the hire Co.) you need to take a left turn and go ahead -
To complicated to give exact directions, find your way out of town looking for Gouvia.
So - follow signs for Gouvia , then Limni.
you are heading for the road (that passes the road towards the Harbour - on your right)
It's a dual Carriageway (not many of those on Corfu) -
and also on your right you will note you are running along the coastline for a while.

After Limni, look for Gazatika (and general signs for Sidari & Palaiokastritsa) - you will turn right at a big "T"-junction).
At this "T"-junction (it should be signposted Sidari & Roda), turn right - then after 30 metres, the road goes sharp left & you will be driving up a "mini-mountain" one of the higher points of Corfu, and by-passing Skripero (on your left), through Troumpettas village (top).

As you descend the other side, after the double bends, (just before Kastellani village), there is another "T"-Junction sharply to the right, {this is the way the Coaches Go} (option 3)
Now decide your route!!
Option 1). You would not go right at the T"-Junction, carry on straight through Kastellani village, and turn right at the next "T"-Junction.
(Sign-posted Agros & Sidari).
At Agros village, Turn very sharply to the left (not towards Sidari), and follow the road, (follow signs for Arillas ), via Aspiotades, Manatades, Dafni, Termenades, Armenades, Kavadades, (by-pass)-Magoulades (on right) -  drive into Arillas -
at "T" junction (Cash Machine - before sea front) turn right - Follow Road up hill, turn left, (before BP Garage),
Follow main Road, Turning right at next "T"-Junction, follow road - welcome to San Stefanos!

Option 2). Again, You would not go right at the T"-Junction, carry on straight into Kastellani bear right and simply follow signs for Sidari, then as below from Sidari.
a harder route roads not so good.

(option 3) - Starting back to descending the mountain, Turn sharp right, at the "T"-Junction, (just before Kastellani village),
{this is the way the Coaches Go}
it's much longer, distance & time, but better roads. It goes via the road to Roda initially, then Sidari, follow signs for Acharavi, (by-passing) Roda, via Karoussades, Sidari, Avliotes then into San Stefanos.
 
Sidari is partially one way system now - follow road through Sidari - as you leave Sidari 1/2 Kilometre, turn Left then immediately turn right after 30 metres. (straight on is sign-posted Peroulades). Follow signs for Avliotes, watch out for sharp bends, slowly through village, then follow main road to left for San Stefanos. 10 mins drive now.
This is probably your easiest route, road wise, but a much longer drive.

[Canary]

Nice one, thanks for all your help and info....I'll get in touch with Noula about booking a motor.

Cheers Canary

[Lesley]

They were working again on road the past few days, but the finish date not confirmed yet, looks like a lot of work still to be completed.

[tonyco1]

Thanks Lesley
Please let me know when it does open - that would be useful
Yammas
Tony

[Linnetman]

Hello Canary, the name of the car hire opposite Zorba's is called Corfuexplorer Car Hire. Tele 0030 266 3051334. They also have a web page.

[tonyco1]

 the web site address is = http://www.corfuexplorecarhire.com/About-Us.html

[Lesley]

Can't see it being open before you guys get here this summer but at least the work is progressing, the sign on road end says something along the lines of 2009 - 2012, so who knows then.......as they say watch this space and will update you over the winter months.......

[pembo]

Can't see road being finished in the near future, the economic sitution will impact on building and construction work. They always run out of money. You only have to look at the new hospital, they have been building that for years.

[Lesley]

Believe from the sign the money for road is EC money so sure they must be accountable for it. with regards to new hospital its a shame its not ready althu I do believe one ward is but now problems with staff etc, who knows the real reasons behind it all, I watch local news daily and can't fathom things out.........Am sure others on site would be able to update us/me/you on what/why etc to the benefit of us all?

[tonyco1]

Pretty typical Corfu! (tomorrow)

[pembo]

There are plans to construct a turn off to the hospital entrance from the main carriageway going into Corfu town. At the moment there is no access from that side of the road, so when they start digging we can expect delays when heading back to the airport.

 After all these years someone thought it was a good idea to do that. The way things are it might be some time before they start working on it..