Easter at Corfu Palace Hotel For the "Lovers of Corfu"

Corfu at Easter is definitely a thrill that you do not want to miss, abundant with an extensive calendar of religious and cultural activities! Visitors come from across the country and abroad to celebrate with the locals the arrival of spring. A handful of traditions that lived through centuries and old festivities explode majestically during Easter, with the procession of the Holy body of Corfu’s protector Saint Spyridon. The people of Corfu majestically honor their saint with several processions during the year. The preparation for the procession with the imperishable relics of the patron saint of Corfu, Agios Spiridon, starts from Palm Sunday followed by a turnaround in the town on Good Friday. As Corfiots, we mark Holy Saturday with another old Easter custom, the “botides” custom where clay pots filled with water are tremendously smashed and thrown from the balconies of homes in the center of the town. It is held on the Saturday morning of Easter’s Eve and symbolises new beginnings. It has its roots with the Venetians between 14th and 18th centuries. Later at midnight, the celebration starts. Loud bells start ringing and priests bring the light of Resurrection Candles, red eggs are smashed, and a traditional Greek dish of “mayiritsa” tops up the night. Easter Sunday is celebrated traditionally with families coming together for a grand feast. You can enjoy the closest proximity to all the Easter festivities in Corfu Town, right at your doorstep, by a five-minute walk from the Spianada square and Liston, Corfu Palace Hotel is just a stone’s throw away. At Corfu Palace Hotel during the Easter holidays, you will be able to enjoy various happenings and our culinary offers such as our feast buffet, the Easter Saturday night dinner and the one not to miss, our Easter Sunday lunch.