Greece Corfu and Gerald Durrell sites - how can be reached?
What is the current situation with Gerald Durrell's Corfu described in his famous book " My Family and Other Animals"? In childhood it was one of my favourite books. I was green with envy of his child life on Corfu and wanted to change places with him. And to add fuel to the fire there was also that film on TV - My family and other animals. Anyway childhood is gone, but desire to see and show to my children Durrell's Corfu is still here (or what is left from it).
What I would like to visit are Durrell's house (houses) and places where they lived. Did places change much? Mega "Hilton" hotels or still wild sceneries?
EDIT: BTW How Corfu can be reached? It is convenient for me to fly to Athens from Moscow, since there is no direct flight to Kerkira. What is the cheapest way to reach Kerkira, assuming that it surely be ferry, because of rented car.
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During the summer period, there are direct connections (charter flights) i.e. www.tez-tour.com, or www.kanoulastravel.com from Moscow to Corfu. Alternatively you can fly to Athens and Drive to Corfu, or Bari and catch the Ferry to Igoumenitsa or Corfu www.onferry.com.
Certaintly Corfu has changed a lot since Durrell's times, but if you step off the holiday resorts, it is easy to identify the "wild " side of Corfu he wrote about. Corfu is quite large island and has many untouched areas, it is a UNESCO protected site, and the Vast olive grouves have remaind unchanged.
There are also some day trips, "on the steps of Durrell", showing one of the places he lived in and a path across the coast
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Can you visit The Durrells house?
The three other houses occupied by the Durrell family in the 1930's are now private homes. Only The White House, the former home of Lawrence and his wife, Nancy, is open to the public.Can you stay at The Durrells house in Corfu?
On the northeast coast of Corfu lies Kalami Bay, where Lawrence Durrell (Larry) once lived with his wife. His former residence, called the \u201cWhite House,\u201d still stands overlooking the bay. It's possible to stay there overnight\u2013or for quick trips, visitors can eat or drink in the house's taverna.Where is The Durrells house in Corfu filmed?
The series is filmed in a quaint Corfu village called Danilia on the east coast of the island. Danilia is a replica of a 1930's Corfiot Village restored to exactly how it was in that era, making it perfect for the series. It is owned by a luxury hotel and leisure company called Grecotel Hotels & Resorts.Is the house used in The Durrells real?
Confusingly, the onscreen house is in fact just down the road from the real-life, rather grander house, which is still inhabited. This one's actually close to a wreck, and is only used for exteriors, with all indoor scenes shot in Ealing Studios back in London.gardenofthegods
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The follow link will help you, there is a description of all Durrell-villas. http://whitemetropolis.wordpress.com/2011/05/29/the-durrell-villas/
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