Benitses. Messongi. |
In tourist's guides Benitses, small town in 10 km from Kerkira, is characterized, as "fishing village". Yes, I saw there one time two fishermen. You see, there was a time, when on a coast of the Neapolitan gulf the fishermen had dried their fishing nets - I saw a painter of one artist from last century. Now Benitses is a nice small town, living by tourism. Generally, tourism, industrial agriculture and European Community hardly have changed the styli of life on the Island. It seems strange, that to purchase a fresh fish, it is necessary to go in Corfu-Town on the unique fish-market. It is impossible to purchase present ripened in the field tomato, because all is filled up with the rather cheap tomatoes from great tomato's pants near Tessaloniki or in Italy, which, naturally, are broken not ripened, that it was possible them to carry and to store.
It is pleasant to walk in Benitseds - along quay, but enough far from a highway one find nice small street -a continuous chain of cosy open cafes, pestaurants and shops. Стот to resemble.
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| Along the ay in Benintses. Long chain of bars, restaurants, shops. | Messongi Beach Hotel. |
Strangely enough, but there are many people (and it is a lot of them!), who spend thier short rest on the south of Benitses - in Moraitika, in Messongi. Certainly, there it is necessary to pass cheap hotels, but sea is too warm, bottom is oozy, one have to walk 300 meters by sea for to swim. It is not clear for me.