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The 10 best wedding venues in Corfu

Corfu weddings cluster in three places. The Kommeno peninsula on the east coast holds Grecotel's Corfu Imperial, which has its own islet; the same operation runs Danilia Village, a purpose-built Corfiot village used solely for events, a short drive inland at Gouvia. Private estates are the second group — The Courti Estate on the south-east coast, Ekaterini Estate above Gastouri, Villa Sylva out on the Kanoni headland. The north-east shoreline is the third option: The White House at Kalami and Cavo Alkyoni at Avlaki both put dinner directly on the water. Away from the coast, working agricultural properties such as Theotoky Estate in the Ropa Valley and Ambelonas at Karoumpatika handle smaller numbers in vineyards and olive groves.

Researched and last reviewed 2026-08-17. We have no commercial relationship with any venue listed.

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Grecotel Danilia Village — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. I

Grecotel Danilia Village

Recreated villageGouvia, 9 km from Corfu TownUp to 400 across the two squares

This is not a restored village but a built one — two brothers of the Boua family raised it in the 1970s as film décor and a museum, a full-scale reproduction of a 1930s Corfiot settlement with two open-air squares, an Orthodox church, a kafeneion, a folklore museum, an olive mill, a grape press and an old typography workshop. After their deaths it passed to the Daskalantonakis family behind Grecotel, which opens it May to October as a dining and events address; weddings use the layout the way a real village would, ceremony in one square and dinner in the other. Because nobody lives there, you get a streetscape instead of a function room. The cameras got there first: the Bond film For Your Eyes Only and ITV's The Durrells both shot on the site. Daytime visitors pay a €20 entrance fee, so exclusive evening use has to be booked as such.

An entire village square to yourselves

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Grecotel Corfu Imperial — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. II

Grecotel Corfu Imperial

Peninsula resortKommeno PeninsulaUp to 50 at each of the three wedding settings

The resort occupies its own peninsula between Gouvia and Dassia and splits weddings across three settings: Aristos, the formal restaurant; Yali, built out on a deck above the water; and Nissaki, a small private island reached from the grounds. Grecotel publishes the same ceiling for all three — 50 guests — so this is a small-wedding address whatever the resort's overall size suggests, and a longer list means moving the day to Danilia Village, which the same operation runs. Villas with private pools mean the immediate family can sleep a short walk from dinner.

A private islet within the grounds

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Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. III

Angsana Corfu Resort & Spa

Hillside resortBenitsesUp to 250 across the resort's spaces

Built into a hillside above Benitses on the east coast, the resort spreads its wedding spaces across several levels — Emerald Beach and the infinity-pool deck outdoors, the Oribu and Starboard verandas for smaller ceremonies, and Amalia Hall indoors when the numbers grow. Vertigo, the adults-only bar at the top of the property, turns up on the venue list too, but it reads as a drinks stop rather than a room for a seated dinner. That terracing is the catch as much as the appeal: guests move between levels rather than across a lawn, which is worth checking if anyone in the party has limited mobility. The resort counts 196 rooms, suites and villas, 37 of them with private pools, so it is one of the few Corfu addresses that can bed a whole wedding on site. The 250 figure is a whole-resort number, so get the limit for the space you actually want in writing.

Terraced hillside above the Ionian

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The Courti Estate — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. IV

The Courti Estate

Private historic estateSouth-east coastUp to 500 for events; nine suites sleeping 18

A Venetian house dated 1723 on the south-east coast, restored in 2010, standing in a walled courtyard ringed by outbuildings that include a large olive press and a private chapel, with ten acres of old olive grove around it. Hire is exclusive and carries a three-night minimum, so you take the property whole: nine bedroom suites sleeping eighteen, the infinity pool and the grounds. Catering is the estate's own rather than a supplier you bring in, with salads, vegetables and fruit coming off its organic farm into the Courti kitchen, and the olive press doubles as the covered room if the weather turns. Couples who want nobody else in the background of the photographs tend to land here.

A 1723 Venetian house in ten acres of olives

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Ekaterini Estate — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. V

Ekaterini Estate

Hilltop country estateGastouri, south of Corfu TownUp to 250; sleeps 16 in eight en-suite bedrooms

The estate stands on a hilltop above Gastouri, one of the older villages on the island, twenty minutes from Corfu Town and five from Benitses, with 360-degree views over the Ionian, wooded hills, scattered villages and the Corfu fortresses in the distance. A small chapel near the main entrance takes ceremonies and blessings while the terraces and lawns carry the reception, and the grounds also hold a pool, a tennis court and a jacuzzi. The house itself runs to 1,200 square metres over three floors plus a guesthouse. Weddings come with exclusive use and a three-night minimum, and since the estate sleeps sixteen against an event capacity of 250, the bulk of the guest list stays elsewhere and travels in.

Hilltop chapel and 360-degree views

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Cavo Alkyoni — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. VI

Cavo Alkyoni

Waterfront villa estateAvlaki, KassiopiUp to 100 on the terraces; sleeps 40

Four villas — Amalthea, Pelagia, Erato and Tugela — share landscaped grounds above the bay of Avlaki, with beach access, a private pontoon and a tennis court between them. Amalthea sits at the water's edge and its forty-metre infinity pool is the anchor of the site. The terraces seat up to a hundred, which is the practical ceiling here, and forty guests can sleep on the estate. The owners sell it as a celebration spread over several days, so the natural shape is a long weekend with the closest people staying put and everyone else arriving for the day.

Four villas, beach access and a private pontoon

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The White House — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. VII

The White House

Seafront restaurant with roomsKalami, north-east coast

Lawrence Durrell moved into this house on Kalami bay with his wife Nancy in the mid-1930s and drew Prospero's Cell out of the years there; the Atheneos family have held the property for generations and run it now as a restaurant with villas and apartments around it. Lefteris Lazarou, the first Greek chef to be awarded a Michelin star, heads the kitchen, and the cooking leans hard on fish caught daily from the house's own boat. It opens May to October, midday to eleven, and takes weddings and private events alongside normal service — so what you are booking is dinner in a specific and storied room, with the rest of the day to arrange elsewhere.

Durrell's house, Lazarou's kitchen

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Theotoky Estate — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. VIII

Theotoky Estate

Wine and olive estateRopa Valley, near Giannades

Three hundred acres of vineyard, olive grove and pine forest in the Ropa Valley west of Corfu Town, farmed by the same family for six generations — the Theotoky line that also produced a Greek prime minister. It has grown organically since 2013 and holds certification granted in 2016, which makes it the only organic winery on the island. Five hectares of vines yield a Robola-led white, a Syrah rosé and a Cabernet Sauvignon red; 4,000 olive trees supply the cold-pressed oil. The estate takes private dinners, baptisms and weddings, and tours run down through the cellars. A wine museum and a library of some 35,000 volumes give guests somewhere to wander between ceremony and dinner. Expect a working farm, with the roughness that implies.

The island's only certified organic winery

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Ambelonas Corfu — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. IX

Ambelonas Corfu

Vineyard restaurantKaroumpatika, in the hills above Corfu Town

A hilltop property at Karoumpatika, Ambelonas is a vineyard with a kitchen attached, working from Corfiot regional recipes and pouring house wine made from Skopelitiko and Kakotrigis grapes off its own vines — the family has held the land since arriving from Venice in 1600, and the buildings, put up in 2004 in traditional island style, hold the old olive-pressing and wine-making gear as a small museum. Owner and cook Vasiliki Karounou has published a cookbook of traditional local recipes gathered on the island, which tells you where the priorities lie: the food leads and the space follows. Private events are taken on an exclusive basis with a menu written for the day. The calendar is the thing to watch — dinner service runs Tuesday to Friday evenings from May to October, spring is Sunday lunch only, and the place shuts completely from 1 November to the end of February.

Corfiot regional cooking in a vineyard

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Villa Sylva — wedding venue in Corfu, Greece

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No. X

Villa Sylva

Private villaKanoni, near Corfu Town150 guests, up to 200 by arrangement; sleeps 18

Kanoni is the headland immediately south of Corfu Town, and this villa sits in woodland there looking out at Pontikonisi — the islet with the chapel that appears on half the postcards of the island. A ten-minute drive from the old town makes it one of the few private properties where guests can stay inside the UNESCO-listed centre and still reach the venue without a coach. The grounds run to about ten acres, with a pool terrace of roughly a thousand square metres and a smaller garden that takes cocktails or a short ceremony. There is no chapel on the property: couples who want a church use the Vlacherna monastery or the chapel out on Pontikonisi, both about seven minutes away by car. The standard rate covers 150 guests with up to 200 possible for a supplement, nine en-suite bedrooms sleep eighteen, and the season runs April to November.

Woodland villa looking at Mouse Island

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Two foreign nationals can marry legally on Corfu without holding any ceremony at home first, but the paperwork takes time and goes to the right town hall. Since the 2019 local-government reform the island has three municipalities — Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands, North Corfu and South Corfu — so confirm which one covers your venue before you file anything. Every foreign document (certificate of no impediment, birth certificate, passport copy, proof of your legal stay in Greece) has to be translated into Greek by an approved translator: the Foreign Ministry's translation service, a Greek consulate, a qualified Greek lawyer or a certified translator. Apostille certification applies only to documents issued outside Europe. The island's air link is more seasonal than couples expect: Corfu's airport sits 2.7 km south of the old town and handled 4.34 million passengers in 2024, but traffic runs April to October and most of the direct European routes simply stop outside that window, so a shoulder-month date can leave half your guest list connecting through Athens. The other constraint is water — Corfu is the wettest part of Greece, taking well over 1,000 mm of rain in a year against a few hundred on the Aegean islands, so an outdoor plan needs a covered fallback from late September onwards.

When to marry — June and September are the sensible months: the sea is warm, evenings stay comfortable, and you avoid both the August package-holiday peak and the heavy autumn rain that starts arriving in October and peaks in November.
What it costs — Hire and catering are quoted separately here, and the per-person side decides the total. Published catering rates start around €75 a head at estates such as Courti and climb steeply with menu, drinks and service; exclusive-hire properties bundle it differently again, with Courti's own entry figure sitting at €12,000 for a three-night low-season midweek rental for up to 50 guests, event fee included. Treat any headline number as indicative until you hold a written quote covering hire, catering, staff and a wet-weather option.

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Questions

Marrying in Corfu: your questions.

Can two foreigners marry legally on Corfu, or do we need a civil ceremony at home first?

You do not need a separate ceremony at home — a civil marriage performed by the Greek authorities is a legal marriage, and countries that follow the place-of-celebration principle, including the UK, US, Canada and Australia, recognise it without re-registration. Since 2019 Corfu has been split into three municipalities — Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands, North Corfu and South Corfu — so the licence comes from whichever one covers your venue. Each of you must supply a certificate of no impediment from your own country, a birth certificate, a passport copy and evidence of your legal stay in Greece. Everything foreign has to be translated into Greek by an approved translator, and documents issued outside Europe also need apostille certification. Greek practice also involves publishing a marriage notice in a local newspaper before the licence is issued. Start two to three months ahead and confirm the current list with the municipality directly, since requirements shift.

What does a Corfu wedding actually cost?

Hire and catering are quoted separately, and the guest count drives the total far more than the address does. Per-person catering rates start around €75 at estates such as Courti and rise steeply once you add a fuller menu, drinks and service. Exclusive-hire estates work differently again: Courti's published entry point is €12,000 for a three-night low-season midweek rental covering up to 50 guests with the event fee included, while at Cavo Alkyoni you are renting villas across an estate and building the day on top. Treat any published figure as indicative until you have a written quote covering hire, catering, staff and a wet-weather option.

When is the best time of year to marry on Corfu?

June and September are the two months worth targeting. July and August are hot and the island is at package-holiday capacity, which pushes up accommodation prices and makes ferries, taxis and restaurant tables harder to secure for a large group. Corfu is also far wetter than the Aegean islands — well over 1,000 mm of rain a year, peaking in November — so anything after early October carries real weather risk for an outdoor reception. Winter is not a practical option: Ambelonas closes from 1 November to the end of February, and Danilia Village only opens May to October.

How far ahead should we book, and how will guests get there?

Twelve to eighteen months is normal for a summer Saturday at the larger properties, partly because the venues that can sleep a full wedding party — Angsana, Corfu Imperial — are also selling those rooms to holidaymakers for the same weeks. Corfu's airport is 2.7 km south of the old town and handled 4.34 million passengers in 2024, but its traffic runs April to October, so a date at either edge of that window can leave guests routing through Athens instead of flying direct. Anyone driving can take the ferry from Igoumenitsa on the mainland instead. Whichever venue you choose, check the guest ceiling of the particular terrace or square you will actually use rather than the resort's headline capacity, since most Corfu venues split their numbers across several separate spaces.

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Researched and last reviewed 2026-08-17. We have no commercial relationship with any venue listed.

Planning a wedding in Corfu

When to marry — June and September are the sensible months: the sea is warm, evenings stay comfortable, and you avoid both the August package-holiday peak and the heavy autumn rain that starts arriving in October and peaks in November.

What it costs — Hire and catering are quoted separately here, and the per-person side decides the total. Published catering rates start around €75 a head at estates such as Courti and climb steeply with menu, drinks and service; exclusive-hire properties bundle it differently again, with Courti's own entry figure sitting at €12,000 for a three-night low-season midweek rental for up to 50 guests, event fee included. Treat any headline number as indicative until you hold a written quote covering hire, catering, staff and a wet-weather option.