Press & Features
Over the years, Filippos Boats and the north-east coast of Corfu have appeared in leading newspapers, travel publications and television features. Below is a collection of summaries celebrating boating, coastal life and the experience of discovering Corfu from the sea.
Featured article summary
FT Weekend
The Financial Times explored the Salvanos family’s long connection with the waters of Corfu. The article reflected on how journeys that once took several hours aboard a traditional caique can now be completed quickly by modern powerboat. Despite these changes, the family’s connection with the sea and its boating tradition has continued across generations.
Harper’s Bazaar · Travel Feature
Kouloura, Corfu
Harper’s Bazaar presented Kouloura and the north-east coast of Corfu as an idyllic destination shaped by peaceful bays, traditional villages and life beside the sea. The feature recommended hiring a boat from Filippos Boats as one of the best ways to explore the coastline, including family-friendly Kalamaki, Kalami and the famous White House. It also mentioned Agni, Kassiopi and the beautiful bays further south.
Family Travel
Angels & Urchins
This family travel feature captured the relaxed rhythm of a holiday in Corfu. Days were spent discovering peaceful bays, enjoying local food and travelling along the coastline by boat. The article presented boating as a simple and enjoyable way for families to experience the island at their own pace.
Travel Feature
The Times
The Times described boating as an ideal way to travel around north-east Corfu. Many of the coastline’s small harbours are difficult to reach by road, while several secluded beaches can only be accessed from the sea. A boat therefore provides visitors with the freedom to explore the area’s scenery, villages and quiet bays.
Corfu Travel
The Daily Mail
The Daily Mail highlighted how renting a boat opens up the north-east coast of Corfu. Visitors can travel between quiet inlets, stop for a swim, enjoy a picnic aboard the boat or arrive directly at one of the coastline’s traditional waterfront tavernas.
Travel Experience
The Guardian
The Guardian described how even a small rental boat can transform a holiday in Corfu. It gives visitors the freedom to cruise gently along the coast, swim in clear water away from crowded beaches and enjoy long lunches at traditional quayside tavernas.
Television Feature
Amanda & Alan’s Greek Job
The BBC series followed Amanda Holden and Alan Carr as they restored a traditional property in Corfu and discovered the island’s landscape, culture and local way of life. Filippos Boats appeared as part of their Corfu experience, bringing the island’s boating traditions and beautiful coastline to television viewers.
Since 1980
Filippos Boats
For more than four decades, Filippos Boats has helped visitors discover the bays, beaches and waterfront villages of north-east Corfu. Local knowledge, personal service and a longstanding connection with the sea have remained central to the Filippos Boats experience.
Discover Corfu from the Water
The features above share a common view of north-east Corfu: its coastline is best experienced from the sea. From Kassiopi Harbour, visitors can explore quiet beaches, traditional villages, hidden bays and waterfront tavernas at their own pace.