In the Ionian night, Corfu hums like a well-kept secret. Along the old Venetian port, storefronts flicker to life – glassware catching the last blush of sunset, playlists segueing from Balearic house to ’70s funk, the perfume of crushed citrus sneaking past lacquered doors. Summer brings impromptu concerts on the Esplanade and, in September, the island’s namesake festival folds opera arias into salt air, but the true overture begins after midnight, when cocktails turn chromatic and conversations loosen in the heat.

Beyond the capital, the shoreline unspools into after-dark satellites: Ipsos, a neon spine of tavernas and late-night discos; Kavos, forever tuned to the holidaymakers’ heartbeat; Glyfada, Dassia, Sidari and Paleokastritsa, each with its own cocktail grammar and bassline frequency. Whether you board a moonlit cruiser to watch the citadel glow from the water or simply follow the swell of voices through the labyrinth of cobbled lanes, Corfu delivers its nocturne with style.

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