Free Things on Corfu

Free entry days, places that never charge, and who gets in free all year, each with its official source.

Free museum days: state museums and sites on Corfu are free for everyone on the first and third Sunday of each month from 1 November to 31 March, starting Sunday 1 November 2026 (culture.gov.gr, read 5 Oct 2026). All the dates and the museums.

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Free entry to Corfu's state museums and sites on 28 October

Entry is free for every visitor on 28 October, the national holiday, at every archaeological site, monument and museum run by the Ministry of Culture.

Who offers it: Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Where: On Corfu: the Old Fortress, the Archaeological Museum of Corfu, the Museum of Asian Art, the Antivouniotissa Museum and the Museum of Palaiopolis at Mon Repos.
When: Wednesday 28 October 2026.
Conditions: No ticket and no booking needed. Normal opening hours apply: the Old Fortress is open 08:00 to 18:00 from 16 to 31 October.

Official source: Ministry of Culture, free admission Official source: Old Fortress opening hours Checked 1 Oct 2026

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Free Sundays at state museums and sites, November to March

Every first and third Sunday of the month from 1 November to 31 March, entry is free for everyone at state run sites and museums, the ones on Corfu included.

Who offers it: Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Where: On Corfu: the Old Fortress, the Archaeological Museum of Corfu, the Museum of Asian Art, the Antivouniotissa Museum and the Museum of Palaiopolis at Mon Repos.
When: This winter that means 1 and 15 November, 6 and 20 December 2026, 3 and 17 January, 7 and 21 February, 7 and 21 March 2027.
Conditions: No ticket needed. Winter opening hours are shorter, so check the times before you go.

Official source: Ministry of Culture, free admission Checked 1 Oct 2026

Free all year

Free entry all year for under 25s from the EU

Children and young people up to 25 from EU countries get in free at state sites and museums all year, and so do children up to 18 from outside the EU. Visitors with a disability get in free too, with one escort for a disability of 67 percent or more.

Who offers it: Hellenic Ministry of Culture
Where: Every state site and museum, including the five on Corfu.
When: All year. No end date is given.
Conditions: Show an ID card or passport at the ticket desk, so age and country can be checked. For disability: a disability card, or an ID or passport with the disability certificate.

Official source: Ministry of Culture, who gets in free Checked 1 Oct 2026

Free entry

Mon Repos estate, free to walk in every day

The wooded Mon Repos estate on the Kanoni peninsula, with the ruins of the Temple of Hera and the temple at Kardaki among its paths, is free to enter. The museum in the house charges for entry.

Who offers it: Ministry of Culture, Ephorate of Antiquities of Corfu
Where: Mon Repos, about 2 km south of Corfu Town. Blue bus line 2 stops at the gate.
When: Every day, 08:00 to 20:00, as the official page gives it.
Conditions: The estate is free. The Museum of Palaiopolis inside it costs €10 (€5 reduced) and is closed on Tuesdays.

Official source: Museum of Palaiopolis and Mon Repos estate Checked 1 Oct 2026

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Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank, always free

Greek money from the revolutionary bonds of 1822 to the last drachma notes, 504 banknotes in all, plus an interactive room of Greek coins. Entry is free, and so are guided tours and educational programmes.

Who offers it: Alpha Bank Numismatic Collection
Where: Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank, Corfu Town.
When: A permanent exhibition. No end date.
Conditions: Guided tours and school programmes are arranged with the museum first: 26610 41552 or banknotemuseum@alpha.gr. The official page gives no opening hours, so ask before you go.

Official source: Alpha Bank, Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank Checked 1 Oct 2026

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