Villa Sylva is a unique private luxury wedding venue

Nestled in a picturesque beachfront forest Villa Sylva makes for the perfect wedding venue. The estate includes large beautifully manicured gardens with ornate flowering shrubbery, offering the perfect setting for your wedding reception or ceremony and the large pool area is ideal for receptions. All areas offer you amazing backdrops for your wedding photographs.

If you prefer a church wedding over a garden ceremony the estate is also ideally located in the Kanoni area of Corfu, only 7 minutes drive away from two beautiful historical churches which are both great options for a memorable wedding ceremony. The first church we recommend is the iconic Vlacherna Monastery which is one of the most famous and photographed places on Corfu. The second option is the Church of Pantokrator uniquely located on the small island of Pontikonissi (Mouse Island) you can see the small island from the villa.

Garden

Your wedding day is truly a special occasion a day that is uniquely yours make it unforgettable by celebrating your union at Villa Sylva in the elegant garden with ample space, a pond, lush greenery and stunning views over the Ionian sea.

Approx. size of garden 580sqm

Pool Area

Villa Sylva pool area is spacious and perfect for wedding receptions offering lots of room for guest tables and leaving ample space for a dance floor, if this is not big enough, you also have the option to put a platform on part of the swimming pool so your guests have all the room they need to dance the night away in celebration of your union!

Approx size of the pool area. 1075sqm

Church Ceremony Options

The Holy Monastery of Vlacherna

The Holy Monastery of Vlacherna was built in the 17th century and is connected to the mainland by a bridge flanked with fishing boats. A view of Mouse island offers you a picturesque short walk to the Monastery. The unique building of the Monastery is distinguished by its unusual shaped tiled roof and intense white walls that sharply contrast with the lush landscape and striking colours of the sea.

Church Options, Church of Pantokrator on Mouse island

Church of Pantokrator on Pontikonissi (Mouse island)

The Church of Pantokrator on Pontikonissi (Mouse island) is several hundred years old and sits on the small island surrounded by the crystal turquoise waters of the Ionian Sea. The Vlacherna monastery in the background sets the stage for your wedding photographs. According to legend, Pontikonissi was Ulysses’ ship, the vessel that brought the legendary king of Ithaca and the hero of Homer’s epic poem the Odyssey to the island of the Phaeacians. It was during a terrible storm that the boat was washed on the shores of the island and the god Poseidon turned the boat into stone.