Where to stay in Corfu

We will be in Corfu one week, we are a couple in our 30s and not sure where to stay. We will have a car and we are open to stay in 2 different locations. We would like to be in a strategic place, with beautiful beaches nearby (max 30 mins, open to travel 1h occasionally), but would also love to be located in a town with some life in the evening. Not into parties, but nice restaurants, bars, going for walks in the evening etc.

Also we are planning to go one day to Albania.