Ithaca - Cave of Nymphes
Cave of Nymphes at Ithaca island in Ionian Sea, Greece
Σπηλιά Ρίζες στην Ιθάκη (Explore Ithaca)
Η Σπηλιά Ρίζες στην Ιθάκη. Το Explore Ithaca εξερευνά τις ομορφιές της Ιθάκης.
Cave Rizes, Ithaca, Greece.
Rizes Cave, Ithaca, in winter
This video shows Rizes Cave in Ithaca in winter. Rizes means roots. You will see the roots of the tree growing out of the large hole in the roof of the cave. No narrative or music, only the sounds of bird calls and dripping water.
ITHAKA (Ιθάκη, Ithaca), Greece ► Video Guide, 21 min. Overview 4K ► Melissa Travel
Discover the Greek island of Ithaca, famous for Homer's epic about King Odysseus, the hero of the Trojan War. There are no crowded tourist resorts and large hotel complexes on Ithaca. There is no unnecessary rush and nervousness. You can enjoy a relaxing and peaceful holiday. No stress! ????
In our 4K video guide we will introduce you to the most interesting places of this picturesque island.
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Timeline:
00:07 Vathy
00:34 Marina
00:51 Loutsa beach
01:01 Venetian cannons of Loutsa's Castle
01:11 Mnimata
01:18 Skinos
01:50 Gidaki
02:06 Filiatro
02:26 Cape Skotargia
02:41 Sarakiniko
03:19 Arethousa Krini
04:01 Pera Pigadi
04:14 Panagia Spiliotissa
05:11 Rizes cave
06:10 Perachori
06:42 Palaiochora
07:04 Cave of the Nymphs
07:15 Dexa
07:20 Aetos
07:30 Kedros
07:55 Aspros Gialos
08:21 Komninou Ammos
08:30 Koutoupi
08:38 Katharon monastery
09:43 Anogi
10:13 Menhir of Herakles
10:40 Stavros
11:11 Palace of Odysseus - School of Homer
12:21 Panagia Eleousa
12:40 Platrithias
12:56 Exogi
13:33 Kolieri
13:49 Fountain of Kalamos - Melanydros Fountain
14:01 Afales
14:29 Platia Ammos
14:36 Alikes
14:53 Marmakas
15:20 Frikes
16:09 Kourvoulia beaches
16:49 Kioni
20:43 Vathy
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Dimitris Papageorgiou - Utidanos - Prayer (Instrumental version)
Metamorphosis - Oasis
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ITHACA (Ιθάκη), Greece ► Best Places to Visit in 32 minutes, Overview 4K
What to do in Ithaka island? What to see and visit? This video shows the best travel tips, places and beaches in Ithaka (Ithaca, Ithaki, Ιθάκη), Greece (Ελλάδα).
Travel around the island and visit the most interesting places, beaches, archaeological sites, monasteries, churches and nice viewpoints.
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Timeline:
00:07 Vathy
02:10 Lazareto islet
02:21 Marina
02:45 Venetian cannons of Loutsa's Castle
02:54 Loutsa beach
03:19 Mnimata
03:26 Skinos
04:04 Gidaki
04:36 Filiatro
04:56 Cape Skotargia
05:17 Sarakiniko
05:59 Arethousa Krini
06:54 Pera Pigadi
07:08 Panagia Spiliotissa
08:53 Rizes cave
10:33 Perachori
11:45 Palaiochora
12:53 Cave of the Nymphs
13:10 Dexa
13:15 Aetos
13:25 Kedros
13:53 Aspros Gialos
14:22 Komninou Ammos
14:35 Koutoupi
14:45 Katharon monastery
16:07 Anogi
16:54 Menhir of Herakles
17:24 Stavros
17:57 Palace of Odysseus - School of Homer
19:57 Panagia Eleousa
20:37 Platrithias
20:41 Exogi
23:06 Kolieri
23:26 Fountain of Kalamos - Melanydros Fountain
23:48 Afales
24:17 Platia Ammos
24:30 Alikes
24:49 Marmakas
25:24 Frikes
26:14 Kourvoulia beaches
27:01 Kioni
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Fortress by P C III is licensed under a Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0) License.
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Thiorihio - The Abandoned Mine and Paliorema beach
Paliorema is the strangest beach of the Milos island, considering it is the place where the abandoned mine Thiorihio rises up. Instead of trees and beach facilities, you will be surrounded by old mining wagons, tools and parts. The sea around the shore is deep, it was used for a pier from which ships were loaded with sulfur and other minerals from the mine. The atmosphere is very weird, making it an unique spot, though not very suitable for a beach. During the summer it is quite windy due to the constant Meltemi wind.
Καστός - Ο ερημίτης του Ιονίου
Ο Καστός, είναι ένα από τα μικρότερα νησιά του Ιονίου πελάγους. Βρίσκεται απέναντι από τη δυτική ακτή της Αιτωλοακαρνανίας, νοτιοανατολικά της Λευκάδας και νότια του Καλάμου, που θεωρείται προσάρτημά του.
Ο Καστός είναι η μκρότερη κατοικίσιμη νησίδα των Επτανήσων και προσαρτήθηκε στην Ελλάδα το 1864. Παλαιότερα αποτελούσε μέρος της επαρχίας Ιθάκης του νομού Λευκάδας με πληθυσμό το 1950, τους 285 κατοίκους στο οποίο υφίστατο δημοτικό σχολείο. Σήμερα ανήκει διοικητικά στο Δήμο Λευκάδας και σύμφωνα με την απογραφή του 2011 έχει 78 κατοίκους.
Όπως και ο γειτονικός Κάλαμος, επικοινωνεί με την ακτή της Αιτωλοακαρνανίας με καΐκια, από και προς το απέναντι χωριό Μύτικα.
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코르푸 시내를 뒤로하고 섬 북쪽으로 향한다. 코르푸 섬에는 해변이 수십 개지만 그 중에서도 가장 아름다운 해변이 있다는 팔레오카스트리차. 전망대에서 구경하는 사람이 있기에 가까이 가서 보았다.눈 앞에 보이는 바다는 이탈리아 쪽 바다인 아드리아 해다. 아래를 보니 초록색 에메랄드 빛깔의 아름다운 바다가 보인다. 팔레오카스트리차(Paleokastistsa)는 암벽으로 둘러싸여 해변이라기보다는 호수 같은 느낌이 나는 독특한 해변이다. 오렌지 나무와 사이프러스 나무에 뒤덮인 평온한 해변은 잠시 여행에 지친 여행객을 따스하게 맞아준다. 팔레오카스트리차 해변을 따라 언덕위로 올라가면 오랜 역사를 자랑하는 수도원이 있다.그리스의 다른 섬과 마찬가지로 코르푸 섬도 많은 외침을 받았다. 독특한 점은 그리스 전체가 400년이라는 오랜 기간 동안 터키에 점령당할 때, 코르푸 섬을 포함한 이오니안 섬들은 터키의 지배를 받지 않았다는 점이다.수많은 외침과 계속되는 위기 속에서 힘없는 국민들에게 종교는 큰 위안이 되었을 것 같다.
[English: Google Translator]
Back to Corfu town and head to the north of the island. Dozens of dogs on the beach on Corfu island, but Oka Palais registry cars that are the most beautiful beaches among others. Itgie people go to visit the lookout saw close to the sea is visible in front of the eyes haeda the Italian side of the Adriatic Sea. I looked down and seen the beautiful sea of emerald green color. Palais Oka car registry (Paleokastistsa) The lake is surrounded by rock, rather than feel like I am a beach unique beach. Carefree beach covered with orange trees and cypress trees give the right ttaseuhage weary travelers while traveling. Oka cars streaming along the beach Palais rises up the hill there is a monastery boasts a long history. As with other Greek island of Corfu was a lot of fineness and cry. The unique thing is when Greece get the entire occupied by Turkey for a long period of 400 years, Ionian islands including Corfu islands that did not receive the reign of Turkey. Religion is great for the people without power from the crisis in a number of calls and ongoing it seems to have been a comfort to
[Greece: Google Translator]
Επιστροφή στην πόλη της Κέρκυρας και το κεφάλι προς τα βόρεια του νησιού. Δεκάδες σκυλιά στην παραλία στο νησί της Κέρκυρας, αλλά Oka Palais αυτοκίνητα μητρώου που είναι οι πιο όμορφες παραλίες, μεταξύ άλλων. οι άνθρωποι Itgie πάει να επισκεφθεί το επιφυλακή είδε κοντά στη θάλασσα είναι ορατή μπροστά από τα μάτια haeda την ιταλική πλευρά της Αδριατικής Θάλασσας. Κοίταξα κάτω και να δει την όμορφη θάλασσα του σμαραγδένιο πράσινο χρώμα. Palais Oka μητρώου αυτοκινήτων (Paleokastistsa) Η λίμνη περιβάλλεται από ροκ, αντί να αισθάνονται σαν μια παραλία μοναδική παραλία είμαι...
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Clouds and shower in Agios Nikitas (Lefkada Island - Greece)
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Flash floods on outskirts of Athens, Greece - November 15, 2017
Flash floods made scores homeless and destroyed infrastructure in Greece on Wednesday after a raging torrent inundated two coastal towns west of Athens following a night of heavy rain.
Homer, Odyssey a1-27 (spoken in reconstructed ancient Greek pronunciation)
text start: 00:51
text end: 04:14
-- English
Tell me, O Muse, of the man of many devices, who wandered full many ways after he had sacked the sacred citadel of Troy. Many were the men whose cities he saw and whose mind he learned, aye, and many the woes he suffered in his heart upon the sea, seeking to win his own life and the return of his comrades. Yet even so he saved not his comrades, though he desired it sore, for through their own blind folly they perished—fools, who devoured the kine of Helios Hyperion; but he took from them the day of their returning. Of these things, goddess, daughter of Zeus, beginning where thou wilt, tell thou even unto us.
Now all the rest, as many as had escaped sheer destruction, were at home, safe from both war and sea, but Odysseus alone, filled with longing for his return and for his wife, did the queenly nymph Calypso, that bright goddess, keep back in her hollow caves, yearning that he should be her husband. But when, as the seasons revolved, the year came in which the gods had ordained that he should return home to Ithaca, not even there was he free from toils, even among his own folk. And all the gods pitied him save Poseidon; but he continued to rage unceasingly against godlike Odysseus until at length he reached his own land. Howbeit Poseidon had gone among the far-off Ethiopians—the Ethiopians who dwell sundered in twain, the farthermost of men, some where Hyperion sets and some where he rises, there to receive a hecatomb of bulls and rams, and there he was taking his joy, sitting at the feast; but the other gods were gathered together in the halls of Olympian Zeus.
-- Italian
Musa, quell'uom di multiforme ingegno Dimmi, che molto errò, poich'ebbe a terra Gittate d'Ilïòn le sacre torri; Che città vide molte, e delle genti L'indol conobbe; che sovr'esso il mare Molti dentro del cor sofferse affanni, Mentre a guardar la cara vita intende, E i suoi compagni a ricondur: ma indarno Ricondur desïava i suoi compagni, Ché delle colpe lor tutti periro. Stolti! che osaro vïolare i sacri Al Sole Iperïon candidi buoi Con empio dente, ed irritâro il nume, Che del ritorno il dì lor non addusse. Deh! parte almen di sì ammirande cose
Narra anco a noi, di Giove figlia e diva.
Già tutti i Greci, che la nera Parca Rapiti non avea, ne' loro alberghi
Fuor dell'arme sedeano e fuor dell'onde; Sol dal suo regno e dalla casta donna Rimanea lungi Ulisse: il ritenea Nel cavo sen di solitarie grotte La bella venerabile Calipso, Che unirsi a lui di maritali nodi
Bramava pur, ninfa quantunque e diva. E poiché giunse al fin, volvendo gli anni, La destinata dagli dèi stagione Del suo ritorno, in Itaca, novelle Tra i fidi amici ancor pene durava. Tutti pietà ne risentìan gli eterni, Salvo Nettuno, in cui l'antico sdegno Prima non si stancò, che alla sua terra Venuto fosse il pellegrino illustre.
Ma del mondo ai confini e alla remota Gente degli Etïòpi (in duo divisa, Ver cui quinci il sorgente ed il cadente Sole gli obbliqui rai quindi saetta) Nettun condotto a un ecatombe s'era Di pingui tori e di montoni; ed ivi Rallegrava i pensieri, a mensa assiso. In questo mezzo gli altri dèi raccolti Nella gran reggia dell'olimpio Giove
Stavansi.
-- Deutsch
Sage mir, Muse, die Taten des viel sich wendenden Mannes,
Welcher so viel geirrt, nach der heiligen Troia Zerstörung,
Vieler Menschen Städte gesehn, und Sitte gelernt hat,
Und auf dem Meere so viel' unnennbare Leiden erduldet,
Seine Seele zu retten, und seiner Freunde Zurückkunft.
Aber die Freunde rettet' er nicht, wie eifrig er strebte,
Denn sie bereiteten selbst durch Missetat ihr Verderben:
Toren! welche die Rinder des hohen Sonnenbeherrschers
Schlachteten; siehe, der Gott nahm ihnen den Tag der Zurückkunft,
Sage hievon auch uns ein weniges, Tochter Kronions.
Alle die andern, so viel dem verderbenden Schicksal entflohen,
Waren jetzo daheim, dem Krieg' entflohn und dem Meere:
Ihn allein, der so herzlich zur Heimat und Gattin sich sehnte,
Hielt die unsterbliche Nymphe, die hehre Göttin Kalypso,
In der gewölbeten Grotte, und wünschte sich ihn zum Gemahle.
Selbst da das Jahr nun kam im kreisenden Laufe der Zeiten,
Da ihm die Götter bestimmt, gen Ithaka wiederzukehren;
Hatte der Held noch nicht vollendet die müdende Laufbahn,
Auch bei den Seinigen nicht. Es jammerte seiner die Götter;
Nur Poseidon zürnte dem göttergleichen Odysseus
Unablässig, bevor er sein Vaterland wieder erreichte.
Dieser war jetzo fern zu den Aithiopen gegangen;
Aithiopen, die zwiefach geteilt sind, die äußersten Menschen,
Gegen den Untergang der Sonnen, und gegen den Aufgang:
Welche die Hekatombe der Stier' und Widder ihm brachten.
Allda saß er, des Mahls sich freuend. Die übrigen Götter
Waren alle in Zeus' des Olympiers Hause versammelt.
Melissani Lake at Sami Kefalonia - Video
During the first exploration in 1951, an ancient lamp, which is now on display in the Archaeological Museum of Argostoli, was found there.Oil lamps, plates and figures show the god Pan and several nymphs. This is, why the cave is sometimes called Cave of the Nymphs. The lake was named after one of the nymphs, the nymph Melissanthi.
Lake Melissani has an absolute invisible specialty, which sounds pretty strange. The lake water is brackish, a mixture of sea water and sweet water. The cave is about 500m from the sea, and the water level is a meter higher than sea level, and the brackish water rises from a 30m deep cave system on one side of the cave and flows silently to the other end of the cave, flowing through narrow crevices into the sea.Here the water from the Katavothres on the other side of the island reappears. This was discovered by dye tracing experiments in 1959.
Paxos & Antipaxos islands, Best of beaches & sights - Greece 4K | Παξοί & Αντίπαξοι
Tropical beaches, spectacular cliffs, seas of olive groves and friendly harbours
Whether you arrive by sailing yacht, speedboat or ferry, you’ll be hooked by the charm of these two small, emerald islands: Paxi and Antipaxi, gems in the Ionian Sea. The beaches are unparalleled: white sand or pebbles lapped by glittering water. Behind them stretch groves upon grove of ancient olive trees, dense vineyards and untamed nature spilling down to the water’s edge. Once-in-a-lifetime experiences to look forward to include the sunset from the white cliffs at Eremitis, exploring caves and hikes in search of historic cisterns. Rare treats include wine sweeter than kisses and luxurious villas where you’ll feel like royalty. This holiday will remain etched in your memory forever.
What to do on Paxi and Antipaxi
Antipaxi: The original Eden?
South of Paxi, this tiny island, only 3km long, would fit most definitions of paradise. A dense forest of mastic, pine, myrtle and cypress trees covers it, interspersed with grapevines. Well worth investigating if you can bear to leave the beaches.
Splendid Ionian beaches
Peacock-blue translucent water, the whitest of white sand. Note these names: Orkos on Paxi, Vrika and Voutoumi on Antipaxi. When you travel to the Ionian, these beaches should be top on your list of things to do.
A castle designed by Leonardo
The castle of Agios Nikolaos on the island of the same name, opposite the main port of Gaios, has landmark status. The Venetians began construction on this amazing attraction in 1423 and finished it in 1510. Its secret? It was built from plans prepared by none other than Leonardo da Vinci that are still preserved in the city’s archives. Small world!
The holiday home you’ve always dreamed of
The accommodation possibilities on Paxi are all you could hope for. Why not choose one of its attractive stone-built luxury homes with a private pool and a splendid sea view, hidden away amid lush vegetation?
Gaios, the hidden harbour and its secrets
The main port and capital of Paxi, Gaios is invisible right up to the last minute as you approach the island. It lies at the end of a “fjord” created by the islet of Agios Nikolaos, which suddenly opens up to reveal a fine harbour.
The town, which has held on to its original Venetian layout and architecture, boasts a number of prized possessions, like the old British governor’s mansion and the church of Agii Apostoli with an impressive cistern above it. Wander into the old shops and cafes, some unchanged since they first opened at the turn of the last century.
The whole island an olive grove
Centuries-old trees blanket Paxi. Gnarled and twisted into amazing shapes, they block out the sun, throwing their dense shade over the entire island. For the locals these trees are sacred, their lifeblood, and their history goes way back to when the Venetians ruled the Ionian.
The beaches are unparalleled: white sand or pebbles lapped by glittering water. Behind them stretch groves upon grove of ancient olive trees, dense vineyards and untamed nature spilling down to the water’s edge. Once-in-a-lifetime experiences to look forward to include the sunset from the white cliffs at Eremitis, exploring caves and hikes in search of historic cisterns. Rare treats include wine sweeter than kisses and luxurious villas where you’ll feel like royalty. This holiday will remain etched in your memory forever.
Hidden gems of Paxi and Antipaxi
Masterpieces of necessity: The famous cisterns
On an island with little water, rain was so precious that the islanders built monumental cisterns to store it. Today they are considered part of Paxi’ cultural heritage, ingenious works of art.
In vino veritas: The rare wine of Antipaxi
Sweet and dark, this wine is made from little known grape varieties like Pheidias and Petrokodrynthos. Production is on a small scale, so you won’t find it in every bar, but it’s worth tasting, so do seek it out.
Travel to the west coast by boat
This coast of Paxi is a wonderland of white cliffs and grottoes. By boat you can investigate them all; the caves at Ahai, the vast grotto of Ypapanti, the cliffs at Eremitis. You’ll get your biggest surprise at Ortholithos. As its name implies, it’s an enormous rock in the shape of one of Obelix’s menhirs that rises straight out of the water.
Spiagge tropicali, scogliere spettacolari, mari di uliveti e porti amichevoli. Exotische Strände, spektakuläre Steilküsten, üppige Olivenhaine und einladende Fischerhäfen. Des plages exotiques, une végétation luxuriante, des paysages paradisiaques et des plaisirs authentiques. Экзотические пляжи, пышная растительность, райские пейзажи и истинные наслаждения
Antípaxosz egy pici sziget Paxíhoz közel.
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Kerkyra | Wikipedia audio article
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Kerkyra
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Corfu or Kerkyra (; Greek: Κέρκυρα, translit. Kérkyra, [ˈcercira]; Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα, translit. Kórkyra, [kórkyra]; Latin: Corcyra; Italian: Corfù) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the northwesternmost part of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The municipality has an area of 610,9 km2, the island proper 592,8 km2. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University.
The island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology. Its history is full of battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of fifth century BC Greece, along with Athens and Corinth. Medieval castles punctuating strategic locations across the island are a legacy of struggles in the Middle Ages against invasions by pirates and the Ottomans. Two of these castles enclose its capital, which is the only city in Greece to be surrounded in such a way. As a result, Corfu's capital has been officially declared a Kastropolis (castle city) by the Greek government. From medieval times and into the 17th century, the island, having successfully repulsed the Ottomans during several sieges, was recognised as a bulwark of the European States against the Ottoman Empire and became one of the most fortified places in Europe. The fortifications of the island were used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic. Corfu eventually fell under British rule following the Napoleonic Wars. Corfu was eventually ceded by the British Empire along with the remaining islands of the United States of the Ionian Islands, and unification with modern Greece was concluded in 1864 under the Treaty of London.
In 2007, the city's old quarter was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, following a recommendation by ICOMOS.Corfu is a very popular tourist destination. The island was the location of the 1994 European Union summit.
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00:03:25 1 Name
00:04:28 2 Geography
00:06:59 2.1 Diapontia islands
00:07:24 2.2 Lazaretto Island
00:08:39 2.3 Flora
00:09:29 2.4 Fauna
00:09:44 2.4.1 Birds
00:10:13 2.4.2 Mammals
00:11:24 2.4.3 Amphibians and reptiles
00:12:57 2.5 Climate
00:13:13 3 History
00:13:21 3.1 Early history
00:18:39 3.2 Roman and medieval history
00:23:14 3.3 Venetian rule
00:28:12 3.3.1 Venetian policies and legacy
00:31:28 3.4 19th century
00:33:23 3.4.1 British Lord High Commissioners during the protectorate
00:35:26 3.5 First World War
00:36:18 3.6 Interwar period
00:36:39 3.7 Second World War
00:36:48 3.7.1 Italian occupation and resistance
00:38:15 3.7.2 German bombing and occupation
00:40:02 3.7.3 Liberation
00:40:51 3.8 Post–World War and modern Corfu
00:42:03 4 Architecture
00:42:11 4.1 Venetian influence
00:43:55 4.2 The Achilleion
00:46:37 4.3 Kaiser's Bridge
00:47:43 5 Urban landscape
00:47:52 5.1 Old town
00:49:12 5.2 Ano and Kato Plateia and the music pavilion
00:50:22 5.3 Palaia Anaktora and its gardens
00:52:16 5.4 Churches
00:52:54 5.5 Pontikonisi
00:53:35 6 Archaeology
00:53:44 6.1 Palaiopolis
00:54:36 6.2 Kardaki Temple
00:55:45 6.3 Temple of Artemis
00:57:44 6.4 Temple of Hera
00:58:58 6.5 Tomb of Menecrates
01:00:22 6.6 Other archaeological sites
01:00:46 7 Castles
01:01:11 7.1 Palaio Frourio
01:02:17 7.2 Neo Frourio
01:03:08 7.3 Angelokastro
01:05:08 7.4 Gardiki Castle
01:06:02 7.5 Kassiopi Castle
01:07:31 8 Municipality
01:07:52 8.1 Province
01:08:15 9 Education
01:08:24 9.1 Ionian Academy
01:09:04 9.2 Ionian University
01:09:42 9.3 Student activism
01:10:33 10 Culture
01:11:15 10.1 Museums and libraries
01:14:41 10.2 Patron Saint Spyridon
01:16:44 10.3 Music
01:16:52 10.3.1 Musical history
01:18:11 10.3.2 The three Philharmonics
01:19:44 10.3.3 Ionian University music department
01:20:21 10.4 Theatres and operatic tradition
01:20:30 10.4.1 Teatro di San Giacomo
01:22:16 10.4.2 Municipal Theatre of Corfu
01:23:20 10.5 Festivities
01:23:28 10.5.1 Easter
01:26:05 10.5.2 Ta Karnavalia
01:26:48 11 Cultural depictions
01:26:57 11.1 Corfu in myth
01:27:40 11.2 Corfu in literature
01:28:55 11.3 Corfu in film
01:32:00 11.4 Corfu in popular culture
01:32:31 12 Tourism
01:34:03 13 Transport
01:36:29 14 Economy
01:38:22 15 International relations
01:38:39 16 Notable people
01:38:48 16.1 Ancient
01:39:17 16.2 Modern
01:39:25 17 Gallery
01:39:33 18 See also
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Corfu (, also US: ) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] (listen); Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα, romanized: Kórkyra, pronounced [kórkyra]; Medieval Greek: Κορυφώ, romanized: Koryfó; Latin: Corcyra) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands, and, including its small satellite islands, forms the margin of the northwestern frontier of Greece. The island is part of the Corfu regional unit, and is administered as a single municipality, which also includes the smaller islands of Ereikoussa, Mathraki and Othonoi. The municipality has an area of 610,9 km2, the island proper 592,8 km2. The principal city of the island and seat of the municipality (pop. 32,095) is also named Corfu. Corfu is home to the Ionian University.
The island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology. Its history is full of battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of fifth century BC Greece, along with Athens and Corinth. Ruins of ancient Greek temples and other archaeological sites of the ancient ...
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