Corfu Town, Greece - 17 Things To Do In Corfu Town
Corfu Town, Greece - 17 Things To Do In Corfu Town
Corfu Town is the capital of Corfu (Kerkyra) one of the most beautiful and elegant towns in Greece. It is the principal port of the island and one of the largest and most populated towns of the Ionian Islands. Built on a promontory, the town displays a unique architecture which is strongly influenced from the different dominations, such as the Sicilian, the Venetian, the French and the English ones. From those times, Corfu Town has kept many of its imposing buildings, elegant mansions, superb palaces, French-style flowered squares and beautiful fortresses.
Here are some things that you can do in Corfu Town during your visit:
1. Old Town, 2. The Liston, 3. Old Fortress, 4. New Fortress, 5. Spianada Square, 6. Saint Spyridon Church, 7. Saint George church, 8. The park of the Old Port, 9. Museum of Asian Art of Corfu, 10. Temple of Kardaki – Paleopolis, 11. Church of Panagia Mandrakina, 12. The church of Saint Spiliotissa, 13. Serbian Museum of Corfu, 14. The Maitland Monument, 15. Byzantine Museum, 16. Mon Repos Palace, 17. St. Ioannis o Prodromos (the Precursor)
While visiting Corfu, you will find that there are plenty of things to do. Whether you choose to spend your time shopping, lounging on the beach or doing one of these activities, you are sure to have a memorable vacation!
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Corfu Island - Best Places to Visit in Greece HD
A short slideshow with music about Corfu Island (Kerkyra), the wonderful evergreen pearl of the Ionian Sea. You can cast a glance at the stunning beaches, natural beauties, Corfu Town, villages and most of the places worth visiting when you travel to Corfu Island in Greece.
There are lots of places in Corfu where you can rent a boat, a bike or a quad to explore the island in a more adventurous way.
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Corfu is very easily reachable from Athens with daily flights (1 hour), or from different countries. It takes around 1 hour 30 minutes to get to Corfu by ferry from Igoumenitsa. Ferry boats are available from Italy (Bari, Ancona) as well.
From 1386 to 1797, Corfu was ruled by Venetian nobility, the Old Town of Corfu has clear Venetian influence and is amongst the World Heritage Sites in Greece.
If you are planning to travel to Greece on your holiday, I recommend you to consider Corfu Island being a member on your bucket list.
Corfu beaches you must visit
***Corfu 2017***
0:00 - Cape Drastis
0:09 - Glyfada
0:18 - Cape Drastis
0:27 - Old fortress of Corfu
0:35 - Porto Timoni
1:01 - Vourlia
1:06 - Agios Gordios
1:19 - Old fortress of Corfu
1:30 - Glyfada
1:43 - Pontikonisi
1:47 - Porto Timoni
1:53 - Asian Art Museum
2:01 - Avlaki
2:13 - Agia Triada
2:22 - Cape Drastis
2:28 - Glyfada
2:43 - Porto Timoni
2:50 - Angelokastro
3:06 - Barbati
3:13 - Agios Spiridon
3:19 - Pl. Leonida Vlachou
3:30 - Agios Gordios
3:36 - Porto Timoni
3:52 - Pontikonisi
4:01 - Porto Timoni
4:09 - Agios Gordios
4:13 - Palaiokastritsa
4:27 - Barbati
Corfu island TOP 33 beaches in 4k, Greece 2018
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0:01 Porto Timoni beach 0:14 Nissaki Beach 0:19 Akoli beach
0:32 Hidden beach 0:41 Bataria Beach 0:58 Loggas beach
1:07 Pipitou Beach 1:14 Barbati Beach 1:20 Agios Georgios Beach
1:45 Agios Spiridon Beach 1:58 Liapades Beach 2:06 Rovinia Beach
2:38 Klimatia beach 2:43 Issos Beach 2:57 Roda city beach
3:01 Apraos Beach 3:04 Kalami Beach 3:12 Glyfada Beach
3:22 Alipa Beach 3:34 Agios Petros Beach 3:55 Apotripiti Beach
4:14 Seki Bay 4:19 Sidari beach 4:54 Kanoni Beach
4:59 Kogevina beach 5:20 Canal d'Amour Beach 5:36 Agios Stefanos Beach
5:51 Limni Beach Glyko 6:26 Avlaki Beach
In this video you can view best beaches of Corfu, mostly north part of island. Enjoy...
If you have some questions, leave it in the commentary and write your impressions if you visit the island....
GREECE, EXPLORING ISLAND of NAXOS, the BEST BEACH to visit
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We are going to visit 5 beaches and we will decide which is the best one: 1) The beach of Agios Georgios or what the tourists call Saint George, is the main tourist area of the island and despite the number of hotels, restaurants, bars and tourist shops it is a very enjoyable place to be, if you like windsurfing, water-sports, people watching and if you have children because the sea is very shallow. 2) and 3) The beaches of Agios Prokopis and Agia Anna are a little quieter but also very popular and there are rows of umbrellas and beach chairs that you can rent. Many hotels provide them for free so ask if you are staying nearby. These beaches though crowded in places are long enough so you can always find somewhere semi-private. These two beaches are considered by many to be the most beautiful in Greece with clear turquoise water that makes every picture you take look like a postcard or an advertisement for a Caribbean holiday. 4) Further on, the beach at Plaka is considered by others to be the best beach on the island with about five kilometers of golden sand. 5) The town of Apollonos (photo), on the far northern tip of the island has a large sandy cove and some restaurants and hotels and the feel of being on another island altogether.
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CORFU – Greece
Video and photos in Full HD I have made during my trip to the Island of Corfu (Kerkyra) in Greece (Ionian See) in May 2018, including video footages and photos taken with my drone Dji Mavic Pro (in HD). The video includes the following highlights: Agios Spiridon Beach, Nausika Cave, St. Nikolas Cave, Blue Eye Cave, Town and streets of Corfu, shops, Old Venetian Fortress.
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CORFU (source Wikipedia):
Corfu or Kerkyra 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.
The Greek name, Kerkyra or Korkyra, is related to two powerful water deities: Poseidon, god of the sea, and Asopos, an important Greek mainland river. According to myth, Poseidon fell in love with the beautiful nymph Korkyra, daughter of Asopos and river nymph Metope, and abducted her. Poseidon brought Korkyra to the hitherto unnamed island and, in marital bliss, offered her name to the place: Korkyra, which gradually evolved to Kerkyra (Doric). They had a child they called Phaiax, after whom the inhabitants of the island were named Phaiakes, in Latin Phaeaciani. Corfu's nickname is the island of the Phaeacians.
The name Corfù, an Italian version of the Byzantine Κορυφώ (Koryphō), meaning city of the peaks, derives from the Byzantine Greek Κορυφαί (Koryphai) (crests or peaks), denoting the two peaks of Palaio Frourio.
Corfu | Korfu | Kerkyra | Paleokastritsa | Sidari | Agios Georgios | Greece | 4K UHD
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in 4K with 30fps
and DJI Osmo Mobile 2
May 2018
Visited places,
- La Grotta
- Canal d'amour
- Sidari
- Angelokastro
- Agios Georgios
- Paleokastritsa Monastery
- Issos Beach
- Kerkyra (Old Town of Corfu)
- Old Venetian Fortress
- Porto Timoni Beach
- Paleokastritsa
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Top 10 Beachfront Hotels & Resorts in Corfu, Greece
Top 10 Beachfront Hotels & Resorts in Corfu, Greece
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❖ Domes Miramare, a Luxury Collection Resort, Corfu
5-star hotel
Address: Miramare Beach, Moraitika, Corfu 491 00, Greece
Phone: +30 2661 440500
❖ Mayor Pelekas Monastery
5-star hotel
Address: Pelekas Beach, Corfu 490 84, Greece
Phone: +30 2661 180600
❖ Mayor La Grotta Verde Grand Resort
5-star hotel
Address: Agios Gordios, Corfu 490 84, Greece
Phone: +30 2661 180000
❖ Ikos Dassia
5-star hotel
Address: Dassia Bay, Corfu 491 00, Greece
Phone: +30 2373 095100
❖ Kontokali Bay Resort & Spa
5-star hotel
Address: Kontokali, Corfu 491 00, Greece
Phone: +30 2661 099000
❖ Grecotel Eva Palace
5-star hotel
Address: Tzavros - Kommeno, Corfu 490 83, Greece
Phone: +30 2661 090003
❖ San Antonio Corfu Resort
4-star hotel
Address: Kalami, Corfu 490 83, Greece
Phone: +30 2663 091368
❖ Mayor Capo Di Corfu
4-star hotel
Address: Agios Petros, Lefkimmi, Corfu 490 80, Greece
Phone: +30 2662 029077
❖ Grecotel-LUXME Daphnila Bay Dassia
4-star hotel
Address: Villa Crystal Corfu, Palaiokastritsas, Dassia 491 00, Greece
Phone: +30 2661 090320
❖ Akrotiri Beach
4-star hotel
Address: Main Street, Paleokastritsa, Corfu 490 83, Greece
Phone: +30 2663 041237
CORFU 2018 | Ipsos | Palaiokastritsa | Agios Georgios | Greece |
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Corfu, Greece - Best Beaches
Corfu or Kerkyra is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It is the second largest of the Ionian Islands.
Corfu is a very popular tourist destination.
On the West side of the island, the beaches are sandier while the East tends to have calmer waters.
Sidari - A fair sized resort dominated by British tourists. At one end of the beach is the Canal de l'Amour: sand stone cliffs with narrow inlets, a natural archway and small paths to explore.
Dasia and Ipsos - A narrow stony beach with relatively calm waters. The resort runs along the road so there's a good variety of shops and tavernas.
Kassiopi - One of the more relaxed and atmospheric resorts with a pretty bay and beach that is mostly stony. The waters are crystal clear and calm.
Glifada - A long wide sandy beach with fairly rough waters. The resort is somewhat isolated.
Pelekas beach - Even more isolated than Glifada. Also a nice sandy beach.
Lefkimmi beach - A wide long sandy beach that is quiet due to being in the less busy South. The waters are extremely calm and very shallow, even out for quite some distance.
Prasoudi beach - High cliffs hang over your head, clean waters and a mix of sand and pebbles on this remote beach.
Messonghi beach - Gentle current, ideal for children, clean water with sand, pebbles and plenty of little fish.
Benitses - A former fishing village and one of the most traditional Corfiot villages with unique natural beauty and a very popular and famous tourist destination.
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