Corfu (city)
Corfu city is the capital of the Corfu Island and it is one of the most beautiful cities in the east Mediterranean. The town has an intense colour of the Italian renaissance, because in the past, Corfu was under the Venice rule. So, Corfu resembles a south Italian City. It is a very touristic city and many tourists are coming to Corfu from all the world, mainly from west Europe. The population of Corfu city is 35.851 inhabitants.
Sights
Corfu has many sights, so it is very interesting for visitors. The city has old buildings with very beautiful architecture. There is the "mon repo" Palace where princess Sissy lived. Another place of interest is the islet pontikonisi.
History
Corfu is believed that it in the past was the Homeric country of Faekes where Odysseus had arrived, before he reached Ithaki. In the ancient archaist period the Corintians had founded some colonies. In the Middle Ages Corfu belonged to Byzantine Empire and later belonged to Venice state. Corfu was united with Greece in 1864.
Corfu (city) Media
Kardaki Temple in Corfu
Map of the "Old Fortress" of Corfu, 1573.
Typical houses of Corfu city.
The Old Fort, Corfu Town, Corfu, Greece, as seen from the New Fort.
Vue de la ville de Corfou.
Panoramic view of the old town
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The City Hall (former Nobile Teatro di San Giacomo di Corfù).
Statue of Ioannis Kapodistrias, by sculptor Leonidas Drosis, with the Ionian Academy in the background.
View of the Palace of St. Michael and St. George, with the statue of Sir Frederick Adam, which houses the Museum of Asian Art
