Corfu (/kɔːrˈf(j)uː/ kor-FEW, -FOO, US also /ˈkɔːrf(j)uː/ KOR-few, -foo) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] ) is...
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Corfu (/kɔːrˈf(j)uː/, also US: /ˈkɔːrf(j)uː/) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] ; Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα, romanized: Kórkyra...
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The Durrells (redirect from The Durrells in Corfu)
The Durrells (known in North America as The Durrells in Corfu) is a British comedy-drama television series loosely based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical...
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Siege of Corfu may refer to: Siege of Corfu (1537) by the Ottoman Turks led by Hayreddin Barbarossa Sieges of Corfu 1571 and 1573, see Corfu#Venetian...
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Corfu International Airport "Ioannis Kapodistrias" (Greek: Κρατικός Αερολιμένας Κέρκυρας "Ιωάννης Καποδίστριας") or Ioannis Kapodistrias (Capodistrias)...
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The Corfu incident (Greek: κατάληψη της Κέρκυρας, romanized: Katalipsi tis Kerkyras, Italian: crisi di Corfù) was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis...
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Look up Corfu, Corfou, Korfu, or Κέρκυρα in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα, Kerkyra) is a major island in Greece. Corfu, Kerkyra...
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Achilleion (Greek: Αχίλλειο, Katharevousa: Αχίλλειον) is a palace built on Corfu for Empress (German: Kaiserin) Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi...
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Repos is a former royal summer residence on the island of Corfu, Greece. It lies south of Corfu City in the forest of Palaeopolis. Since 2001, it has housed...
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The Corfu trilogy is the unofficial name for three autobiographical books by British naturalist Gerald Durrell, giving humorous, exaggerated and sometimes...
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The Old Fortress of Corfu (Greek: Παλαιό Φρούριο, Venetian: Fortezza Vecchia) is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the promontory...
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are, from north to south: Kerkyra (Κέρκυρα) usually known as Corfu in English and Corfù in Italian Paxi (Παξοί) also known as Paxos in English Lefkada...
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football in the region of Corfu. It is based in the city of Corfu, and is a member of the Hellenic Football Federation. The Corfu Football Union (CFU) was...
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The Corfu Channel case (French: Affaire du Détroit de Corfou) was the first public international law case heard before the International Court of Justice...
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featured in Gerald Durrell's autobiographical Corfu trilogy, which tells about the Durrells' years in Corfu from 1935 to 1939 in a somewhat fictionalized...
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Angel); Venetian: Castel Sant'Angelo) is a Byzantine castle on the island of Corfu, Greece. It is located at the top of the highest peak of the island's shoreline...
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The Corfu Channel incident consists of three separate events involving Royal Navy ships in the Channel of Corfu which took place in 1946, and it is considered...
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Corfu (Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κερκύρας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of the Ionian Islands. The capital of the...
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Arsenius (Arsenios) of Corfu, also known as Arsenius of Kerkyra, (died 800 or perhaps 959) is one of the principal patron saints of Corfu along with Spyridon...
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The Corfu Declaration (Serbo-Croatian: Krfska deklaracija, Крфска декларација) was an agreement between the prime minister of Serbia, Nikola Pašić, and...
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Paxos (category Populated places in Corfu (regional unit))
(Greek: Παξός) is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea, lying just south of Corfu. As a group with the nearby island of Antipaxos and adjoining islets, it...
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Roda, Greece (redirect from Roda, Corfu)
The village is at the centre of the north coast of the Greek island of Corfu. It normally opens up in May and closes down for winter around October....
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is a pedestrian street and district in the western edge of Spianada in Corfu (city). It was constructed during the French rule in the Ionian Islands...
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Corfu is a ghost town in Grant County, in the U.S. state of Washington. The community was named after the island of Corfu, in Greece. Corfu is located...
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North Corfu (Greek: Βόρεια Κέρκυρα Voreia Kerkyra) is a municipality on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Islands region in Greece. The municipality was...
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South Corfu (Greek: Νότια Κέρκυρα Notia Kerkyra) is a municipality on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Islands region in Greece. The municipality was...
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The Straits of Corfu or Corfu Channel is the narrow body of water along the coasts of Albania and Greece to the east, separating these two countries from...
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author, and TV presenter Gerald Durrell, who lampoons her character in his Corfu trilogy of novels: My Family and Other Animals, Birds, Beasts and Relatives...
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municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform it is part of the municipality North Corfu, of which it is a municipal...
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Ionian Sea (category Landforms of Corfu (regional unit))
Greece. They are collectively named the Ionian Islands, the main ones being Corfu, Kefalonia, Zakynthos, Lefkada, and Ithaca. There are ferry routes between...
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