Κορυφώ, romanized: Koryfó; Latin: Corcyra) is a city and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government...
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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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Gastouri, a village about ten kilometres south of the city of Corfu, and provides a panoramic view of the city to the north, and the southern part of the island...
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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 incident (Greek: κατάληψη της Κέρκυρας, romanized: Katalipsi tis Kerkyras, Italian: crisi di Corfù) was a 1923 diplomatic and military crisis...
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take the largest and best-fortified island of the archipelago, Corfu. The city of Corfu is located on the east coast in the central part of the island...
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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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Archaic Greek temple in Corfu, Greece, built in around 580 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra), now called Corfu. It is found on the property...
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Spianada in Corfu (city). It was constructed during the French rule in the Ionian Islands (1807–1814). It is one of the most popular sites in the city. Its name...
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This is a list of settlements in the Corfu regional unit, Greece. Afionas Afra Agioi Deka Agioi Douloi Agios Athanasios Agios Ioannis Agios Markos Agios...
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above the sea and surveys the City of Corfu and the mountains of mainland Greece to the southeast and a wide area of Corfu toward the northeast and northwest...
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The siege of Corfu in 1537 was led by the Ottoman Emperor Suleiman the Magnificent, against the Republic of Venice-held island of Corfu. It is part of...
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The siege of Corfu took place on 8 July – 21 August 1716, when the Ottoman Empire besieged the city of Corfu, on the namesake island, then held by the...
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Corfiot Italians (redirect from Italian irredentism in Corfu)
Corfiot Italians are a population from the Greek island of Corfu (Kerkyra) with ethnic and linguistic ties to the Republic of Venice. Their name was specifically...
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government-owned airport on the Greek island of Corfu at Kerkyra, serving both scheduled and charter flights from European cities. Air traffic peaks during the summer...
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The Corfu Easter is a complex mix of Catholic and Orthodox Christian religious traditions with influences from Venetian standards and local cultural characteristics...
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Its seat is the city Corfu. The municipality consists of the following eight subdivisions (municipal units): Achilleio Corfu (city) Ereikoussa Faiakes...
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This is a list of present-day cities by the time period over which they have been continuously inhabited as a city. The age claims listed are generally...
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The Protocol of Corfu (Greek: Πρωτόκολλο της Κέρκυρας, Albanian: Protokolli i Korfuzit), signed on May 17, 1914, was an agreement between the representatives...
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Spianada (category Buildings and structures in Corfu (city))
square in the city of Corfu, Greece. It is the largest square in Greece and is located in front of the Old Fortress of the city of Corfu. The Spianada...
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1807 under nominal Russian and Ottoman sovereignty in the Ionian Islands (Corfu, Paxoi, Lefkada, Cephalonia, Ithaca, Zakynthos or Zante, and Kythira). The...
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of Corfu (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) in Corfu, Greece was built between 1962 and 1965. The museum land was donated by the city of Corfu. Its...
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to: Corfu, a major island in Greece Corfu (city), the capital city of the island Corfu (regional unit), an administrative unit created in 2011 Corfu Prefecture...
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third-largest-city is Patras, with a metropolitan area of approximately 250,000 inhabitants. The table below lists the largest cities in Greece, by population...
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Liston (square) (section Corfu)
Corso Italia. In the Greek island of Corfu the locals still use the word to indicate the main promenade of Corfu city. In Venice the Campo Santo Stefano...
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was the successor of the Nobile Teatro di San Giacomo di Corfù, which became the Corfu city hall. It was destroyed during a Luftwaffe aerial bombardment...
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San Giacomo di Corfù, Italian for The Noble Theatre of Saint James of Corfu, or simply Teatro di San Giacomo, was a theatre in Corfu, Greece which became...
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Platytera Monastery (category Buildings and structures in Corfu (city))
Υπεραγίας Θεοτόκου Πλατυτέρας), is a Greek Orthodox monastery in the city of Corfu in Greece. It was founded in 1741 and finished in 1743, during the last...
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Palace of St. Michael and St. George (category Buildings and structures in Corfu (city))
(Greek: Ανάκτορο των Αγίων Μιχαήλ και Γεωργίου) is a palace in Corfu City on the island of Corfu, Greece. Commissioned by Sir Thomas Maitland, it originally...
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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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