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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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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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 (1807–1814)...
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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inscribed. Their nature differed from island to island: in Corfu, they were obliged to reside in Corfu city; likewise in Kythira and Zakynthos they mostly dwelled...
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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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Saint Spyridon Church (category History of Corfu (city))
church located in Corfu, Greece. It was built in the 1580s. It houses the relics of Saint Spyridon and it is located in the old town of Corfu. It is a single-nave...
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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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Kontokali (category Populated places in Corfu (regional unit))
Kontókali (Greek: Κοντόκαλι) is a suburb of Corfu (city), located 6.8 km north of the city centre, on the Gulf of Gouvia. It is named after Christophoros...
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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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New Fortress (redirect from New Fortress, Corfu)
Corfu in 1537, the Venetians developed plans to expand the fortifications of the city. Furthermore, due to the great civilian losses, the Corfu city council...
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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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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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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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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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