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Easter in Corfu. A unique experience with lots of music, philharmonic orchestras in the streets, the smashing of “botides” (clay pitches with water) on the morning of Holy Saturday, a custom from the Venetian era, and the procession of the Resurrection icon in the main streets, on Easter Sunday.
The island has 800 churches, with most renowned the single-naved basilica of Agios Spiridonas, in the center of the city, built in 1590.
Museums (Archaeological, Asian Art Museum, Antivouniotissa Museum – with a collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons and heirloom – Solos Museum, National Picture Gallery, Municipal Picture Gallery etc.)
Archaeological sites (Paleopoli Basilica, Figareto, Old Fortress, New Fortress, Court of Agios Mihail & Agios Georgios, medieval Towers etc.)
Achilleion
Anountsiata
Spianada, one of Greece’s largest squares.
The market of Corfu has everything and also hand-made, carven folk art items, products of Corfu nature and fine, original creations of gold and silver, made by local craftsmen.
Art Rooms and Conservatoires.
Pontikonisi.
The international tennis championship of youth takes place in the island.
Ferrari car club or antiques and the groups with Harley Davidson motorcycles, visit Corfu each year, in this culturally thriving city.
Corfu has a golf course in the Ropas Livadi.
Organized path networks with marked routes and resting points are ideal for hikers and nature lovers, as they pass before isolated chapels, deserted villages, Venetian and Byzantine buildings, small rivers and lakes.
The Corfu sea bottom is magnificent. In the island there are dozens of diving centers and schools, offering experienced trainers and full equipment for the young and older lovers of the sea.
Aqua park AQUALAND is one of the largest aqua parks of Europe.
The catavothron (Grava of Menigos), a rare geologic phenomenon.
The Sea museum in Benitses.
The factory producing Corfu kumquat.
Pine forests and olive groves.
Wonderful beaches with crystal clear waters, sand or pebbles: Glifada, Dasia, Canal d’ Amour, Paliokastritsa, Kontokali, Benitses, Roda, Mesoggi, Agios Georgios, Mirtiotissa, Agios Gordios, Isos, Agios Spiridon, Ipsos, Komi, Alikes Lefkimis, Sidari, Almiros, Alikes Potamou, Apraos – Kalamaki, Arillas, Ermones, Avlaki, Kerasia, Barbati, Nisaki, Agios Stefanos etc.
Villages and towns with excellent tourist infrastructure, cosmopolitan environment and vivid night life (Paleokastritsa, Dasia, Glifada, Sidari, Mirtiotissa, Roda, Kontokali, Mesogi, Ipsos).
Harbors and marinas for vessels.
Restaurants and taverns serving traditional Corfu dishes “sofrito” and “pastitsada”, the “tsitsibira” soft drink and old musicians playing nostalgic melodies with their guitars. |
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