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Corfu Destination Guide

Touring Corfu in Greece

Corfu in the region of Ionian Islands with its 27,003 citizens is a city located in Greece - some 234 mi or ( 376 km ) North-West of Athens , the country's capital city .

Interactive map of Corfu

Time in Corfu is now 08:07 PM (Saturday) . The local timezone is named " Europe/Athens " with a UTC offset of 2 hours. Depending on your travel resources, these more prominent places might be interesting for you: Xarre, Sarandë, Mursi, Sofia, and Korçë. Being here already, consider visiting Xarre . We collected some hobby film on the internet . Scroll down to see the most favourite one or select the video collection in the navigation. Check out our recommendations for Corfu ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


Videos

Sinfonie Orchester Schoneberg - Städtisches Theater von Korfu 20-10-2008

10:01 min by Corfu Times
Views: 5577 Rating: 5.00

Das Sinfonie Orchester Schoneberg Als Angebot fur alle musikbegeisterten Instrumentalisten mit Orchestererfahrung, die den Jugend- und Studentenorchestern entwachsen sind und neben ihrem Beruf Spa? an ..

Κέρκυρα - ΠΑΣΧΑ - πένθιμα εμβατήρια (FUNEBRE from Corfu Easter)

58:45 min by lisistratos62
Views: 5382 Rating: 5.00

ΣΚΟΡΠΙΕΣ ΣΚΕΨΕΙΣ ΠΑΝΩ ΣΤΑ FUNEBRE ΤΟΥ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΪΚΟΥ ΠΑΣΧΑ (έγραψε και διάβασε, ο Αντώνης Σουέρεφ). Μουσικοφιλολογική προσέγγιση των Επιταφίων (πένθιμων) εμβατηρίων του Κερκυραϊκού Πάσχα, σε εκπομπή της ..


LOHENGRIN Preludio R.Wagner [UTOPIA...]

9:56 min by Tetrafonia
Views: 2770 Rating: 5.00

CORFU MUNICIPAL THEATER [Where, with "Lohengrin" the curtain opened, Germans (again) burned it ...and ...Corfiots demolished it ... ] ΔΗΜΟΤΙΚΟ ΘΕΑΤΡΟ ΚΕΡΚΥΡΑΣ [Εκεί όπου, με "Lohengrin" άνοιξε η αυλαί ..

Corfu-Greece.com presents Corfu Town, new Fortress

1:11 min by INFONETweb
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www.corfu-greece.com Corfu Town, New Fortress overview video ..


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Interesting facts about this location

Archaeological Museum of Corfu

The Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) in Corfu, Greece was built between 1962 - 1965. The museum land was donated by the city of Corfu. Its initial purpose was to house the archaeological finds from the Temple of Artemis in Corfu. In 1994 it was expanded with the addition of two more exhibit halls that display the more recent finds at the ancient citadel of Corfu. It is located on 1 Vraila Armeni St.

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Ionian University

The Ionian University is a university located in the city of Corfu, Greece. It was established in 1984 by the Greek government under the Prime Ministership of Andreas Papandreou, in recognition of Corfu's contribution to Education in Greece as the seat of the first University of Greece, the Ionian Academy, that was established in 1824, forty years before the cession of the Ionian islands to Greece and just three years after Greece's Revolution of 1821.

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Ionian Academy

The Ionian Academy was the first Greek academic institution established in modern times and it is located in Corfu. It was established by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford in 1824. It is also considered the precursor of the Ionian University. It had Philological, Law and Medical Schools. The first period of existence of its Medical School was from 1824-1828. The second from 1844-1865 (when the Ionian islands united with Greece).

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United States of the Ionian Islands

The United States of the Ionian Islands (Greek: Ηνωμένον Κράτος των Ιονίων Νήσων, Inoménon Krátos ton Ioníon Níson, literally "United State of the Ionian Islands"; Italian: Stati Uniti delle Isole Ionie) was a state and amical protectorate of the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1864. It was the successor state of the Septinsular Republic. It is located in modern Greece, to whom it was ceded as a gift of the United Kingdom to the newly enthroned King George I, at the end of the protectorate.

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Corfu (city)

Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island and of the Corfu regional unit. The city also serves as a capital for the region of the Ionian Islands. The city (pop. 28,185 in 2001) is a major tourist attraction, and has played an important role since the 8th century.

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Historical Weather

temperature and rainfall during the year in Corfu