Holidays in Corfu

Holidays in Corfu

Why not have a vacation in the super island. It has great culture. Super weather it is great place to go for vacation or holiday. With super stuff to look at. There may be great villas for you to stay in.

Corfu is a Greek island in the Ionian Sea. It lies off the coast of Sarande, Albania, from which it is separated by straits varying in breadth from 3 to 23 km, including one near ancient Butrint and a longer one west of Thesprotia. The island is part of the Corfu Prefecture, and includes twelve of the sixteen municipalities or communes in the prefecture and over 96 percent of its population (2001 census). The four excluded municipalities are Ereikoussa, Mathraki, Othonoi, and Paxoi, which are all separate islands.

Just to the north of "Kato Plateia" lie the "Palaia Anaktora" a large complex of buildings of Roman architectural style used in the past to house the King of Greece, and prior to that the British Governors of the Island. So this is a great place for toutists to see.

The old citadel (Palaio Frourio literally: Old Fortress is an old Venetian fortress built on an islet with fortifications surrounding its entire perimeter, although some sections, particularly on the east side, are slowly being eroded and falling into the sea.

The town of Corfu stands on the broad part of a peninsula, whose termination in the Venetian citadel is cut off from it by an artificial fosse formed in a natural gully, with a salt-water ditch at the bottom, that serves also as a kind of marina. The old city, having grown up in fortifications, where every metre of ground was precious, is a labyrinth of narrow streets paved with cobblestones, sometimes tortuous but colourful and clean.

In several parts of the old city houses from the Venetian era are to be found. The old city's architectural character is strongly influenced by the Venetian style, coming as it did under Venetian rule for a long period; its small and ancient sidestreets, and the old buildings' trademark arches are particularly reminiscent of Venice.

The island has again become an important port of call and has a considerable trade in olive oil; under a more careful system of tillage the value of its agricultural products could be substantially increased. In earlier times there was a great export of citron, which was cultivated here.

Corfu's coastline spans 217 kilometres including capes; its highest point is Mount Pantokrator (906 metres (2,972 ft)); and the second Stravoskiadi, at 849 metres. The full extent of capes and promentories take in Agia Aikaterini, Drastis to the north, Lefkimmi and Asprokavos to the southeast, and Megachoro to the south. An island is also to be found at a middle point of Gouvia Bay, which extends across much of the east shore of the island; it is known as Ptychia. Camping areas can be found in Palaiokastritsa, Agrillos, with four in the northern part, Pyrgi, Roda, Gouvia and Messonghi. The coastline has great beaches and Opportunities for diving.