New Fort

Enjoying Corfu

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September 18th 2010
This is what I would describe as a horizontal holiday with more than a fair proportion of time spent relaxing around the pool, reading, listening to our Ipods and swimming. However yesterday we managed a visit to Corfu Town which is dominated by the Old Fort and the New Fort. The Old Fort started life as a Byzantine settlement and then from the end of the 14th century the Venetians constructed a f ... read more

Europe » Greece » Ionian Islands » Corfu

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Greece achieved its independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1829. During the second half of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century, it gradually added neighboring islands and territories, most with Greek-speaking populations. In Worl... ... read more