St Georges Church

Kerkira (Corfu), Greece

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April 26th 2013
Friday April 26th, 2013. Kerkira (Corfu), Greece We awoke to find that we had already docked in Kerkira. D had been here a number of times before and was a little p****d off that we had docked so far away from Kerkira Old Town. We took the free shuttle to the cruise terminal where we caught a local bus to the old town for 1 euro 50. Amazingly the first thing we saw was the locals playing a game ... 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