In the city of Kerkira, whose historical center is a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage Monument, the main attraction is Liston - Street with Arches, built by the French, where local residents gather to drink a cup of coffee. Nearby - a huge square of Spianada, "PUP" Kerkira. Walk to the areas of Campielo with the multi-storey Venetian buildings and the post-sanitary temple of St. Nicholas Gerodon with a carved wooden iconostasis and Murai, from where you can admire the numerous ships turning away from the old fortress to quit an anchor in the city port. Visit the Cathedral of St. Spiridon, one of the significant post-sanitary monuments of the island, where the relics of the Saint Patron Corfu are stored. Of interest is the Cathedral of Panagiy Spieliotiss (Pechersk of the Mother of God), built in the 16th century, with the bright details of the Architecture of the Renaissance on the external walls. The most famous attraction of Corfu is Achilleon, the Palace of Empress Austrian Sisi, built on the slope of a green hill, overlooking the Lagoon Khalikopoulos, the town of Canoni and Pyticonishi (mouse island), currently functioning as a museum. The Palace of Palace of Repo in Paleopoli, who was once a residence of the island's governors, became the museum.
By tradition, the first stop should be made in the archaeological museum created, first of all, for exhibits found during the excavations of the Artemis Temple. In 1994, two new halls appeared in the museum, where discovered from the excavations of Garitsa. The museum is located at ul. Armenia Rusal, 1. Great interest to the curious traveler represents the Capodistry Museum (Capodistarian Research Center) with his personal belongings. The museum is located in the corn, near the village of Eurropoli. Next, visit the branch of the National Art Gallery in Kerkira, in the area of Kato Korakian, where the exhibition is functioning on the evolution of Novogreic Painting - from the first years of the post-Russian epoch to the work of modern artists, and the Museum of Asian Art Museum in Greece. A visit to the Byzantine Museum of Panagiya Anti-Dunyotissa will send you on time travel, and in the Poet Museum Dionysius Solomosos, the author of the national anthem of Greece, where his personal belongings are exposed.
The present pleasure will take you and walk around Kerkira. Picturesque Benitzes, once a fishing village, and now a popular resort, is one of the good reasons to come to Corfu. It is also necessary to visit Sinarades - a picturesque village located on the slopes of hills at the pine forest, and angelokastro - a medieval fortress in the village of Kryni, the highest point of the island, with a stunning view of the magnificent sunset.
Well, of course, come to Kerkira and for vivid impressions from a comfortable beach holiday. One of the most beautiful beaches of Corfu - Ai-Jorgos (Pagos). This is a well-equipped beach area, ideal for windsurfing lovers. On Long Beach, the wind and rocks, exactly skillful sculptures, pulled out amazing coves. Ermones is a calm beach with crystal clear water, it is especially loved by snorkeling fans. Alicaes (salt) in LefKimi until 1988 were real salt cops, today a magnificent sandy beach and pure waters are an integral part of the fabulous landscape. Immediately explore the beach of Mirtiotessa and the sandy bay of Condoylos right at the foot of the mountain with a picturesque mountain village of Perecas. According to the legend, the rock in the sea is a petrified pirate ship. Do not forget to visit the beach of Halikuna, resembling an exotic island, crumpled ceders, with dunes and lagoon corrising: This is one of the most significant ecosystems of Corfu Island, where cormorants, flamingos and amazing beauty of the butterfly are found. Amazing place on the island - Paleokastrian with its caves and boats delivering holidaymakers to secluded beaches.
