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This is a great place to visit if you are looking for
some peace and quiet and relaxation ......
Corfu is an island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea. It lies off the
coast of Albania, from which it is separated by a strait varying
in breadth from less than 2 to about 15 miles (3 to 25 km)
including one near Albania near Butrint and a longer one west
of Thesprotia.
The island is part of the Corfu Prefecture. The principal town of
the island is also named Corfu, or Kerkyra in Greek.
Corfu has ferry services to the rest of Greece with Igoumenitsa
and Gaios in the island of Paxoi and as far as Patras.
There is also a small port in Lefkimmi. The coastline and its
beaches is about 217 km which includes capes and points.
The highest point is Pantokrator, the second is Stravoskiadi,
which stands at 849 m.
Corfu is generally considered to be one of the most beautiful
Greek isles, but the prevalence of the olive gives some
monotony to its coloring.
It is worthy of remark that Homer names, as adorning the
garden of Alcinous, seven plants only that include: wild olive,
oil olive, pear, pomegranate, apple, fig and vine.
Of these the apple and the pear are now very inferior in Corfu,
the others thrive well and are accompanied by all the fruit trees
known in southern Europe, with addition of the kumquat, loquat
and prickly pear and, in some spots, the banana.
When undisturbed by cultivation, the myrtle, arbutus, bay and
ilex form a rich brushwood and the minor flora of the island
is extensive.
The town of Corfu stands on the broad part of a peninsula,
whose termination in the citadel is cut from it by an artificial
fosse formed in a natural gully, with a salt-water ditch at the
bottom. Having grown up within fortifications, where every
foot of ground was precious, it is mostly, in spite of recent
improvements, a labyrinth of narrow, tortuous, up-and-down
streets, accommodating themselves to the irregularities of
the ground, few of them fit for wheel carriages.
There is, however, a handsome esplanade between
the town and the Citadel, and a promenade by the
seashore towards Castrades ......
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|  | Getting Around
Corfu is linked by two highways, GR-24
in the west and GR-25 in the south.
The airport is located some kilometres to
the south. The runway is next to the ocean,
and this makes it much harder for pilots to
land their planes.
The airport offers flights with Olympic Airlines,
OA 600, 602 and 606, and Aegean Airlines.
A3 402, 404 and 406.
Corfu now also has a university named Ionian
University. The city is covered with hills while
the west is covered with hills.
Capes and points include Agia Aikaterini, and
Draptis to the north, Lefkimmi and Asprokavos
to the southeast and Megachoro to the south.
Another island is in the middle of Gouvia Bay
which covers the eastern part of the island; it
is called Ptychia. Campgrounds can be found
in Palaiokastritsa, Agrillos, two in the northern
part, Pyrgi, Gouvia and Messonghi ......
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Palace of Sts. Michael and George
Palace of Sts. Michael and George, formerly
the residence of the British governor and the
seat of the Ionian Senate.
The picture is of the "Throne Room" ......
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