Description
Corfu is a Greek island placed in the Ionian Sea. It is known as the city of the castles. For centuries it was under Venice and British dominance. Its old city is Heritage of the Humanity by UNESCO. Among the most singular attractions of Corfu there are its paradisiac beaches like Agios Stefanos or Benites, Kavos or Glyfada, considered one of the best sandbanks of Greece.
Calling at the Cruise port of Corfu is a perfect occasion for visiting some of its more attractive cultural claims as Palaiopolis Museum or Monrepos’s Palace. The Old Fortress or the Achilleion are some of the palatial buildings more renowned. The byzantine Angelokastro fort or the Palati tou Agíou Michaíl tou Georgíou are others of the most visited monuments. The Museum of Asian Art of Corfu has more than ten thousand pieces and the Archaeological Museum of Corfu preserves Menekrates’s Lion, a piece of the 7th century B.C.
The magnificent and healthiest Greek cuisine will do of this stop at the island an unforgettable moment and will increase the desires of discovering this beautiful ionic territory.