Corfu, Greece 6/17/24

 Corfu, Greece




We arrived in Corfu, Greece to the sight of sailboats and a wonderful sunrise. Corfu itself is only 36 miles long and at its widest point, 17 miles. Corfu is mainly made up of limestone and is well watered, fertile, its main product is olives, but it also grows figs, oranges, lemons, grapes, corn and kumquats. We learned that the kumquats are used to make some pretty tasty kumquat liquor as well as candied kumquats.

In 2007, the Old Town of Corfu was named a UNESCO World Heritage site. Our last visit to Corfu took us to some villages in the mountains, Paleokastritsa and Lakones, so we chose to do a hop on hop off tour with some friends, and toured the old fort, which we did not have time for on our last visit. The fort is a Venetian fortress that was built in the early 15th century.  We had planned on also touring the Achillion Palace which was built for Empress Elizabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi.  It was unfortunately closed for renovations, so maybe next time.  What is really interesting is an uncle of one of our fellow passengers was a personal bodyguard to Sisi.  Remarkable who you meet on this world travel.




The frescos are in the Venetian style and still preserved in the fort.









A lot of walking for a very hot day, but we found a great restaurant recommended by one of the shop owners - it was very popular, as we had to wait a while for a table, but so worth it!



On to Bari, Italy tomorrow and we head to Bologna.

Location: Corfu, Greece

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