Corfu - Esplanade Spianada
From the harbor in Corfu we can either go east along the high seafront road, passing the former royal palace, or southeast along Nikifóros Street, the town's busy main shopping street, to the Spianada (Esplanade), a large park-like area between the town and the Citadel.
The Spianada is the largest and one of the most beautiful squares in all Greece.
The Spianada is the largest and one of the most beautiful squares in all Greece.
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Citadel
From the east side of the Spianada, a bridge leads over a ditch (the "contrafossa") to the Corfu Citadel, situated on a small island, with its dilapidated walls climbing up the slopes of a steep-sided double hill (70m/230ft; lighthouse). Son et lumière shows are given here in summer.
Count Matthias Johann von der Schulenburg Statue
From the east side of the Spianada, where there is a statue of Count Matthias Johann von der Schulenburg (1661-1747), who commanded the stubborn defense of the island against the Turks in 1716.
