Corfu Town Attractions
The island of Corfu's chief town is Kérkyra, beautifully situated on a promontory on the east coast and dominated by the New Fort. The ancient city lay farther south on the Kanóni peninsula. Kérkyra is now the seat of both a Greek Orthodox and a Roman Catholic archbishop.
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Corfu - Mon Repos Park
Mon Repos Park is the birthplace of the Duke of Edinburgh. The Cofu Archeological Museum is located nearby.
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Corfu - Royal Palace Museum of Asian Art
The Royal Palace Museum of Asian Art is housed in a wonderful old building built in the early 19th C. Collections include Chinese, Japanese and Indian art.
Corfu Archeological Museum - Gorgon Pediment
From the Spianada Leofóros Dimokratías runs south along the seafront. 200m/220yd along this street, off on the right just beyond the Corfu Palace Hotel, is the Archeological Museum; its most notable exhibit is the Gorgon Pediment (C. 585 B.C.) from the temple of Artemi.
From the outside the museum is rather unimpressive, in a modern looking complex which looks more like a small apartment complex.
From the outside the museum is rather unimpressive, in a modern looking complex which looks more like a small apartment complex.
Hours
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek National Day (March 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Greek National Day (March 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Disabled
Full facilities for persons with disabilities.
Corfu - Dionysios Solomos Museum
The Solomos Museum on Corfu, located in the restored house where the poet spent most of his life, houses a collection of items related to Solomos personal life and writing career.
Corfu - Feast of St Spyridon
The Feast of St Spyridon, the patron saint of Corfu, is held on the island on April 15 and 21.
Corfu - Ionian University
The Ionian University aspires to emulate the prestige of the 19th century Ionian Academy. Its departments include History, Foreign Languages and Interpreters' School, Music and Archive and Library Science.
In the summer it operates as a Greek language center.
In the summer it operates as a Greek language center.
Corfu - New Fort (Museum of Authentic Casts)
At the north end of Corfu town is the harbor, with the massive New Fort (16th C.) rising above it on the south. Offshore to the north, 1km/.75mi away, is the island of Vídos.
The fort also houses the Museum of Authentic Casts and New Fortress.
The fort also houses the Museum of Authentic Casts and New Fortress.
Corfu - Ste Theodora Augusta Cathedral
The Ste Theodora Augusta Cathedral in Corfu town contains the remains of the saint as well as a fine collection of Byzantine icons.
Corfu - Temple of Artemis
One km/.75mi west of Mon Repos Park, beyond the monastery of Áyios Theodóros, are the scanty remains of a temple of Artemi of the sixth century B.C.; its west pediment, known as the Gorgon Pediment, is now in the Archeological Museum.
Corfu - Tomb of Menekrates
500m/550yd beyond the Archeological Museum, on the right in the garden of a police station, can be seen the Tomb of Menekrates (seventh or sixth century B.C.), a low circular structure resembling a fountain-house which was discovered in 1843 during the demolition of the old Salvator Bastion. Leofóros Dimokratías ends at the bathing station of Mon Repos, at the southeastern end of the suburban district of Garítsa.
Corfu Byzantine Museum (Byzantine Museum of Antivouniotissa)
The Corfu Byzantine Museum is housed in the Church of Our Lady Antivouniotissa. The museum contains about 90 icons dating back to the 15th century.
Hours
April 1 to October 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 | 8:00 |
| Close | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 | 19:30 |
November 1 to March 31
| Mon | Tue | Wed | Thu | Fri | Sat | Sun | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open | Closed | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 | 8:30 |
| Close | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 | 15:00 |
Always closed on:
New Year's Day (January 1)
Greek National Day (March 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Greek National Day (March 25)
May Day / Labor Day (May 1)
Day after Christmas, St Stephen's Day, Boxing Day (December 26)
Christmas - Christian (December 25)
Easter - Christian (Apr 08)
Good Friday - Christian (Apr 06)
Corfu Carnival
Corfu town celebrates carnival with special festivities and customs on the last Sunday before Lent. Events include a parade of floats and bands, followed by the traditional burning of an effigy representing the spirit of Carnival.
Corfu Festival
The annual Corfu Festival is held in September. It includes concerts, ballet, opera and theater performances.
Corfu Town Hall
The Corfu Town Hall was built in 1663. It is a splendid example of Venetian architecture.
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