Flights to Corfu

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Corfu is one of the most popular holiday destinations of Greece. During the holiday season charter flights arriving in Corfu from all over Europe. Corfu is one of the top spots for UK holiday makers like Crete. Corfu is reached by air from Athens, by boat and ferries from Patras, Igoumenitsa, and Italian ports like Ancona , Bari ,Brindisi. Corfu is 40 miles. long, and in width varies from 20 miles to 5 miles. The road infrastructure is very good and  the island is small enough for the visitor to see it all in a very few days.

This fertile, distinctive island, known in Greece as Kerkyra, is the main island of the Ionian Islands. For travellers by sea from the Northern Europe. or Western Europe is the first outpost of Greece, yet it is less Greek than any other part of the country.
When the Byzantine Empire declined, Corfu and the rest of the Ionian Islands were ruled first by the Venetians, then by the French, and then by the British. They were ceded to Greece in I860, but their varied past presents a flavour heavily seasoned by Western influences, especially the Venetian. Escaping the 400 year Turkish occupation of Greece, the island group remained prosperous, cultured, and elegant

.The town of Corfu has many fine buildings, including the Georgian-style Palace and the Treasury of the Order of St Michael and St George. It also has two surprising British survivals - acricket club and ginger beer. One of the island's many Georgian houses is the Mon Repos Palace, the summer residence of the Greek Royal Family, within walking distance of the town.

 

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Corfu has long been connected with European royalty, who used it for holidays. Empress Elizabeth of Austria built a palace 5 m. from the town of Corfu; it was bought by the last of the German Emperors, William II, and today houses a de luxe casino. There are
smart hotels, but plenty of more modest accommodation typical of a tiny Mediterranean port.
There are splendid beaches, and underwater fishing is popular. You should not miss the Bay of Palaiokastritsa, 15 m. from the town of Corfu on the West coast, where live crawfish and lobsters are kept by the restaurant at the shore. The monastery on the headland provides breathtaking views.