Listed among the Unesco World Heritage Sites, Corfu Town is a place so enchanting that has always drawn successive conquerors who have added to its multicultural and cosmopolitan image over the course of time. After the passage of Kind Odysseus from the land of Feakes as told by Homer, the Venetians, the Angevins, the Franks, the French, the Russians and the English have all contributed to the diverse culture with its special architecture, gastronomy, music and literature that make Corfu Town so distinct in Greece and so unique in the Mediterranean and worldwide.
Apart from its historical churches and the two Venetian Fortresses, the Old and the New, its beautiful squares and parks, its numerous renowned museums, among which the archaeological museum, the Byzantine museum, the museum of Asian Art stand out, Old Corfu Town is a museum in its own right.
Having a cup of coffee in famous Liston Square that was designed after Rue de Rivoli in Paris while watching a cricket match, taking a stroll along the sea promenade past the palace of St. Michael and St. George all the way to Spilia, one of the oldest town quarters, or finding your way through the maze of little cobble stone streets called ‘kantounia’ are experiences of a lifetime.
Every street, every corner offers a tale from the past, a hidden secret to be discovered, a moment that has travelled throughout time to become your own memories. Corfu Town is more than a holiday destination: it has an unparalleled majestic flair that will capture your senses in every possible way.
