Noble island in the Ionian Sea: the history of Corfu

Corfu in Greece, a noble island in the Ionian Sea, is identified with mythical images:

Nausicaa, daughter of King Alkinoos, the man who saved Ulysses when he was shipwrecked on the land of the Phaeacians (identified by many as the island of Corfu); Sissi, the sad empress of Austria; the Achilleion, the palace she had built. Majestic images: Mon Repos, the 19th-century summer residence built for the British governor; the Kaiser Observatory, from which Wilhelm II scanned the ocean. Corfu's emblematic mansions, the arcades of the Liston and Spaniada Square, the largest in the Balkans.

From the Venetians to the English, French, Russians and Greeks, many peoples lived and prospered on this island.

They have left their mark on every attraction that adorns this island. Discover them in every note of Corfu's brass bands, in every glass of kumquat liqueur, in the labyrinthine alleys of Campiello, in every passion that awakens at the Canal d'Amour. The island of Corfu, or Kerkyra in Greek, is sure to seduce you.

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