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NORTH-EAST <strong>CORFU</strong><br />

The Kapodistrias Museum,<br />

the Venetian shipyards,<br />

the Gallery, the Roman castle,<br />

the old mansions:<br />

are only a small part of what<br />

you can see here.<br />

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NORTH-WEST <strong>CORFU</strong><br />

The “Canal of love”, the sunset<br />

of Ai-Giorgi, the “Fortress of<br />

Angels”, Paleokastritsa, the<br />

place where Nausicaa found<br />

Odysseus.<br />

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SOUTH-WEST <strong>CORFU</strong><br />

The throne of Kaiser, the bell<br />

tower made of chipped stone,<br />

the “pasaentza” joining the attached<br />

houses, the embrasures,<br />

the ruined monastery.<br />

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SOUTH-EAST <strong>CORFU</strong><br />

The river resembling Central<br />

Europe, the passage of the<br />

Emperor, the olive aged over<br />

2,500 years, the birthplace of<br />

Kapodistrias, the Sea Museum.<br />

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PAXOI and ANTIPAXOS<br />

Small islands of great beauty.<br />

Love nest of Poseidon and<br />

Amphitrite, the hidden beaches<br />

of the Ionian Sea expanded in<br />

a few square meters.<br />

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DIAPONTIAN ISLANDS<br />

The “guards of Greece”, the<br />

western edge of Corfu with<br />

the beauty, the greenery and<br />

tranquility proving that...<br />

paradise still exists.<br />

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BUILDINGS - “LANDMARKS”<br />

The houses not only satisfy the<br />

need for housing, but they also<br />

satisfy the need of the architect<br />

for creation.<br />

That’s why masterpieces<br />

were made.<br />

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COLORS and<br />

FRAGRANCES<br />

Flowers “speak” in Corfu.<br />

With their colors, smells,<br />

combinations of shades and<br />

they are everywhere.<br />

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AMUSEMENT and SPORTS<br />

Sports at the sea, the seabed,<br />

the mountain and... in the air.<br />

In Corfu you will find sports<br />

that are unknown to the rest of<br />

Greece.<br />

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TASTES... of <strong>CORFU</strong><br />

Painters and sculptors are<br />

not the only artists.<br />

Cooks are too.<br />

And their “works of art”go<br />

down in history and<br />

become traditional recipes.<br />

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SUNSETS<br />

The sun not only gives life.<br />

It also gives beauty.<br />

And the sunset in Corfu<br />

is beautiful because it is<br />

different every single day.

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