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The location of Kanoni with the church of Panagia Vlacherna below is one of the most famous and photographed spots of Corfu. Kanoni is actually a quarter of Corfu Town, just a couple of km from the city centre. It took its name from an old cannon that stands on top of the hill.
Submitted: 19/12/2016
Accepted: 02/01/2017
Published:
- Hearst - United Kingdom (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 22-Nov-2017
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Submitted: 25/11/2017
Accepted: 01/12/2017
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- MGN Limited (United Kingdom (Great Britain)) 13-Sep-2018
- (China) 23-Dec-2019
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The location of Kanoni with the church of Panagia Vlacherna below is one of the most famous and photographed spot of Corfu. Kanoni is actually a quarter of Corfu Town, just a couple of km from the city centre. It took its name from an old cannon that stands on top of the hill.
Constructed in the 17th century, this lovely chapel has an impressive wooden-carved iconostasis and beautiful frescoes inside.
Submitted : 29/07/2015
Accepted: 17/08/2015
Published:
- Groupon Billing Editorial (ILLINOIS) 14-Jan-2016
- Media Storehouse (Australia) 21-Aug-2020
Typical landscape in Corfu. View to mainland Greece from somewhere close to Argyrades on a bike tour.
A typical olive grove in Corfu Island.
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Canal d'Amour Corfu: The village of Sidari is quite known as one of the best tourist resorts in Corfu located 36 km from the main town. The village is surrounded by a charming landscape full of lush green forests. Nearby, to the west is the famous Channel of Love (known as Canal d' Amour) an idyllic area with unique rock formations that form a series of wonderful coves and canals. The rocks run in different shades of yellow and lots of greenery at the top. One can reach these stunning coves through several paths and steps. With beautiful crystalline waters, the Channel of Love is one of the most unique spots in Corfu. According to the tradition couples who swim through the narrow canal will get married soon.
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Before the Second World War several thousand Jews lived in Corfu Town.
A big influx of Jews occurred in 1493, caused by the persecution of the Spanish and Portuguese Jewish population. In 1549, more Jews arrived from the Apulia region of Italy who joined the Spanish and Portuguese ones and were rivals with the other older Jewish community, called “Romaniotiki”. In 1577, there were 400 Jews living in Corfu. Most of them lived in the Campiello district, which back then was also called “Ovreovouni” (Greek for “Jewish Hill”). In 1622, the Venetian authorities forced the Jewish population to leave Campiello and move to the area between Porta Reale and Porta di Spilia. This area later was known as “Evraiki”, which means “Jewish quarter”, a name that still survives up to our days. The community was flourishing until June 1944 when 2000 Jews were deported by the Germans to Auschwitz and Birkenau.
Nowadays, there are around 120 Corfiot Jews still living on the island.
The only surviving synagogue is the Scuola Greca on Velissariou street, a naive 19th century building which was built on the site of an older synagogue.
Corfu city (Kerkyra Κέρκυρα) illuminated by the morning sun. I took this shot while we were arriving Corfu with our cruise ship Costa Mediterranea.