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The Maitland Monument in Corfu town, built to commemorate Sir Thomas Maitland. This is a list of the British High Commissioners of the Ionian Islands; (as well as the transitional Greek Governor, appointed a year prior to Enosis (Union) with Greece in 1864). [74] Sir James Campbell 1814–1816; Sir Thomas Maitland (1759–1824) 1815–1823
From 1386 to 1797, Corfu was ruled by Venetian nobility; much of the city reflects this era when the island belonged to the Republic of Venice, with multi-storied buildings on narrow lanes. The Old Town of Corfu has clear Venetian influence. [5] The city was subjected to four notable sieges in 1537, 1571, 1573 and 1716, in which the strength of ...
The protective wall of the marina is visible in front of the castle. The marina is still in use to this day. The Old Fortress of Corfu ( Greek: Παλαιό Φρούριο, Venetian: Fortezza Vecchia) is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged ...
The Corfu Channel or Straits located to the east of Kassiopi. The line demarcates the Greek-Albanian border. The Straits of Corfu or Corfu Channel is the narrow body of water along the coasts of Albania and Greece to the east, separating these two countries from the Greek island of Corfu on the west. The channel is a passage from the Adriatic ...
Corfu (regional unit) / 39.667°N 19.750°E / 39.667; 19.750. Corfu ( Greek: Περιφερειακή ενότητα Κερκύρας) is one of the regional units of Greece. It is part of the region of the Ionian Islands. The capital of the regional unit is the town of Corfu. The regional unit consists of the islands of Corfu, Paxoi ...
New Fortress. / 39.6254; 19.9168. The New Fortress of Corfu ( Greek: Νέο Φρούριο; Venetian: Fortezza Nuova) is a Venetian fortress built on the hill of St. Mark in Corfu in stages. The original architect of the fort was the military engineer Ferrante Vitelli. The current buildings which exist within the fortress were built by the ...