Corfu
in Nomós Kerkýras of Ionian Islands, Greece
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Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport (1 mi) - Ioannina Airport (48 mi)
- Aktion National Airport (66 mi)
- Kastoria National Airport (92 mi)
- Agrinion Airport (104 mi)
- Kefallinia Airport (108 mi)
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Ohrid St. Paul the Apostle Airport (116 mi) -
Tirana International Airport Mother Teresa (124 mi)
- Old Town of Corfu (Unesco heritage, 0 mi)
- Butrint (Unesco heritage, 11 mi)
- Historic Centres of Berat and Gjirokastra (Unesco heritage, 33 mi)
- Meteora (Unesco heritage, 91 mi)
- Natural and Cultural Heritage of the Ohrid region (Unesco heritage, 114 mi)
- Decimal Coordinates (Latitude, Longitude):
- 39.621 and 19.920 (Lat./Lng.)
- Coordinates by Time:
- N 39° 37' 14" and E 19° 55' 11"
- Currency and Currency Code:
- Euro - EUR
- Spoken languages:
- Modern Greek, English, French
- Local electricity:
- 230 V - 50 Hz (plugs: G)
- Mobile phone / cellular frequencies (MHz):
- 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 3G, 4G
- Local Time: 02:32 PM (Tuesday)
- Timezone: Europe/Athens
- UTC/GMT offset: 2 hours
- Sunrise and Sunset:
- 6:50 am and 8:26 pm
- Antipode Coordinates:
- -43.733 and -176.350 (Lat./Lng.)
- Closest place to antipode coordinates:
Matarakau - References
- This place on Wikipedia
- This place on Geonames.org
Safety Score: 2,8 of 5.0 based on data from 9 authorites. Meaning we advice caution when travelling to Greece.
Travel warnings are updated daily. Source: Travel Warning Greece. Last Update: 2024-04-23 08:18:23
Touring Corfu
Corfu in Nomós Kerkýras (Ionian Islands) with it's 27,003 residents is a town located in Greece about 234 mi (or 376 km) north-west of Athens, the country's capital place.
Time in Corfu is now 02:32 PM (Tuesday). The local timezone is named Europe / Athens with an UTC offset of 3 hours. We know of 8 airports nearby Corfu, of which one is a larger airport. The closest airport in Greece is Ioannis Kapodistrias International Airport in a distance of 1 mi (or 2 km), South. Besides the airports, there are other travel options available (check left side).
There are several Unesco world heritage sites nearby. The closest heritage site in Greece is Old Town of Corfu in a distance of 0 mi (or 1 km), North-East. Need some hints on where to stay? We compiled a list of available hotels close to the map centre further down the page.
Being here already, you might want to pay a visit to some of the following locations: Xarre, Livadhja, Konispol, Sarande and Aliko. To further explore this place, just scroll down and browse the available info.
Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 17°C / 62 °F
| Morning Temperature | 17°C / 62 °F |
| Evening Temperature | 18°C / 64 °F |
| Night Temperature | 17°C / 63 °F |
| Chance of rainfall | 2% |
| Air Humidity | 87% |
| Air Pressure | 1005 hPa |
| Wind Speed | Moderate breeze with 12 km/h (8 mph) from South-West |
| Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
| General Conditions | Light rain |
Wednesday, 24th of April 2024
17°C (62 °F)
14°C (57 °F)
Moderate rain, fresh breeze, clear sky.
Thursday, 25th of April 2024
15°C (59 °F)
16°C (60 °F)
Moderate rain, moderate breeze, few clouds.
Friday, 26th of April 2024
16°C (62 °F)
16°C (61 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
Corfu Palace
Brentanos Apartments ~ A ~ View of Paradise
Fundana Villas
Aeolos Beach Resort All Inclusive
Bella Mare Hotel
Divani Corfu Palace
Ariti Grand
Cavalieri Hotel
Siora Vittoria Boutique Hotel
Kaiser Bridge
Videos from this area
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Llegamos con el crucero a la isla Griega de Corfu
http://www.crucerista.net/corfu Llegamos a la isla de Corfu, y nos encontramos con una ciudad Griega en toda regla. Con ventanas curiosas y con mucha actividad de comercio.
Corfu-Greece.com presents Corfu Town, Liston views
http://www.corfu-greece.com Corfu Town, Liston overview video.
Corfu - Glyfada Beach **OMG How Beautiful**
Quick visit to Glyfada beach. Would have been longer if I'd not got lost 1000000 times en route.
Paleokastritsa - Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a0-81e4-4481?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Paleokastritsa Corfu Read more at: http://www.travelpod....
Agios Gordios - Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece
http://tripwow.tripadvisor.com/tripwow/ta-00a0-d086-15e3?ytv2=1 - Created at TripWow by TravelPod Attractions (a TripAdvisor™ company) Agios Gordios Corfu A beautiful beach with a wide...
Educational video of Intra-articular injection of Hyaluronic acid in a knee joint
Consultant Orthopaedic Mr Vasilis Pandis kindly demonstrates us the simplicity of the technique of injecting Hyaluronic acid in a painful knee joint affected by psoriatic arthropathy and osteoarthr...
San Rocco Square Corfu Greece
a short video of San Rocco Square in the heart of Corfu Town, Corfu island Greece.
Corfu Mountain - ***STUNNING VIEWS**
Top of the main mountain on Corfu with amazing views and overlooking Albania.
Mantzarou Rizospaston street Corfu Greece
Taken mid July 2009 ,this is a view of Corfu's Town centre at the junction of Mantzarou and Rizospaston Voulefton street.
Corfu Town
Views of Corfu Town showing the old town, the harbour and the Liston.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Ionian Academy
The Ionian Academy was the first Greek academic institution established in modern times and it is located in Corfu. It was established by Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford in 1824. It is also considered the precursor of the Ionian University. It had Philological, Law and Medical Schools. The first period of existence of its Medical School was from 1824-1828. The second from 1844-1865 (when the Ionian islands united with Greece).
Corfu (city)
Corfu (Greek: Κέρκυρα - Kérkyra) is a city and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2011 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Corfu, of which it is a municipal unit. It is the capital of the island and of the Corfu regional unit. The city also serves as a capital for the region of the Ionian Islands. The city (pop. 28,185 in 2001) is a major tourist attraction, and has played an important role since the 8th century.
Ionian University
The Ionian University is a university located in the city of Corfu, Greece. It was established in 1984 by the Greek government under the Prime Ministership of Andreas Papandreou, in recognition of Corfu's contribution to Education in Greece as the seat of the first University of Greece, the Ionian Academy, that was established in 1824, forty years before the cession of the Ionian islands to Greece and just three years after Greece's Revolution of 1821.
United States of the Ionian Islands
The United States of the Ionian Islands (Greek: Ηνωμένον Κράτος των Ιονίων Νήσων, Inoménon Krátos ton Ioníon Níson, literally "United State of the Ionian Islands"; Italian: Stati Uniti delle Isole Ionie) was a state and amical protectorate of the United Kingdom between 1815 and 1864. It was the successor state of the Septinsular Republic. It is located in modern Greece, to whom it was ceded as a gift of the United Kingdom to the newly enthroned King George I, at the end of the protectorate.
Kerkyra Stadium
Kerkyra Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kerkyra, Greece. It is currently used mostly for football matches and is the home stadium of Kerkyra FC. The stadium holds 2,685 people and was built in 1961.
Archaeological Museum of Corfu
The Archaeological Museum of Corfu (Greek: Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας) in Corfu, Greece was built between 1962 - 1965. The museum land was donated by the city of Corfu. Its initial purpose was to house the archaeological finds from the Temple of Artemis in Corfu. In 1994 it was expanded with the addition of two more exhibit halls that display the more recent finds at the ancient citadel of Corfu. It is located on 1 Vraila Armeni St.
Banknote Museum
The Banknote Museum of Alpha Bank is a museum located in Corfu, Greece. It showcases an almost complete collection of the Greek currency from 1822 to present, about 2000 items. It includes the first treasury bonds issued by the newly liberated Greek State in 1822 until the replacement of the drachma by the euro in 2002. It also includes sketches essays and printing plates of Greek banknotes. One of its rarest holdings is the 1860 "colonata".
Museum of Asian art of Corfu
The Museum of Asian art of Corfu is a museum in the Palace of St. Michael and St. George in Corfu, Greece. The only museum in Greece dedicated to the art of Asia, it has collections of Chinese art, Japanese art, Indian art and others.
Serbian Museum of Corfu
The Serbian Museum of Corfu is a museum in Corfu, Greece. It houses rare exhibits about the Serbian soldiers' tragic fate during the First World War. The remnants of the Serbian Army of about 150,000 soldiers together with their government in exile, found refuge and shelter in Corfu, following the collapse of the Serbian Front as a result of the Austro-Hungarian attack of the 6 October 1915.
Temple of Artemis (Corfu)
The Temple of Artemis is an ancient edifice in Ephesus, Turkey, built in archaic-style around 580 BC in the ancient city of Ephesus, in what is known today as the suburb of Garitsa. The temple was dedicated to Artemis and functioned as a sanctuary. It is known as the first Doric temple exclusively built with stone, marble. It is also considered the first building to have incorporated all of the elements of the Doric architectural style. It took the townspeople 120 years to fix it and rebulid.
Mon Repos, Corfu
Mon Repos is a villa on the island of Corfu, Greece. It lies south of Corfu City in the forest of Palaiopolis.
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This place is known by different names. Here the ones we know:
Corfu, Corcyra, Korfu, Kérkyra, Corfú, Κέρκυρα, شهر کورفو, Corfou, קורפו, Krf, CFU, Corfù, ケルキラ, 케르키라, Корфу, Керкира, Крф, Керкіра, 克基拉市
