Walking and Riding Around Corfu

 

Walking and Riding Around Corfu, Greece

Our next port of call was one of the Greek Islands, Corfu.  This was to be the only island we visited in Greece, and it was a lovely one.

Corfu forms the margin of the northwest frontier of Greece, and technically in the Ionian Islands.  Here we are entering the port area of Corfu.  It was a charming port, with all sorts of boats.  The yacht in the lower image is one that Jeff says we’ll be getting just as soon as we win the lottery!!

The first stop on our excursion around Corfu was to Kanoni, which is just south of Corfu.  It is a small peninsula, and one of the most fun things to watch are the planes landing and taking off!  The first two images, above, are of a plane approaching the landing, and the final (lowest) image is of another plane taking off right after the first plane landed.  And, below, is a close-up of the small church the planes take off and land over.  As you can see in the above image, the church is out on what is either a pier or another small peninsula. 

Our next stop was at the Museum of Paleopolis, and the building is the British Governor’s Palace (from quite some time ago).  This area dates back to the 8^th century.  This palace isn’t dated back that far, though!  We did get a chance to tour the inside of this building, which was primarily recreations of rooms as they would have been furnished when the Governor was there.  There was one room, though (see image below), that was interesting to me, because it highlighted the flora found in the immediate area, and even had some botanical stenciling on the wall.

Immediately outside the palace, just outside the entrance, there is an active archeological site.  Since this was an active site, there weren’t any informational signs around to tell you exactly what you were looking at and how long ago it was lived in.  I do believe that this ruin is the ruin of an ancient church.

Our last stop was in the current city of Corfu.  Across the street from the city, is what is referred to as The New Fort, which was built in the 1600s.  I don’t know where The Old Fort was or when it was built!

Out past The New Fort is a bay and lighthouse.  I really liked the image of the boat slowly making its way out to sea.

We did walk around the park square in Corfu.  The image on the left is of the actual square, and off to the right of that were playing fields, where it seemed children were having soccer practice.  As we walked just off the square, we saw a number of restaurants, some in between the pillars of nearby buildings!

We did have lunch just off the square, and this building with a lovely balcony garden as a view while we ate. It was a relaxing way to end our tour for today!  Next stop – think athletes!!

Enjoy!!