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Corfu - Corfu town

In early June, 2018, we traveled around the island of Corfu (Greece). Corfu (or Kerkyra) is the northernmost and second largest of the picturesque Greek island in the Ionian sea. The island's capital - Corfu (gr. Κέρκυρα). The population of 25 thousand inhabitants. The most remarkable buildings of the city are the fortress Paleo Frourio, (XII—XVI century) and the Neo-Fortress (XVII century), in connection with the city in the middle ages often was called Kastropolis (fortress city). Corfu is the seat of several consulates of foreign States and of the spiritual-administrative center of the Orthodox metropolis Corfu, Paczyski and Diapontia Islands and the Catholic Archdiocese of Corfu, Zante and Cefalonia. In 2007 the historic centre of Corfu, a UNESCO world heritage site The city was founded in the VIII century BC by Greek colonists from Corinth. In VII—VI centuries BC the city defended the attempt of Corinth to deprive him of his independence. Found by archaeologists on the territory of Corfu, the remains of the ancient temple of Artemis belong to 590 BC For the right to possession of Corfu argued Romans, Byzantines, Goths, Venetians, Turks, French, British: in 229 BC Corfu was mentioned as a Greek city in the Roman Empire; during 1204-1210 and 1386-1797 years, the city was part of the Venetian Republic; in 1716 the city was besieged by troops of the Ottoman Empire, but thanks to Johann Matthias von der Schulenburg was not surrendered to the enemy. In 1797 the city became the capital of the French Department of Corfu, and two years later, after the Mediterranean campaign of Admiral Ushakov the city and formed the Republic of the Seven Islands came under the protectorate of the Russian Empire. From 1807 to 1814 the town as part of the Illyrian province was again under the jurisdiction of the French First Empire and after the signing in 1815 the Treaty of Paris, Corfu as the capital of the Ionian Republic, under the protectorate of great Britain. In 1864, after the formation of the Greek state, the city and the whole island was donated by the Kingdom of the Greek king George I. All the conquerors, trying to leave the city for themselves, built numerous palaces and fortresses, so Corfu combines many different cultures, primarily Greek, English, French and Italian. * * ➀ Subscribe to my YouTube channel - it is, as a rule, 300 new movies a year of travelling the World and Russia, children, plays and concerts, etc. that is my life, hobby and work. ➁ Follow my IG - every day something new   / vladimir_cat   ➂ Add in the VC https://vk.com/vladimir_cat_photographer and https://vk.com/club77060338 ➃ Knock on FB   / vladimir.cat.1   ☆ Any suggestions? In my email: [email protected] Neither Your comment nor your letter will not remain without answer! PS If I suddenly said – so I haven't read Your email or comments! © To the media and any information sites: you may use or copy materials from this video, completely or partially, but only indicating my authorship (photographer © Vladimir cat) and a link to this video.