Island Corfu/Greece

Corfu is an island covered with green pastures, vineyards and orange groves, all located at the foot of the second largest archipelago Pantokratoras.A ion, one of the most popular holiday destinations across Greece, with each beach-resort along the 217 km of coastline. Most of these resorts are targeted budget tourists limitat.Capitala island in the middle east coast is beautiful and surprisingly uncluttered, because it has a few small beaches, and most tourists are in town visiting spas and day trips. Toward land and olive groves and among the island's northern highlands, restful landscapes and traditional villages are also almost untouched by tourism fever.

The spectacular beaches of Corfu and the most beautiful coastal scenery found in the western part of the island. The biggest development occurred on the east coast, on both sides of Corfu town and airport and so you find more peace and quiet on the western coast, such sunsets and the sun shining in the Ionian Sea.

Part of the Byzantine Empire since the IV century AD, Corfu was occupied by the Venetians in 1205 and remained in their hands, resisting several Turkish attacks, until 1797, when it was conquered by Napoleon.In 1814, France has been removed by the British Empire and the following year, the island archipelago and its neighbors, fell under the protectorate of the British Empire britanic.Steagul was lowered in 1864 when the island became part of the kingdom of Greece.

Venetians have left behind a capital italienizata renascentiste.Francezii and a handful of churches have left a legacy of chic shopping passage, filled with shops and cafes, and British heritage dibtr consists of a collection of impressive public buildings and a preference for cricket and the local ginger beer.