Day trip to Albania

Day trip to Albania

Take a day trip to Albania. It's only a 30-minute boat ride away. This former communist country offers a surprising array of unique attractions and stunning natural beauty, not least the UNESCO-listed seawater lagoon of Lake Butrint. See forgotten archaeological sites and villages where time seems to have stood still.
New Fortress

New Fortress

Corfu Town, Corfu

Construction of the New Fortress to protect the city against the Turks began in 1577 and was considered an architectural miracle in its day. Inside you can wander through empty stone halls and passages and...

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Holocaust Memorial

Holocaust Memorial

Corfu Town, Corfu

The Holocaust Memorial was erected in 2001 in memory of the 2000 Jewish citizens of Corfu who died in Auschwitz and Birkenau concentration camps in June 1944. The bronze sculpture, by Georgios Karahalios, is of...

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Solomos Museum

Solomos Museum

Corfu Town, Corfu

Solomos Museum celebrates the Greek poet Dionysius Solomos who lived and wrote much of his poetry on Corfu. The museum, in the beautiful house where Solomos lived, is open on weekdays. It contains many of his...

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