Old town of Corfu
The old centre of Corfu town, with two Venetian fortresses, the Liston arcade and narrow lanes of tall painted houses. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, and its streets reflect Venetian, French and British rule.
- Where
- Corfu Town, Ionian Islands, Greece
- Grade
- UNESCO heritage
- Worth
- 10 points collected on site, plus 8 for its grade
- Coordinates
- 39.6247, 19.9219
Get the Old town of Corfu stamp
Open LOQAH when you are at Old town of Corfu. It checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp is yours: confirmed on site in gold and struck with the date. It goes into your Ionian Islands volume with your photos and a note.
Near Old town of Corfu
Old Fortress of Corfu 0.7 km
A Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu that covers the promontory where the old town first grew up in Byzantine times. A channel cut by the Venetians separates it from the town, and it is reached by a bridge.
Corfu 5.2 km
The northernmost large Ionian island, shaped by Venetian, French and British rule. Its green hills, olive groves and elegant old town with arcaded streets make it one of the most visited Greek islands.
Paxos 52 km
A tiny Ionian island south of Corfu, covered in olive trees and edged with sea caves and small coves. The harbours of Gaios, Lakka and Loggos are lined with Venetian era houses.
Antipaxos 59 km
A very small island just south of Paxos, covered with vineyards and ringed by pale sand and pebble beaches. The water is strikingly clear, and it is reached by short boat trips from Paxos.
Zagori 72 km
A group of about 46 stone villages in the Pindus mountains of Epirus, joined by old arched bridges. The region includes the Vikos Gorge, one of the deepest in the world for its width, and is a UNESCO listed landscape.
Dodona 73 km
An ancient sanctuary in Epirus, among the oldest oracles of Greece, where priests read the will of Zeus in the rustling of a sacred oak. The site has a large theatre from the third century BC that is still used for performances.
Vikos Gorge 78 km
A gorge in the Pindus Mountains of northwestern Greece, running about 32 km along the southern slopes of Mount Tymphe. Its depth ranges from 120 to 1,350 metres, and it is listed by Guinness among the deepest gorges in the world relative to its width.
Ioannina Castle 81 km
The fortified old town of Ioannina in northwestern Greece, beside Lake Pamvotida. The present walls date largely from the reconstruction under Ali Pasha in the late Ottoman period and include Byzantine parts.
Questions
Where is Old town of Corfu?
Old town of Corfu is in Corfu Town, Ionian Islands, Greece. The nearest other LOQAH stamps are Old Fortress of Corfu (0.7 km), Corfu (5.2 km), Paxos (52 km).
How do I get the Old town of Corfu stamp?
Open LOQAH when you are at Old town of Corfu and get its stamp. The app checks where you are once, at that moment, and the stamp goes into your Ionian Islands volume, confirmed on site, with the date.
I have been to Old town of Corfu before. Can I still have the stamp?
Yes. Add it from Earlier trips in your Ionian Islands volume, with the date if you know it, or import your Google Timeline and LOQAH matches the places you were.
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