Old Town of Corfu, Greece

Old town of Corfu, Greece
Source: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Corfu_panorama_bgiu.jpg
Author: Bogdan Giuşcă


The Old Town of Corfu on the island of the same name, is a World Heritage Site. A Greek island off the western coast of Albania, Corfu is strategically placed at the entrance to the Adriatic Sea. As such, it was used by Venice as a defensive outpost to defend its maritime trading interest against the Ottomans. There are three forts in Corfu designed by the Venetians.

The Old Town of Corfu has old houses of neoclassical style from the Venetian period. Many of these were built much later, in the 19th century. The forts are still standing. They were repaired when Corfu was under British rule during the 19th century.

Old Town of Corfu was inscribed as a World Heritage Site during the 31st session of the World Heritage Committee meeting in Christchurch, New Zealand, on 23 June - 2 July, 2007.

World Heritage Site Inscription Details

Location: N 39 37 26.189 E 19 55 39 in the Ionian Islands, Corfu Prefecture
Inscription Year: 2007
Type of Site: Cultural
Inscription Criteria: IV

 Latest updates on Penang Travel Tips

Songs about Penang

About this website

Hello and thanks for reading this page. My name is Timothy and my hobby is in describing places so that I can share the information with the general public. My website has become the go to site for a lot of people including students, teachers, journalists, etc. whenever they seek information on places, particularly those in Malaysia and Singapore. I have been doing this since 5 January 2003, for over twenty years already. You can read about me at Discover Timothy. By now I have compiled information on thousands of places, mostly in Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore, and I continue to add more almost every day. My goal is to describe every street in every town in Malaysia and Singapore.