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Signal verified · updated 2026-09-03

Corfu

Green Ionian island of Venetian fortresses and a UNESCO-listed Old Town, Greece's most cosmopolitan island destination.

39.600° N19.780° E
site access marine
Corfu International Airport Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)
Old Fortress
New Fortress
Liston and Spianada
Formation
limestone and sandstone Ionian island; karst hills in the north-east
Population
99,134
Water
Ionian Sea
Access
easy

Every required movement

The passage
to Corfu.

Direct seasonal flights to Corfu International (CFU) from across Europe; year-round ferries from Igoumenitsa (1–2 h) and Italy (Bari, Brindisi, Ancona, Venice).

  1. 01
    Corfu International Airport Ioannis Kapodistrias (CFU)

    Nearest recorded air access

    Schedule or condition may change · verify
  2. 02
    Water crossing

    Kerkyra Lines / Igoumenitsa–Corfu–Lefkimmi; Anek/Superfast seasonal Italy routes.

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  3. 03
    Entry check

    Schengen rules apply (Greece).

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What the chart cannot hold

What becomes visible when you follow old town of corfu beyond the familiar map?

The northernmost major Ionian island, shaped by four centuries of Venetian rule plus French and British periods; lush, densely settled, and anchored by Corfu city between two fortresses.

Corinthian colony (700s BCE), Roman and Byzantine possession, Venetian stronghold 1386–1797, then French, Septinsular Republic, British protectorate, united with Greece in 1864.

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The useful
details.

Coordinates
39.60° N · 19.78° E
Sovereignty
Greece · part of country
Nearest mainland
Epirus/Greek mainland and southern Albania, ~2 km across the Strait of Corfu at the closest point
Best recorded window
May–June, September.
Permits / entry
Schengen rules apply (Greece).
Languages
Greek

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