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Tips, Trips, and Stories From My Worldly Travels
Capodistrias museum: The simple house that tells the great story of a grand man
Undoubtedly, Corfu’s most distinguished offspring and one of the most important political personalities of Greece, has been Ioannis Capodistrias, whose name is associated with the Greek independence and recorded in history as the founder of the modern Greek State....
Municipal Art Gallery of Corfu: Meet the elite of Corfiot painters
The love of arts in Corfu is evident in many aspects and can be easily witnessed especially when visiting the old town and capital of the island, which since 2007 ranks among the 18 Greek World Heritage Monuments of Unesco. The main cultural areas that flourished in...
Old Town Hall square: The charming setting for a walk through Corfu’s Venetian past
For all its visitors, one of the most enjoyable things they can do on the island of Corfu is strolling along the alleys of the old town, following the cobble stoned paths that lead from one fortress to the other, from the seaside streets to the dense frame of lanes...
Palace of St Michael and St George: History, grace and art in equal proportions
All visitors of Corfu know that a large part of its unique character as an amalgam of different cultures, is attributed to the succeeded occupation of different nations, starting with the Venetian domination that lasted for 4 centuries. Then, Corfu passed into French...
Inside Campiello’s charming labyrinth, historic references are evident everywhere
Welcome to the most picturesque and romantic part of the old town of Corfu, a charming tangle of labyrinthine alleys and staircases ( called “scalinades” ), dead ends and arched passages ( called “volta” ) and of course – as its name suggests - tiny squares. In...
5 Fabulously festive Christmas shopping experiences in London
Steadily punctual to its annual appointment of spreading festive cheer, London is certainly one of the ultimate Christmas destinations in the world. Luckily for Christmas aficionados, the city starts living in a festive mood a couple of months before the holiday...