The exhibits here offer proof of local civilization from the Palaeolithic Age to later antiquity. The impressive Archaic-Age (590-580 bc) stone pediment of Artemis Gorgo comes from the west side of the goddess’s great temple at Palaeopolis. Tombstone monuments such as the lion of Menekrates (6th c. bc), funeral gifts, emblematic Archaic-Age statues of young men and women (kouroi and Read more...
Casa Parlante is a unique museum: it brings history to life and lets the visitor breathe it in. In the unique architectural setting of a classical mansion in the historic Old Town of Corfu, through animated figures, using robotic technology, and the perfect reproduction of décor and furnishing, Casa Parlante promises to deliver you a true insight into bygone Corfu. Read more...
It is the residence where our national poet Dionysios Solomos lived from 1828 until 1857. It is used as a museum and the headquarters of the Corfiot Studies Society. Among the exhibits there are various mementos and relics, such as personal items of the poet, handwritten documents, and also portraits which are connected with the poet’s life and work. Read more...
The Palace of Saint Michael and Saint George houses the Corfu Museum of Asian Art, the only one of its kind in Greece, solely dedicated to the art and antiquities of the Far East and India. It was founded in 1928 as the Museum of Sino-Japanese Art, following the donation of Gregorios Manos’ Sino-Japanese collection to the Greek state. Since Read more...
The wealth and variety of cultures of the people who have lived and still live on this island have left in Corfu Town the imprints of its past and present inhabitants. The Synagogue in the old Jewish Quarter (the Evraiki), bombed by German incendiaries in the Second World War. The older of the two existing. Greek (vecchia), reconstructed after the Read more...
The wealth and variety of cultures of the people who have lived and still live on this island have left in Corfu Town the imprints of its past and present inhabitants. The Anglican Church in the Porta Remunda housed in a secular 19th c. building. Read more...
One of the largest churches of Corfu. Anglican church for English soldiers. Built based on the plans of Antony Emmet (engineer of the royal army). Three-aisled basilica, divided by a double row of cast iron pillars which supported a loft extending along the three sides of the building in the shape of the Greek letter Π. The initial interior structure Read more...
The Catholic Cathedral, better known to locals as the Duomo, is dedicated to Saints Giacomo and Cristoforo. It was built in the 1400s on the Town Hall Square, and dedicated as a cathedral in 1633. It has not ceased since then to provide spiritual aid to Corfiot Catholics, and any Catholic visitors to the island. In 1658 the church was Read more...
Catholic monastery, with a large land property. Inaugurated in 1394. Three-aisled timber-roofed basilica with gothic arches. The tower-like belfry, altered by later lean-tos at its base, and a small part of the facade with relief carvings survived the bombardments of 1943 Read more...
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