Corfu

(This article is about the Greek island known in English as Corfu. There is also a place named Corfu, New York.)

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Corfu (ancient and modern Greek ???????, Kérkyra, Latin Corcyra, Albanian: Korfuzi; see also List of traditional Greek place names) is an island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea, off the coast of Albania, from which it is separated by a strait varying in breadth from less than 2 to about 15 miles (3 to 25 km) including one near Albania near Butrint and a longer one west of Thesprotia. It has ferry services to the rest of Greece with Igoumenitsa and Gaios in the island of Paxoi and as far as Patras. There is also a small port in Lefkimmi. The coastline and its beaches is about 217 km which includes capes and points. The highest point is Pantokrator, the second is Stravoskiadi (849 m).

Related Topics:
Albanian - List of traditional Greek place names - Island - Greece - Ionian Sea - Albania - Butrint - Thesprotia - Igoumenitsa - Patras - Pantokrator - Stravoskiadi

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It is linked by two highways, GR-24 in the west and GR-25 in the south. The airport is located some kilometres to the south. The runway is next to the ocean. This makes it harder for pilots to land their planes. The airport offers flights with Olympic Airlines (OA 600, 602 and 606) and Aegean Airlines (A3 402, 404 and 406). Corfu now also has a university named University of Corfu. The city is covered with hills while the west is covered with hills. Capes and points include Agia Aikaterini, and Draptis to the north, Lefkimmi and Asprokavos to the southeast and Megachoro to the south. Another island is in the middle of Gouvia Bay which covers the eastern part of the island; it is called Ptychia. Campgrounds are founded in Palaiokastro, Agrillos, two in the northern part, Pyrgi, Gouvia and Messonghi.

Related Topics:
Airport - Olympic Airlines - Aegean Airlines - University of Corfu - Gouvia Bay - Ptychia

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