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Corfu Old Town
A UNESCO-listed Venetian-era old town on Corfu island with elegant arcaded streets, two massive fortresses, and a Parisian-style esplanade.
6 km · about 10 min drive
Ionian Islands, Greece · Europe
Virós works well as a base: 5 minutes from Alepoú, 28km from Canal d'Amour.
Virós is a town located in Ionian Islands, Greece. With a population of 1,201, it is an important destination in Europe.
On a road trip, Virós sits in Greece, where you drive on the right. It's in the Europe/Athens time zone. Below you'll find where to stay, things to do nearby, and everything you need to add Virós to your route.
Corfu ( kor-FOO, -FEW, US also KOR-foo, -few) or Kerkyra (Greek: Κέρκυρα, romanized: Kérkyra, pronounced [ˈcercira] ) is one of the Ionian Islands in western Greece, and the northernmost island on Greece's west coast except for its satellite Diapontian Islands, which are also the westernmost point of all Greece.Read more
Corfu and the Diapontian Islands mark the International Hydrographic Organization border between the Ionian Sea to the south and the Adriatic Sea to the north. Within the Ionian Islands region, the regional unit of Corfu extends as far south as the Paxoi. The capital and largest city of the regional unit is also named Corfu.
The island is bound up with the history of Greece from the beginnings of Greek mythology, and is marked by numerous battles and conquests. Ancient Korkyra took part in the Battle of Sybota, which was a catalyst for the Peloponnesian War, and, according to Thucydides, the largest naval battle between Greek city-states until that time. Thucydides also reports that Korkyra was one of the three great naval powers of Greece in the fifth century BCE, along with Athens and Corinth. Ruins of ancient Greek temples and other archaeological sites of the ancient city of Korkyra are located in Palaiopolis. Medieval castles, scattered across the island, are a legacy of struggles against invasions by pirates and the Ottomans. Two of these castles enclose its capital, which is the only city in Greece to be surrounded in such a way. As a result, Corfu's capital has been officially declared a kastropolis ("castle city") by the Greek government.
From medieval times and into the 17th century, the island, as part of the Republic of Venice since 1204, successfully repulsed the Ottomans during several sieges, was recognised as a bulwark of the European States against the Ottoman Empire, and became one of the most fortified places in Europe. The fortifications of the island were used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic. In November 1815 Corfu came under British rule following the Napoleonic Wars, and in 1864 was ceded to modern Greece by the British government along with the remaining islands of the United States of the Ionian Islands under the Treaty of London. Corfu is the origin of the Ionian Academy, the first university of the modern Greek state, and the Nobile Teatro di San Giacomo di Corfù, the first Greek theatre and opera house of modern Greece. Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first governor of independent Greece after the revolution of 1821, founder of the modern Greek state, and a distinguished European diplomat, was born in Corfu.
In 2007, the city's old town was added to the UNESCO World Heritage List, following a recommendation by ICOMOS. The 1994 European Union summit was held in Corfu. The island is a popular tourist destination.
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Virós is located in Ionian Islands, Greece, Europe. The coordinates are 39.5834 latitude, 19.8827 longitude.
Virós has a population of approximately 1,201 people, making it a town in Greece.
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landmark
A UNESCO-listed Venetian-era old town on Corfu island with elegant arcaded streets, two massive fortresses, and a Parisian-style esplanade.
6 km · about 10 min drive
beach
A spectacular series of six bays on Corfu's western coast with turquoise coves, a clifftop monastery, and lush green hillsides.
18 km · about 20 min drive
landmark
Corfu's oldest village, a Venetian-era ghost settlement of 130 stone houses high on Mount Pantokrator, abandoned in the mid-20th century and slowly reviving: a handful of tavernas now serve its grassy lanes.
20 km · about 25 min drive
ancient ruins
A UNESCO archaeological site spanning Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Venetian periods on a peninsula surrounded by lagoons and dense forest.
21 km · about 25 min drive
beach
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beach
Albania's most famous beach destination with crystal-clear turquoise waters and tiny islands reachable by swimming, rivaling the Caribbean.
24 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A series of dramatic sandstone rock formations and narrow sea channels on Corfu's northern coast near Sidari.
28 km · about 30 min drive
natural wonder
A mesmerizing natural spring of impossibly deep blue water bubbling up from an underground cave at a depth of over 50 meters.
46 km · about 55 min drive
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