Pantokratoras Church (Old Town)

The church of St. Kitts is located in the center of the village. With prominent architekroniki dominates among other buildings. Inside the church is dominated by the rich decoration with pictures. If you are in the V....

The Church of St. George built in 1840 , in the Old Fortress , to meet the religious needs of the British soldiers who served in Corfu the period of English Protection ( 1814-1864 ) . For the construction of the chur....

The men's monastery of "Panagia Paleokastritsa" in Corfu was established in 1225, although the building seen today is of the Ottoman era.

In the Kanoni peninsula, south of the city, distinguished the small Monastery of Vlachernon which is connected to the mainland by a footbridge. In 1568 was first mentioned and in 1799 officially belonged to the family Ha

The Catholic Cathedral Duomo of Saints James and Christopher is the more formal position of Venetian Corfu few meters from the old theater of San Jiacomo ( St. James ) from which...

At the highest mountain of Corfu, known since antiquity named mount Istone, at an altitude of 914 meters is the monastery of the Pantocrator. The current name of the mountain called "Pantokrator" ....

The procession of Holy Saturday , is the oldest and established in commemoration of the miracle of the Holy rescue of Corfu by famine in 1553 * about . The Litany Palm Sunday which is to commemorate the miracle exempting

The British Cemetery in Corfu is located on the hill of San Salvatore, just a few minutes walk from San Rocco square. Founded in 1814, when Corfu became a British Protectorate (1814-1864), it was used as a place where th

In Figareto Kanoni Corfu lies the Monastery of Theotokos Kassopitra . The monastery must exist before the year 1706 AD Went through a period of crisis where " gradually came to fall and des....

Morphological classed Eptanesian Royal aisled churches. Impression cause Renaissance elements external aspect. Beyond the silver casket with the relics of Saint Theodora , is valued Byzantine iconostasis and a number....

The construction outside the city fortifications, resulted in the disappearance of certain buildings. As expected, the demolition plan they made the Venetians engineers, could not be excluded nor churches. So around 1577

The architecture belongs to the Ionian type, combined with the priest's house. Typical geometric decoration on the north side reminiscent groffitto. From the porch kept the western part. Internally very grand, with m....

Impressive figures inside the temple is the wooden temple sanctuary of the oldest preserved churches in Corfu and the Pulpit , in the northern part. Remarkable frescoes of the church of Saint Theodora considered , th....

It was built on the ruins of an ancient temple , probably in the 11th century , using construction materials from damaged buildings Palaiopolis . Inside the church hosted important icons of Emmanuel Bouniali Tzanne ....

Near the gate of the New Fortress and at the end of Solomon Street lies the Latin Church of Virgin Mary of Tenedos, which is one of the most interesting churches of the city for architecture. Being named after a picture

Important monastic complex associated with many brands families (Kapodistrias). Three-sided cloister arcade on the ground floor and a central well. The church works very rich iconography of great painters (Kantounis, Kou

The church of Virgin Mary of Foreign owned three-aisled basilica. Characteristics constitute the " heavens" , which is the work of N. Koutouzi (18th century) , and the iconostasis is considered one of the most impres....

The Church Three Saints Martyrs Garitsa is an imposing temple. At the main entrance you will see the winged lion, which is considered the lion of St. Mark. Inside the church you will find many pictures priceless. At the

According to tradition , the period of the decline of Byzantium , Westerners tend to take the relics of saints and take them to their places , either to preserve or to the ownership . In the same way some sailors rem....

The monastery of St. Theodore, from its inception to the end of the 16th century to today, operates continuously, providing the designer of Corfiot Orthodox monasticism exemplifies nunnery, organization and operation whi

The interior of the temple has some characteristic elements like the “ourania” (ceiling), which was painted by Sp. Sperantzas in 1773, as well as the pulpit, which after the request of Nikiforos Theotokis, was placed....

The church of Our Lady of Mandraki , which is dedicated to the Virgin Mary and St. Panteleimon , built in the 18th century . In 1944 he suffered severe destruction and restored after approximately five years. The b....

The Blessed Virgin Mary Parish Vlachernon located in the beautiful suburb of Garitsa in the southern part of Corfu town . Belongs to the Bishopric of Corfu, Paxos and Diapontion Islands , whose Bishop is the Most Rev....

The church of Agios Vasilios is located in the center of the old city. With prominent architecture, dominates among other buildings. Inside the church is dominated by the rich decoration with pictures. If you are in ....