weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

On a side-trip from Switzerland, we spent 10 days down on the Greek island of Corfu, partially with the family of our son. While we repeatedly visited Greece in the past, this was our first visit to the island of Corfu. Corfu is the largest and northernmost Greek island on the Ionian Sea, about 120 km / 75 miles east of the coast of Italy. Moreover, it is located in very close proximity to the country of Albania in the Balkans (3 km / 2 miles). Since Albania was one of the 5 European countries that we had not yet set foot in, we used this opportunity for a day-trip by boat to the town of Sarandë in Albania and visited its nearby Butrint National Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This marked my 121st country visited, we were quite impressed with the little we saw and intend to return shortly, possibly even this year, for a more in-depth visit of this country.

We stayed in two different locations on Corfu: First for 5 days with the family of our son at a nice beach location on the northern coast in the town of Acharavi, and then just the two of us for another 5 days in the small town of Kontokali, a major harbor for yachts located some 10 km / 6 miles north of Corfu Town.

The images in this set cover vistas in the capital city "Corfu Town", then also on the northern coast where our first hotel was located and in-between two photos from Albania.

The following links to articles in Wikipedia provide more information on Corfu and Butrint National Archaeological Park, should you be interested:

Corfu: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corfu
Butrint: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butrint_National_Park

This set concludes the presentations from our spring trip - even though this trip lasted 77 days, it mainly concentrated on family visits and due to the weather was not overly productive for photography. The following sets starting tomorrow will cover our summer trip, where we had a much more ambitious travel program and where the weather was more conducive to photography, even though I have to say that due to the extreme heat we experienced during most of this summer trip, there were some nostalgic moments when we wished the cooler, more temperate climes from the spring trip to return!


Notes
TRIP INFO: Set # 1 provides a brief introduction to this series. Please use the link below if you would like to review this intro:
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EARLIER POSTS of this series: Access my topic list at UHH, the new posts are listed in reverse chronological order:
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MY ONLINE ALBUMS: If you are interested to see more photos of this series, I invite you to view my albums on my photo website. Access my website with the link below, click on the tab "Albums-Chronological" on top, this post is part of the album "2023 Trips - Interim Selection" at the very top of the list. Click on the link "Short" to see the small selection of images I already worked on, more to come at a much later date. Earlier travel series I posted on UHH can also be viewed via my website: Click on the tab UHH on top which provides a link to the UHH pages and indicates the topics and pages where these can be found. Unfortunately the link from my website to the actual albums or UHH works only on laptop or desktop computers, not on handheld devices like iPad or cellphones, as the standard pdf format I use is not supported by these.
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Thanks for visiting, I recommend viewing the downloads and look forward to your comments and questions.

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1 - Corfu/Corfu Town - Bell tower of Saint Spyridon Church in the old town (1580)

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2 - Corfu/Corfu Town - Faliraki Corfu, a chill seaside tourist and entertainment area viewed from the Corfu Public Garden atop the cliff

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3 - Corfu/Corfu Town - At Kanoni Harbor: Holy Monastery of Panagia Vlacherna, at left the tiny islet Pontikonisi (Mouse Island) which can be reached by boat-taxi from the monastery location

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4 - Corfu/Corfu Town - Crystal-clear waters of the bay viewed from Leof. Dimokratias with the city center in the middle and the Old Fortress at right, in the rear at right the hills of Albania

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5 - Albania/Sarandë - View from the Saranda Promenade over the small craft harbor, at rear a multitude of new residential buildings that have been constructed since the fall of communism in Albania in 1991

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6 - Albania/Sarandë - Butrint National Archaeological Park, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, with excavated ancient Roman and Greek structures

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7 - Corfu - On a small road crossing the hills in the northwestern part of the island

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8 - Corfu/Sidari - Canal d'Amour/Love Channel area NW of Sidari's town center, this series of unique rock formations create narrow channels and small bays ideal for swimming, at left top the Kahlua restaurant which serves an excellent seafood lunch

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9 - Corfu/Kassiopi - Small fishing boat in the harbor of Kassiopi at the northeastern end of Corfu

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10 - Corfu/Acharavi - Sunset mood at Almyros Beach just outside the Taverna Avra

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weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

For your reference:

Map of Corfu and southern Albania indicating the location of the places shown in this set

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NMGal Loc: NE NM

Gorgeous set, Joe. Hope they are not subject to tsunamis.

UTMike Loc: South Jordan, UT

Wonderful, Joe! I have never been to Corfu, but this set explains why it is so popular.

jederick Loc: Northern Utah

Beautiful series of interesting sites!!

srfmhg Loc: Marin County, CA

Fantastic set Joe. #9 is my favorite with #5 a close second

Bubalola Loc: Big Apple, NY

Very lovely selection, Joe! Eda, my wife, and I spent a morning and afternoon in Corfu Town while on the cruise in 2018...Thanks for brining those pleasant memories.

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Barbara for your appreciation of these images. I have to say, Barbara, you come up with some great questions that have me scurrying to the informational security blanket of Mr Google. My first reflex-thought was that no, I have never heard of a tsunami in the Mediterranean. But then I googled and - oh my goodness - yes tsunamies can and do happen in the Med! Apparently, about 10% of all tsunamis worldwide happen in the Mediterranean Sea and a large tsunami happens in the area about once a century. Generally though it is thought that the tsunamis in the Med are less devastating, as the water body is smaller, on the other hand, there is quite a lot of seismic activity in this area, just think of the repeated earthquakes in recent history in Italy, Greece, Turkey, etc. Great question Barbara - keep them coming!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Jim, I am happy to hear that you enjoyed this set with interesting sites!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Mike, glad you liked this set of a new to you place, just like it was for us!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Mark, I see that boats hold your fascination!

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thank you Eugene for your kind words and I am pleased that these pictures bring back some pleasant memories to you and Eda!

MT native Loc: Big Sky Country — Montana

Truely excellent!

PAR4DCR Loc: A Sunny Place

Delightful set of images Joe.

Don

weberwest Loc: Ferndale WA

Thanks for your kind comment, it was a nice change from the cooler part of Europe down to this mediterranean spot with the sea and different foods!