Οι καλύτεροι αστικοί περίπατοι στο Αποκεντρωμένη Διοίκηση Πελοποννήσου Δυτικής Ελλάδας και Ιονίου

(2/2) Shortly after its construction, the fortress was reinforced with an angular fort called Scarpon. The New Fortress played an important role during the last Ottoman siege in 1716, during which military operations were concentrated on the western front of the city. Under British protection (1814–1864), several modifications were made to the fortress, as it was considered particularly important for the defense of the island. The most important was the construction of the imposing defensive barracks, which dominate the upper level of the fortress and were substantially redesigned at that time. A second barracks from the time of British protection (which now houses Corfu's naval base) has been preserved on the lower level of the fortress, along with gunpowder magazines, underground water tanks, and a network of tunnels for communication between the various parts.

(1/2) The New Fortress, an excellent example of a late Renaissance fortification, was built during Venetian rule (1576–1578) at the northwestern end of Corfu Town on the rocky hill of St. Mark's. It is part of the fortification complex, a project entrusted to the engineer Ferdinardo (Ferrante) Vitelli. The name "New" served to distinguish it from the existing fortification to the east of the town, which has since been called the "Old Fortress." The New Fortress, like the entire western front, adheres to the principles of the bastion system. It consists of two fortification levels. The low level is located to the northeast and protected the commercial port of Spilia. It has two monumental gates. The eastern gate is crowned with the winged Lion of St. Mark, the symbol of the Serenissima, the Republic of Venice. The high level, with the two bastions of the Seven Winds (Sette Venti), protected the town from the west, from the landward side.

Unbelievable how extensive the fortress is

Great church with beautiful color

Beautiful old bell tower.

If you go down to past the NAOK Azur restaurant, there is a swimming spot where locals climb into the Ioanian Sea / Yacht Harbor via ladder.

Beautiful narrow streets in the oldest quarter of Corfu Town, Campiello. Here you will find small shops and small taverns on every corner. Beautiful!

The church is a three-aisled basilica in the Ionic style with Renaissance elements on the exterior. It was built in 1577 on the site of an older church dedicated to Saint Vlasios. The church is now dedicated to Our Lady Spelaiotissa and Saint Theodora Augusta, the Byzantine empress who was responsible for the restoration of icons in churches after the period of iconoclasm. The empress's relic rests in a silver reliquary in the church. The templum and many icons are of considerable artistic value. On Orthodox Sunday, the day of the restoration of the icons, a procession with the holy relic of Saint Theodora takes place.