Old Fortress
The Old Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine times.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: Tasoskessaris, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Photo: Максим Улитин, CC BY 3.0.
- Type: Tourist attraction
- Description: fortress in Corfu, Greece
- Also known as: “Corfu Old Fortress”, “Old Fortress, Corfu”, “Palaio Frourio”, and “Παλαιό Φρούριο Κέρκυρας”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Old Fortress Lighthouse and Public Library of Corfu.
Public Library of Corfu
Library
Photo: Dr.K., CC BY-SA 3.0.
Public Library of Corfu is situated 180 metres west of Old Fortress.
Museum of Asian Art
Museum
Photo: Piotrus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Museum of Asian Art of Corfu is a museum in the Palace of St. Michael and St. George in Corfu, Greece. The only museum in Greece dedicated to the art of Asia, it has collections of Chinese art, Japanese art, Indian art and others. Museum of Asian Art is situated 480 metres northwest of Old Fortress.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Corfu Town and Alepou.
Corfu Town
Corfu or Kerkyra is a city and a former municipality on the island of Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece. Since the 2019 local government reform, it is part of the municipality Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands.
Alepou
Suburb
Alepou is a Greek town adjacent to the city of Corfu. Alepou was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the Greek government gazette. Alepou is situated 3 km west of Old Fortress.
Kanoni
Suburb
Photo: StefanosKozanis, Public domain.
Kanoni is a suburb, which is situated 3½ km south of Old Fortress.
Old Fortress
- Categories: fortress, castle, tourism, and historic site
- Location: Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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Latitude
39.62342° or 39° 37′ 24″ northLongitude
19.92944° or 19° 55′ 46″ eastElevation
31 metres (102 feet)Inception
1545Open location code
8FFXJWFH+9QOpenStreetMap ID
way 624275904OpenStreetMap feature
historic=castleOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attraction
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Old Fortress” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Стара крепост”
- Chinese: “旧堡垒”
- Chinese: “舊城堡”
- Dutch: “Oude Vesting Korfoe”
- Dutch: “Oude Vesting”
- Finnish: “Vanha linnoitus”
- French: “Vieux Fort”
- German: “Alte Festung”
- German: “Fortezza Vecchia”
- German: “Palaió Froúrio”
- Greek: “Παλαιό Φρούριο της Κέρκυρας”
- Greek: “Παλαιό Φρούριο”
- Greek: “Παλιό Φρούριο Κέρκυρας”
- Hebrew: “המצודה העתיקה בקורפו”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Tua, Kerkira”
- Indonesian: “Benteng Tua, Kerkyra”
- Italian: “Fortezza Vecchia (Corfù)”
- Italian: “Fortezza Vecchia”
- Russian: “Палео Фрурио”
- Russian: “Старая крепость”
- Russian: “Старый форт”
- Serbian: “Стара тврђава (Крф)”
- Serbian: “Стара тврђава”
- Spanish: “Antigua Fortaleza”
- Tatar: “Керкираның Палео Фрурио борынгы кальгасы”
- Ukrainian: “Палео Фруріо”
- Ukrainian: “Палео-Фруріо”
- Ukrainian: “Стара фортеця”
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