Old Fortress of Corfu
Corfu, Greece
Ionian Islands, Greece
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HISTORIC PRESERVATION at Old Fortress of Corfu.
The fortress preserves its Byzantine core along with extensive Venetian era fortifications, including bastions, a lighthouse, and the church of Saint George, with later additions layered onto the earlier defenses. It is maintained by the Greek Ministry of Culture and forms part of the Old Town of Corfu World Heritage Site. The grounds are open to the public on a ticketed basis.
About Old Fortress of Corfu
Byzantine builders first fortified the rocky peninsula of Corfu town around the sixth century to defend against seaborne raids. The Venetians substantially rebuilt and expanded the fortress from the sixteenth century onward, adding bastions to guard the harbor and the approach from the Adriatic. It anchored the defense of Corfu for centuries against Ottoman threats.
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