Corfu


Corfu Greece

Corfu is an island of Greece, in the Ionian Sea.

It lies off the coast of Albania, from which it is separated by a strait varying in breadth from less than 2 to about 15 miles (3 to 25 km) including one near Albania near Butrint and a longer one west of Thesprotia. The island is part of the Corfu Prefecture.

The principal town of the island is also named Corfu, or Kerkyra in Greek.

Corfu has ferry services to the rest of Greece with Igoumenitsa and Gaios in the island of Paxoi and as far as Patras.

There is also a small port in Lefkimmi. The coastline and its beaches is about 217 km which includes capes and points. The highest point is Pantokrator, the second is Stravoskiadi (849 m).

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