Visiting Fortezza and nearby Corfu apartments to rent
South East of the Old Town of Corfu, the visitor can see the spectacular first Corfu fortress (Fortezza); an architectural miracle with advanced fortifying building techniques with it roots going back to Venetians and even further back to the glorious days of the Byzantine Empire and historians estimating its building time around the 6th Century AD.
What a great place to visit when deciding to spend your holidays on the island of Corfu.
So where could someone stay ?
Deciding to stay close the Old Town of the island is certainly a great choice, since you will have so many places to visit and a small distance to cover. The island is well organized and therefore the visitor has the luxury of choosing a great variety of Corfu apartments to rent and even more Corfu hotels in town.
Atlantis Hotel is ideally situated only few minutes away from the port and the Old Town. Offering to its guests all the modern comforts a hotel can offer Atlantis Hotel proves to be a great choice at very competitive rates.
The 61 Atlantis Hotel Corfu apartments and rooms in Corfu Town will assure you will enjoy your stay on the island and focus your energy on what to visit. So after settling down and having a refreshing shower you can visit this spectacular Corfu Old Fortress.
Walking inside Fortezza
When reaching the site of Fortezza in Corfu, you can easily understand, without being an expert on defense matters, that its excellent location provides additional strategic advantages to the defenders of the city as it is easily defensible from land while the clear visual access to the surrounding beaches and the open sea made it almost impenetrable. .!
Before continuing, it is good to know that the island of Corfu is the ideal place for someone’s summer holidays but not only. The island of Corfu is ideal to visit any season. And if you are the kind of person who looks for places with rich history, then Corfu is your place since every corner of the island has a story to tell, and especially discovering the Old Town will travel your thoughts a long way back in time.
Two great battlements rise right and left of the main gate while the two large towers, the Land Tower and the Sea Tower are built on the two peaks, which gave the town its Byzantine name, City of Peaks. Later on, this name addressed the entire island, Corfu.
Inside the Old Fortress of Corfu, the visitor enters into a very nice surprise, since he faces well reserved and imposing buildings constructed by the Venetians and the Englishmen to serve military needs: one Venetian prison (1786), which was later expanded by the British, two English barracks (1850) and a military hospital, which now houses the music school. You should definitely visit the Doric church of St. George (1840) and the remarkable collection of Byzantine icons and mosaics.
To the north of the Venetian acropolis lies Mandraki, a small port while the moat that surrounds the Old Fortress is now a safe anchorage for fishing boats.
In order to get from one point to another, you will walk through impressive tunnels and galleries and walk above two moats. When you will eventually reach the impressive ramparts of Fortezza, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of both the Old Town and the sea.
Close your eyes and pretend for a few seconds that you are the king of the castle!
South East of the Old Town of Corfu, the visitor can see the spectacular first Corfu fortress (Fortezza); an architectural miracle with advanced fortifying building techniques with it roots going back to Venetians and even further back to the glorious days of the Byzantine Empire and historians estimating its building time around the 6th Century AD.
What a great place to visit when deciding to spend your holidays on the island of Corfu.
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| Fortezza, Corfu - View from the sea |
So where could someone stay ?
Deciding to stay close the Old Town of the island is certainly a great choice, since you will have so many places to visit and a small distance to cover. The island is well organized and therefore the visitor has the luxury of choosing a great variety of Corfu apartments to rent and even more Corfu hotels in town.
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| Corfu, Greece ... The Old Town |
Atlantis Hotel is ideally situated only few minutes away from the port and the Old Town. Offering to its guests all the modern comforts a hotel can offer Atlantis Hotel proves to be a great choice at very competitive rates.
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| Atlantis Hotel, Corfu apartments and rooms await you to accommodate your needs |
The 61 Atlantis Hotel Corfu apartments and rooms in Corfu Town will assure you will enjoy your stay on the island and focus your energy on what to visit. So after settling down and having a refreshing shower you can visit this spectacular Corfu Old Fortress.
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| Atlantis Hotel, Corfu, Main Entrance |
When reaching the site of Fortezza in Corfu, you can easily understand, without being an expert on defense matters, that its excellent location provides additional strategic advantages to the defenders of the city as it is easily defensible from land while the clear visual access to the surrounding beaches and the open sea made it almost impenetrable. .!
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| Fortezza, Corfu - From the air it is easy to understand why this was an almighty Fortress in the past |
The nowadays fortress’s main gate is found in front of the legendary Liston from the side of the Spianada Square. In order to enter you will need to walk across the bridge above the artificial moat, named Contra Fossa, which has transformed the Old Corfu fortress into an island. What a great view that is for anyone who loves visiting great medieval fortresses.
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| Fortezza, Corfu - The bridge above the artificial moat leading to the main entrance of the Old Fortress |
Before continuing, it is good to know that the island of Corfu is the ideal place for someone’s summer holidays but not only. The island of Corfu is ideal to visit any season. And if you are the kind of person who looks for places with rich history, then Corfu is your place since every corner of the island has a story to tell, and especially discovering the Old Town will travel your thoughts a long way back in time.
Two great battlements rise right and left of the main gate while the two large towers, the Land Tower and the Sea Tower are built on the two peaks, which gave the town its Byzantine name, City of Peaks. Later on, this name addressed the entire island, Corfu.
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| Fortezza, Corfu - the picturesque little port of Mandraki under the majestic walls of the Old Fortress |
Inside the Old Fortress of Corfu, the visitor enters into a very nice surprise, since he faces well reserved and imposing buildings constructed by the Venetians and the Englishmen to serve military needs: one Venetian prison (1786), which was later expanded by the British, two English barracks (1850) and a military hospital, which now houses the music school. You should definitely visit the Doric church of St. George (1840) and the remarkable collection of Byzantine icons and mosaics.
To the north of the Venetian acropolis lies Mandraki, a small port while the moat that surrounds the Old Fortress is now a safe anchorage for fishing boats.
In order to get from one point to another, you will walk through impressive tunnels and galleries and walk above two moats. When you will eventually reach the impressive ramparts of Fortezza, you can enjoy a breathtaking view of both the Old Town and the sea.
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| Corfu Fortress - during the night the contemporary gives its place to the magic of the past |
