Corfu island page

Corfu Island

Corfu Island lies at the north of the Ionian Sea at the entrance of Adriatic. Being the most green of the Greek islands, Corfu has three million olive trees, flower-strewn countryside and Adriatic-style villages.

On Corfu Island, you'll be able to combine good times and relaxation with a full nightlife. Corfu is an international tourist center which can satisfy the demands of the most difficult visitors.

The main mythical version about the origin of the modern name of the island, Kerkira, is the following; God Poseidon fell in love with the Nymph Cercyra, abducted her and lay with her on the island. Their son, Phaeax, is the mythical primogenitor of the Phaeaceans, who lived in Corfu. Since the 229 BC the island was under rule from many conquers until the 21st of May 1864 when the Ionian Islands returned to the rule of the Greek State.