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The
island
of
Corfu
(also
called
Kerkyra)
is
one
of
the
most
popular
destinations
of
Greece
and
attracts
every
year
thousands
of
visitors.
Corfu
is
the
northerly
of
the
Ionian
Islands
group
and
lies
at
the
entrance
of
the
Adriatic
Sea,
in
front
of
Albania.
The
island
is
the
second
largest
of
the
Ionians
after
Kefalonia.
It
has
an
area
of
592
sq.
km
and
a
coastline
of
216
km.
The
island
has
a
population
of
approximately
100,000
inhabitants
and
30,000
are
living
in
the
capital.
The
island
is
characterised
by a
Mediterranean
mild
climate
with
lot
of
rainfalls
in
winter.
There
is,
for
that
reason,
dense
vegetation
and
an
abundance
of
wild
plants.
The
island
is
considered
as
the
greenest
in
Greece.
Corfu
is a
mountainous
island
with,
as
highest
mountain,
the
Mt.
Pantokrator
(914
metres)
in
the
northern
centre.
But,
the
island
also
has
several
flat
areas
and
plains.
It
also
has
two
lakes
and
a
couple
of
rivers.
Corfu
was
the
first
island
in
Greece
to
open
itself
to
tourism
and
has
become
an
international
tourism
centre
with
thousands
of
visitors
every
year.
But
even
if
tourism
has
taken
over
the
majority
of
the
coastal
areas,
many
mountainous
villages
has
kept
there
authenticity.
The
economy
of
the
island
depends
mainly
on
the
tourism
industry.
Only
a
small
part
of
the
economy
is
related
to
agriculture
with
as
chief
products,
the
olive
oil
and
the
wine.
The
capital
and
main
port
of
the
island
is
also
called
Corfu
(Kerkyra).
It
is
the
largest
town
in
the
Ionians
and
also
the
most
beautiful.
It
is a
town
with
a
unique
atmosphere.
It
is
built
between
two
fortresses
and
has
many
elegant
buildings
of
Italian
and
French
architectural
influences,
several
squares
full
of
flowers,
Byzantine
churches…
Corfu
is,
like
Santorini
and
Mykonos,
one
of
the
most
famous
places
in
Greece.
It
attracts
thousands
of
visitors
from
all
over
the
world
and
is
the
kind
of
islands
that
has
everything
to
offer…
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