Old Fortress walk in Corfu, Greece

The Old Fortress of Corfu (Greek: Παλαιό Φρούριο) is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine times.
Before the Venetian era the promontory, which lies between the Gulf of Kerkyra to the north and Garitsa Bay to the south was defended by Byzantine fortifications which the Venetians largely replaced with fortifications of their own design.
As part of their defensive plans the Venetians separated the promontory from the rest of the city of Corfu by creating the Contrafossa, a moat which is a sea channel connecting the Gulf of Kerkyra to the North with the Bay of Garitsa to the South, converting the citadel into an artificial island.
The fort successfully repulsed all three major Ottoman sieges: the great siege of 1537, the siege of 1571 and the second great siege of Corfu in 1716.
The town of Corfu got its Western name from the twin peaks of the fortress ("Coryphe" in Greek).
The earliest indication of fortifications on the site presently occupied by the Old Fortress dates from around the 6th century AD, after the destruction of the ancient city of Corcyra by the Ostrogoths. The Gothic invasion forced the Corcyreans to seek shelter inside fortifications on the peninsula at the tip of the city.
Following a hiatus where no political or military developments in the citadel are known between the 7th-10th centuries AD, the first report of renewed fortifications occurs in early 11th century when Anna Komnene refers to it as the "very strongly fortified city of Corfu" in her book the Alexiad.
The citadel features two peaks which were fortified by strong towers for centuries. The western and higher peak, which is closer to the town, was fortified by the Byzantines around the 12th century AD and was called Castel a Terra or "Castle near the Land" by the Venetians, who also called it Castel Nuovo or "New Castle".
The eastern peak was called Castel a Mare (Castel by the Sea) or Castel Vecchio (Old Castle) by the Venetians and was also used as powder magazine for a time.
The bridge to the city and the Contrafossa. The hill of Castel a Terra is visible to the east of the main gate.
The fort successfully repulsed all three major Ottoman sieges: the great siege of 1537, the siege of 1571 and the second great siege of Corfu in 1716.
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Location: Old fortress, Corfu, Greece
Filmed: Sep 2021
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[@alexandros4254]

Ουάου φανταστική Κέρκυρα πανέμορφη !!!👏👌👍😮

[@bouchmakaveli5325]

Last august I arrived from the airport and took a walk to this fortress.
First time that I went on an all alone journey as a young man.
Anyway, I was baffled how large this fortress was as it really had this atmosphere of something ancient.
While I had my 15kg backpack barely holding on my back I climbed this fortress and the view above was astonishing. I will never forget the little musea they had down below and the cool restaurant above where you could drink something to enjoy the view and the weather. I will definitely miss corfu.

[@wiolettadanek263]

Thank you for the walk, in my case it's also nice memories of Corfu since then little has changed,it's a pity that our time passes so quickly, krima.

[@toursrus6902]

Wowww... I can't believe I missed Corfu during my last visit in Greece! Thanks for sharing this!

[@atravellersjourney]

Very beautiful walking experience. Thank you for sharing this.

[@EarthSoundWalks]

Glad you enjoyed it

[@jonhewitt3]

It was 34 years ago I was last in Corfu, will be there next year. I can remember everywhere where I visited, but I can't remember the Old Fortress even though I have photos. Now I know where to go 😎

[@shaulkirsch1263]

🙏😊

[@leilazanattagiordani4243]

🤩👍

[@LauraLoKKie]

Every time i hear voices in spanish in your videos i go :D hahaha

[@jorham1]

venetians were great

[@jorham1]

@Stella Leontsini what has it to do with what i wrote?