If planning a trip to Greece in October you can visit some of the most popular Greek islands, and enjoy the last of the last golden days of the summer weather. Here are some tips on how to get...
Corfu's Old Fortress stands as the city's most imposing monument, visible even from the coast of mainland Greece and drawing countless tourists.
Its history begins in the 6th century AD, when survivors of the Goths settled on a rocky peninsula,...
At first glance, Corfu and Rhodes seem to have plenty in common. Both are among Greece’s best-known islands. Both have dramatic coastlines, centuries of history, and UNESCO-recognized old towns. Both promise sunshine, turquoise water and the kind of Mediterranean...
Madonna may be making headlines, with reports placing the pop icon in Corfu for her birthday. Still, she is only the latest internationally famous visitor to choose Greece this summer.
From Hollywood actors and music stars to sporting legends, a...
Pop icon Madonna is spending part of her summer in Greece, choosing the island of Corfu as her primary destination to celebrate her 68th birthday on Sunday, August 16.
After arriving via private jet, she settled into an ultra-luxury villa...
Pontikonisi, or "Mouse Island," is one of Corfu's most recognizable landmarks. The tiny, cypress-covered islet sits at the entrance to the Halkiopoulos Lagoon, just south of Corfu Town, and has become an enduring symbol of the Ionian island.
Despite its...
The Minoans were the inhabitants of Bronze Age Crete, and they dominated trade in the Mediterranean during the height of their power. Homer's Odyssey, usually thought to be set in the Bronze Age, tells the story of Odysseus sailing through...
Odysseus' ship, which took him home to Ithaka from Corfu, was turned into rock by an angry god, according to legend. And where might a desperate Odysseus have washed ashore in Corfu on his journey back from Troy?
Long before...
At the junction of two seas, the Ionian and the Adriatic, there is a beautiful island that is known as the westernmost point of Greece. It was also famous for being Calypso's island in Greek mythology. Located northwest of...
