Sunday afternoon we left Parga after spending the morning ambling around it's waterfront one more time. We drove an hour north to the town of Igoumenitsa to catch a ferry to the village of Lefkimmi located at the southern end of the island of Corfu. From there we drove about 30 minutes north to our house for the next 5 days just outside the village of Chlomos.
View from the port at Igoumenitsia
Igoumentsia's port
The trip for the six of us and the car cost 54 Euro and took about an hour at a very leisurely pace. Reminded me a lot of the ferry ride to Ocracoke, only a much larger boat and not free!
View from our bedroom window on the left in the next photo.....
My favorite set of steps. I got to carry my sleeping granddaughter up them numerous times upon our return from a day's worth of adventures.....
Another sunset! This one is on a beach on the southwest coast about 15 minutes from our house. We went here shortly after our arrival Sunday evening. I'll save the beaches for another post, but for now on to Corfu town.
According to my guide book "Corfu Town is one of the loveliest towns in Greece." I'll choose to take their word for it. It is truly beautiful. It is greatly influenced by it's past occupations by
Venetians, Italians and the British.
This is the jewelry shop owned by our host Harris.
Pleasure boat docks with the Old Fortress rising above.
Palace of Sts. Michael & George built during British occupation for government offices, but currently houses a couple of museums.
Statue of Lord Frederick Adam, a British commissioner who was responsible for a number of infrastructure improvements in Corfu Town, such as the aqueduct in the early to mid-1800's.
Belfry of Agios Spyridon in the background.
Light one candle....or two or three
I really liked this town and could have spent the whole week getting to know it better, but the beaches were calling my name!
More to come....
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