1)Corfu is a large island at the very north of Greece stuck between the heel of Italy and Albania. It is the 2nd largest Ionian Island — 592 sq.km.

The island has several castles including two in its largest city, also called Corfu. The fortifications of the island were used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic. Corfu repulsed several Ottoman sieges, before falling under British rule following the Napoleonic Wars. Corfu through the ages was ruled by many world powers but was eventually ceded by the British Empire, and unification with modern Greece was concluded in 1864 under the Treaty of London.

Castle used by the Venetians to defend against Ottoman intrusion into the Adriatic

France governed the island in the 16th century hence their architectural influence The Liston Archade, French architecture in Corfu Town

Another view of the Venetian Castle

Abandoned Village in the center of the island

2)Paxos is the smallest island group within the Ionian Islands. The largest islands are Paxos and nearby Antipaxos. The main town of Paxos is Gaios where you disembark from Corfu. The island has an area of 30 sq. km (19 mi.). There is no airport on the island so the only way to get to it is by (ferry) boat from Corfu.

The island is approximately 13 km (8 mi.) in length. The west coast is dominated by steep white, chalky cliffs that are greatly eroded at sea level, and harbour many ‘blue caves’ or grotos, which can be explored on launches departing from Gaios. Much of the attractive landscape is still covered in olive groves. These stretch from Lakka, the harbour community in the north, through Magazia to Gaios, the capital and number at 300,000 mostly planted during Venetian times.

Gaios Harbour

Natural Arch

All roads & paths bordered by stone walls

Sunset shining on one of 300,000 olive trees

3) Antipaxos is a small island in Greece, about 3 kilometres to the south of Paxos. Antipaxos is famous for its wine and two of the finest sand beaches in the Ionian Sea. It is administratively part of the municipality of Paxos in Corfu regional unit in western Greece. As of 2011, the resident population of the island was 20.

Main Harbour of Antipaxos