At right is the Church of Saint Spyridon. The red dome of the bell tower distinguishes this church against the rest of the Corfu landscape. The patron saint of the church began as a shepherd in Cyprus, and became a bishop before his death in 350 AD. Saint Spyridon is credited with miracles during his lifetime and after his death, including saving the island from the Turks, from famine, and from the plague.

His remains, now inside the church, were smuggled back to Corfu from Constantinople. Four times a year, the saint's remains are carried through the streets. 

This cricket pitch is in the Esplanade, a park in Corfu Town, attesting to the British rule in the nineteenth century. During Venetian rule, the site was a firing range.

Corfu has been ruled by the Roman Empire, then under Byzantine rule, then Venetian, French, and British. There were other periods of Gothic, Norman, and Angevin rule. As a result, Corfu blends cultures effortlessly to welcome visitors from all over the world.

The arcaded Liston was built by a Frenchman, and indeed looks like a Paris street. The name refers to the Libro d'Oro, or Golden Book, that held a list of noble families permitted to promenade on this elegant street.

Today, less-elegant strollers wear tee shirts and baseball caps, while enjoying very expensive beverages at the streetside cafés. 

Corfu's Archaeological Museum exhibits objects found on the island. The pediment at left isn't the most famous pediment in the museum. A pediment is the triangular ornamentation at the top of a temple. This one shows the remarkable level of detail committed to a sculpture that will exist high above the portico of a building.

The more famous pediment at the museum is too wide to show on this page. The Gorgon frieze, from the sixth century BC, is seventeen meters, or fifty-six feet long. It shows the goddess Medusa, with snakes on her belt and around her head, surrounded by some mean-looking lions.