New Fortress | Corfu

The New Fortress is a Venetian fortress built by the British in the period 1815-1863 (architect: Ferrante Vitelli).

Photo by: Dr.K., Neo Frourio in Corfu, CC BY-SA 3.0

At the top of the castle there is a stone building that was used for defense. The fortifications included around 700 pieces of artillery with range up to the Albanian coast.

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