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Botides Easter Custom | Corfu | The Flying Claypots

Botides takes place at the celebration of the "Early Resurrection" in Corfu, during which the Corfiotes throw down large clay pots.

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Kumquat | Corfu

Kumquat, a local trademark product of Corfu, almost a century grown in the area, is used for the production of liquors and sweets.

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Korission Lagoon | Corfu

Korission Lagoon is a NATURA 2000 protected lake in the south west coast of the island of Corfu.

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Byzantine Castle of Angelokastro | Corfu | An Important Fortified Complex

Angelokastro is a Byzantine castle standing at the top (305 m.) of the highest peak of Corfu's shoreline near Paleokastritsa.

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Pantokrator Mountain | Corfu

Pantokrator is a 906 m. mountain in the north-eastern part of Corfu, from the peak of which, the visitor can have a view to the island.

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Ioannis Kapodistrias | Greek Politician

Ioannis Kapodistrias [born in 1776] was a Greek politician and diplomat who had a long, respected and distinguished career.

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Georgios Theotokis | Greek Politician

Georgios Theotokis [born in 1844 in Corfu] was a Greek politician and the 29th Prime Minister of Greece.

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Andreas Mandelis | Greek Scientist

Andreas Mandelis, born in 1952, is a professor and director of the Center for Advanced Diffusion-Wave Technologies (CADIFT).