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   Butrint

   Butrint was an ancient Greek polis and later Roman city and the seat of an early Christian bishopric in Epirus.

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   Butrint National Park

   Butrint National Park (Albanian: Parku Kombëtar i Butrintit) is a national park in Vlorë County, southern Albania. It is located 18 kilometres south of Sarandë.

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   Achilleion

   The Achilleion is a palace built on Corfu for Empress Elisabeth of Austria after a suggestion by the Austrian consul Alexander von Warsberg.

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   Mon Repos

   Mon Repos (French: [mɔ̃ ʁ(ə)po]) is a former royal summer residence on the island of Corfu, Greece. It lies south of Corfu City in the forest of Palaeopolis.

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   Temple of Artemis

   The Temple of Artemis is an Archaic Greek temple in Corfu, Greece, built in around 580 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra), now called Corfu.

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   Vivari Fortress

   Ali Pasha Castle (Albanian: Kalaja e Ali Pashës) is a castle in Albania. It is named after Ali Pasha of Tepelenë who resided there until 1820.

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   Old Fortress of Corfu

   The Old Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress in the city of Corfu, Greece. The fortress covers the promontory which initially contained the old town of Corfu that had emerged during Byzantine times.

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   Cathedral of Saint James and Saint Christopher

   The Cathedral of Saint Jacob and Saint Christopher or the Catholic Metropolitan Church

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   Corfu New Fortress

   The New Fortress of Corfu is a Venetian fortress built on the hill of St. Mark in Corfu in stages.

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    Corcyra

    Corcyra (also Korkyra; Ancient Greek: Κόρκυρα) was an ancient Greek city on the island of Corfu in the Ionian Sea adjacent to Epirus. It was a colony of Corinth founded in the Archaic period.

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   Saint Spyridon Church

   Saint Spyridon Church is a Greek Orthodox church located in Corfu, Greece. It was built in 1589.

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   Palace of St. Michael and St. George

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   Kassiopi Castle

   Kassiopi Castle is a castle on the northeastern coast of Corfu overseeing the fishing village of Kassiopi. It was one of three Byzantine-period castles that defended the island before the Venetian era (1386–1797).

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   Gardiki Castle, Corfu

   Gardiki Castle is a 13th-century Byzantine castle on the southwestern coast of Corfu. It is the only surviving medieval fortress on the southern part of the island.

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   Spianada

   Spianada is a large central square located in the city of Corfu, Greece.

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   Kardaki Temple

   Kardaki Temple is an Archaic Doric temple in Corfu, Greece, built around 500 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra), in what is known today as the location Kardaki in the hill of Analipsi in Corfu.

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   Temple of Hera, Mon Repos

   The Temple of Hera or Heraion is an archaic temple in Corfu, Greece, built around 610 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra), in what is known today as Palaiopolis, and lies within the ground of the Mon Repos estate.

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   Archaeological museum of Corfu

   The Archaeological Museum of Corfu in Corfu, Greece was built between 1962 and 1965. The museum land was donated by the city of Corfu.

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   Tomb of Menecrates

   The Tomb of Menecrates or Monument of Menecrates is an Archaic-period cenotaph in Corfu, Greece, built around 600 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra).

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    Maitland Monument

    The Maitland Monument, also known as the Maitland Rotunda or the Peristyle of Maitland, is a neoclassical monument located at the end of Spianada Square in Corfu.

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