Archaeological sites – Monuments – Museums of CorfuThe archaeological sites, the monuments and the museums are proving to be a rich history of the Corfu Island, while you are traveling through the ancient, middle age and modern times. Corfu is a museum in its own right. You can stand on the Esplanade, which has the Middle aged building of the Fortress opposite. The Fortress and the island of Vidos were the combative Corfu. Behind on the other side, the church of Saint Spyridon the patron of the island. There is also a monument of Maitland, the British Commissioner who was instrumental with the Constitution of 1817. The Ionian Academy was the first intellectual center of Greece and the founder, Guilford, who loved Corfu. On the left side, you will see the Palace of Saint Michael and Saint George, house of the British Commissioners and the monument of Ioannis Kapodistrias, the first Governor of Greece. Finally, the expression of ancient Corfu is Paleopolis. San Giacomo Theatre – Town Hall of Municipality of Corfu (Michael Theotoki square, Corfu Town).The Theatre of San Giacomo was one of the first theatres in Europe, in which operas were performed. The building was constructed in 1663 and finished in 1693. It has the high architecture of the Venetian influence and for two centuries housed the musician and theatrical performances of Corfu. The building was the Lodge of the Nobles and later the club for the Venetian officers. In 1717, it was transformed into a theatre with a capacity of 350 people and renamed San Giacomo due to the Roman Catholic Cathedral of San Giacomo, which was nearby. In 1890, the municipality decided to build a new theatre similar to the Theatre of Milan. It was the biggest and contemporary of the Balkans. The inauguration started with the “Lohengrin” of Wagner in 1902. The building was terribly destroyed by the bombing of the Germans in September 1943. Today the building houses the Town Hall of the Municipality of Corfu. For more information visit the website of the Ministry of Culture of Greece:
http://www.culture.gr/2/21/maps/eptanisa/kerkira/kerkira.html
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