Corfu is so popular a holiday destination mainly because of its sea marvellous aquamarine waters. Aegean Sea surrounds the tiny island and is deeply rooted in corfu’s culture.
One of many villages situated along the seashore is Kassiopi, located in north-east part of the island. Main reason why this tiny village is so attractive for visitors are the ruins of a Venetian castle called “ Kassiopi castle and stunning seashore that is rocky, sharp and seems unfriendly what just adds it so needed charm.
The castle was located on a hill < a good observation point>. Nowadays it is surrounded with detached houses and a small forest so it is nearly impossible to spot it from a distance. Though it is worth to be seen. There is a possibilty to climb it and admire a stunning view of Kassiopi and the nearby villages scattered around.
In 13th century the castle was the most impressive mediaeval building in this region.The outer wall and ward reaching almost a kilometre in periphery, furnished with a few small towers can be seen today on the hill overlooking the village.
In 2007 renovative works began bringing the castle a breath of refreshment. They are aimed at profound restoring of the ruins so that more can be seen, noticed and understood while sightseeing.
Greeks moving to the USA needed to save memories of their motherland. Therefore having already founded a villade in NY they named it Corfu. This is a popular thing to do, all along USA, Canada or Australia we may find villades bearing names such as Venice, Warsaw or Cracow.