Corfu: The Greek Island Riddled With Hidden Venetian Treasures | Greek Islands | TRACKS 

My father's family perished in a concentration camp. A few years ago, I took a Mediterranean cruise which stopped in Corfu. I wandered the streets of the island. Signs led me to the historic synagogue. As I stood in front of the wall filled with the names of the Jews of Corfu who were sent to the camps, an old man standing next to me pointed up at the names and then pointed at his chest. He did not speak English and I did not speak Greek. He then took my hand and led me out the front door. Since he had a kind face and warm eyes, I let him lead me across the street from the temple to his shop. In front of the old wooden counters, he turned and opened a drawer. Out came an old, yellowed box. He opened the box and took out an old, worn set of striped clothes with a star of David sewn onto the front.I touched the shirt and felt a feeling of immense sadness that my family had also worn similar clothes as they were led to the "showers." This old man had no idea of my family's history. This is one of those moments in life that stay with you forever.

the one who plays guitar at 3:11 is my uncle... much love from Corfu, you are amazing 🥰😍😍😍😍

Greetings from Corfu everyone !

I like her personality, very warm.

All love to beautiful Corfu from EGYPT 🇪🇬🇬🇷❤️

Now after 57 years I get to see beautiful Corfu via the Internet after reading and studying Gerald Durrell's book "My family and other animals " in 1964 for my GCE literature. Sadly I'm not young enough to travel there now, especiallywith covid19 everywhere. But you bring back literary memories of my teenage years. Thank you my lady.

what memories...we travelled through Corfu 40 year ago on our trip around Europe and Oh what an adventure it was. So many memories.

WoW, I'm venetian and Corfu looks like a photocopy of the cities we have here in Northern-East Italy 😅 with more sun and more crystal clear water 🇮🇹💙🇬🇷

" A living symbol . . . the incredible feeling even for us . . . to realize how many persons and how many generations before us did exactly the same thing to the same tree . . . with generosity of its own fruits, it's like a contract between humans and nature" The poetry and appreciation of their surroundings of this paradise are palpable. These two young men should be a model for a lot of the younger generations that seem preoccupied with the foolishness of self-absorption. What a beautiful episode.

Travelled to Greece in 1967, landed in Athens the day of the military coup. I was rounded up with all the Greek male psssengers (many Ozzies), and separated from the others. When the military realised I was a Kiwi, I was released with sincere apologies. After a few days living in the Plaka, I joined a group of others sailing to Hydra where military rule was more relaxed. Greece, and later Italy, were absolutely fabulous. The history, people, food and scenery, timeless. I hv loved these two countries ever since. Kia ora!

Greece is dope! A place for enjoyment.

Julia, you are forever the queen bee to me in a world of billions of people that makes you one in 1 billion, you beauty, you!!!

Corfu is like all major holiday destinations, if you enjoy the nightlife and beaches it’s buzzin, if you leave the resorts and go exploring there are so many hidden surprises, small cafes, beautiful little villages by the sea, it’s a gorgeous island, cheap and easy to get to, so worth a visit.

My God, one day I will have to go sightseeing in these beautiful and mythical lands. 😍👌🏻🇬🇷

Hello, Corfu has been a Greek island since the antiquity!!! It has always been Greek but unfortunatlly after a period of time it was conquered by foreiner rulers like the Venicias but the population was still Greek. The architecture of the island is far from Venician is actually Neoclassical which comes from ancinet Grecce and the Romans copied it as well. Venician architecture is actually a mixure of Byzantine/Constantinupole, Arabic and Gothic mixed together! Which is completlly diferent from the neoclassical paradise of corfu. Even some ionic/spiral features present in some churches that are influenced/presetn in the Italian renesesance churches they derived from ancient Greek features which you can see in our ceramics in our museums. one such example of the ionic use can be seen in the museum stoa of Attalos in Athens... other than that your Chios vlog with your mom was very toucking !

I love all Greek islands but my hearts goes to Santorini, Crete & Rhodes, I can't decide but I will keep visiting these 3 islands :) I also love Rhodes because I can reach Rhodes by a 90 mins ferry from Marmaris Turkey. The only time I passed by Curfu was when I took the Minoan ship from Venice to Athens, a 12 hours journey & I love it. It's not a typical cruise ship, but it offer cabins with different pricing, 3 diff restaurants, a disco :) and lots of space to roam for sunrise/sunset. The bottom level was for cars, cargo trucks etc. European bring their cars, dogs, backpackers paid a low price to sleep on the deck. My German cabin mate got off at Corfu for a spa retreat for few days. I would take this ship again in the future, it's so relaxing to sail along the Adriatic Sea.

Thank you Julia for so positiveness brightness you almost can smell and taste to being here 🤩😍👍

The first time I heard of Corfu was in the Gerald Durrell novel My Family and Other animals. Lovely video :-)

I love Greece and its history and culture! Love from Surinam

She's half voyage, easy communication, simpaty energy and so on

Wow!! This entire video was spectacular in every way!! The people of Corfu are wonderfully appreciative of their lives & customs! The attribute the brothers gave to the 1,000’s of olive trees’ for lasting & continually contributing to the islands’ inhabitants was amazing!! I’ve always wanted to go to Corfu, now even more so!! Thank you fir a lovely show!!!

Fantastic island! I can't wait to visit Corfu again. 😍💙🌊🌅🌴

Kumquats grow here in Florida, too. Thank you for this. 💚💛

I did not expect to see a video on my island come up in my recommended, but I am very pleased with it

Gerald Durrell' wrote so magicaly about this place in two of his books, its almost impossible not to fall completely in love with each enchanting nuance of this charming video.

What a lovely video. Thanks Julia !

Love Greece. Love Corfu.

Love Mrs Bradbury. Her series on Walks in Cumbria is a favorite.

Our 'happy place' , Corfu. My daughter and I. Just love it. 🥰

Long live the Greek spirit. Γεια σας παλικαρια ομορφα!!!

Amazing! Beautiful video♥️💥Thank you!!!

Thank you it is amazing 💕 ! ! ! My love from Corfu...

Really amazing video ❤❤❤ thank you so much ❤

I’m so much impressed with the video, wow 🤩 thank you

This was fantastic to watch! Thank you and lots of love from California 🌴♥️🙏🏽…ps that yellow dress is gorgeous on you!

Corfu is my region! I love this place!

I am going to Greece

definitelyy loved the video. I was searching a real definiton of and reflection authenticity of island. And this is it!

Thank you taking me around this beautiful island of Corfu, of which I knew a little from Gerald Durrell'd book ' My family and other animals. '

She’s full of energy.

I went to Corfu 4 days with my Sister and her friends and despite of the lack of time that we had we saw and spent so great time there ! I will probably come back ti this beautiful island later to see what I didn't see !

I can't believe how like Nice, in the South of France, so much of this looks! The main photo is similar to the main square: Galleries Lafayette on the right; Zara Home shop to the left!!! Shows it's Italian heritage.....

Beautiful corfou beautiful Greece!!! God bless Corfu

Hallo, you are very simpatic. Your video is amazing! Thank you for remembers of Greek❤️🤗

I so enjoyed this. Hope to visit next year.

Awesome! 👍🌞🌞🌞

I love the island of Kerkyra. It's amazing. ❤🇬🇷

So the Italians lef5 a great legacy of their lifestyle. Love Greeks , una facia una raza.

A beautiful video and a representative one of my father’s country!

Brilliant. Thanks!

Looks amazing! 🫒

I’m half-Greek, too, but haven’t been to Greece since I was very young.

Wonderful

Great vlog enjoy

The famous British family the Durrells lived on Corfu -Lawrence Durrell a famous novelist and Gerard Durrell an environmentalist.There already have been 2 separate TV series about this family on Corfu -in the last 3 decades.

Do not TOUCH the frescos with your hands please. It was a painful process to restore them.

Why am I feeling so much joy... I'm only a viewer. I want to visit this place.

Stunning island

oh God ,it is beautiful

Corfu has been Greek since 5.000 years ago, please read about ulisses pinelopi alkinoos and the rest , its been writen by homer 3000 years ago !!!

I hope visite this beautiful island for a long time

Amazing 💕

I love Greece and I was a frequent visitor who always stayed at hotels in Greece, at least 60 days each year. But I will not visit Greece until the documents about Covid, and all the questions about vaccines and also all restrictions will be removed. See you in 1 year! Or 10 years? It's up to you, dear Greeks! The very best of the bests,!

I love our guide ❤ Of course, I want to visit Corfu

This was just the 1/20th of what life inCorfu is like. You should be there when processions of St Spyridon take place. The music the bands play is absolutely unique.

Beautiful place 👍

🇮🇹 🇬🇷 🇬🇧 💕 Summer holidays!!!

We live in Corfu, and we know Katerina with the spices, Mark and Vassilis, the beekeeper, whose mother-in-law lives in our village. Nonetheless the film was fascinating, you can enjoy the mud therapy all up and down the west coast of the island.

Love her!

This new innovative way of collecting olives from the tree is what the rest of the Greeks have been doing for centuries!!! I feel happy that corfiots stopped being lazy and stopped waiting for the olives to fall down half rotten, but don't brag about Innovation!!! As we say in Greece, come grandpa to show you your vineyard... Kalamata here, the true homeland of olives 🤣🤣😜🤗❤️🇬🇷

Oh my stars that trail! And. Those ancient trees! I must go there. 😲

Fine ! Step by step building for us all love ya td

Corfu was amongst the only parts of Greece unconquerable by the Turks. Ruled by the Venetians, Napoleonic France and Britain, and finally Greece.

And I come to corfu for my holidays !

I’m Polynesian. My wife and I went there in May because of the British tv show “The Durell” oh it’s more beautiful being there in person. Now I want to go see that abandon village now.

My brother. And his wife lived in viros. I've been there about 8 times. And it's the most luscious, greenest island. Of the Greek islands.

We are back there in June!!!!!! When did you take these pictures, what month?

Bellissima 🥰🥰🥰🥰

Been 4 times beautiful island 🏝✅⚓️⛵️

Verynice

love Greece :-)

Why isnt this a TV show...🥰

Kerkira was always a Greek island

Maybe the title should be "Me, me, me in Greece". Seriously, why some presenters think the film should be more about their precious selves than the topic?!

It wasn't just the silk road that brought the spices - many of the spices came from Southeast Asia and would have likely gone through the Indian Ocean, through Yemen and Oman, etc.

If they gave me a small modest place to live in I would work at doing every thing to renovate that old village for just enugh to pay for my cost of living there ! Wow that would be a dream to live and work there tell my passing it would be paradise. I don't need much and I have all the skills to do what ever was needed and I have most of the tools to do it.

Corfu old town the most beautyful place

A flat my grandpa stays when I’m gone, my 2nd grandpas house . And a village house where my 1st grandpa lives

I was there in 1979 vacationing with my parents and staying in Hilton .I wonder if it still there ? I t was the best vacation in my life.

At 20:00, in Romania is a lake, Salt Lake in Brăila city.. who have the same "clay" we call it "nămol" is good for al skin problems and Al kind of things.. I invite you to search on Internet.. 🐰💐🎉🎸🤘 Patrali Bahtali.. 🎊🐇🐹🐣🎉

It's like an Italian town! Gorgeous. Built by venetians

Just beautiful. Beautifully done. It’s as if the journalist sprang from the ground in Corfu. Her energy and that of her environment seem to of the same frequency...pretty cool, indeed. Question: How does one leave such a place after visiting it?

🇬🇷❤❤🇬🇷🇬🇷GREECE...THE LADT PARADISE ON EARTH

I wish you to get to a point on the map ahead of time and that on the way you suddenly do not draw any difficulties!

If they only cleaned beaches a little bit,is it so hard to pull can out from 30 cm of water?

Beautiful city but all beaches are full of cans and papers and nobody’s cleaning them.

👌👌👌👍👍👍😮😮😮

Τα μυρωδικά δίνουν μοναδική γεύση στα φαγητά μας και ξυπνούν μνήμες από το παρελθόν το παρόν και το μέλλον!

kamkat abi aaaa

My greatgrandpa was from Corfu, left us lands, which makes me wonder I'm very rich...