Aktaion

Corfu Town


All-day, kiosk-style park cafe with a large open-air terrace, on the seaward side of the Spianada, where locals gather for coffee, ice cream or cocktails and gaze up at the fort or down at the bay.


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1. Spianada

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2. Serbian Museum of Corfu

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3. Palaio Frourio

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4. Durrell Memorial Gardens

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5. Byzantine Collection of Corfu

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6. Liston

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7. Corfu Philharmonic Society

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8. Corfu Living History

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