The Bazaar of Corfu Old Town (Greece)
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- Опубліковано 31 жов 2015
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Otherwise known as “Campiello,” this area is the fascinating maze of narrow streets, alleyways and steps that are squeezed between the Old Fort - Old Port - New Fort. It is like a miniature Venice with much of its appeal being the residential atmosphere. In centuries gone by this area was surrounded by city walls, long since torn down, but the only way to expand the living quarters was to go upwards. Therefore it is full of high buildings and you can often see laundry strung across the alleyways. This is a lovely part of the town worth visiting. Corfu Old Town is a shopper's paradise.
Being in the Old Town of Corfu (Kerkyra) trully is amazing. It has a fascinating road network, complemented by small squares which also developed naturally. They are mainly found in front of churches, and apart from their function as a place for social gaterings, they are necessary breathing spaces and commercial shopping areas in the densely-populated town. Shopping in Kerkyra might just only be a pretext for going back - yet again - into the magical mediaeval world of the Campiello, designer jewellery, high fashion boutiques, atmospheric antique shops, gift shops with a personal air and a touch of ethnic interest, workshops housing woodcarvers and traditional Venetian cabinet-makers. Folk art, contemporary trends and the Venetian heritage paraded before our eyes in the colourful images and successive surprises concealed in the labyrintine lanes of Kerkyra. Beautifully decorated window displays and colourful folklore stands, designer pret a porter and kumkuats, a 13th century church and a Venetian well, lines of washing hanging above our heads and the philharmonic playing: shopping in Kerkyra is a fascinating business!
Old city is also UNESCO World Heritage since 2007.
Visited family in corfu in 1975.phenominal to say the least!!
i like it thank you i stay there 14 years
Sooo much I would buy! 😊🙌🏽
Fantastic video. Loved watching it. (: Corfu looks amazing.
really fantastic
This is one of the best videos I’ve seen so far. I’m looking forward to my holiday. Thank you.
Thank you.
καλο καλοκερη
nice video!
anche corfù esiste la vendita dei prodotti contraffatti?
U go so fast better to be slow down so we can see u product good
Musical background is Aegean/Cretan music, not Ionian/Corfiot. Not only Campiello, but the Jewish quarter (Hebraiki), the Porta Remunda and other zones of the old town have narrow streets as well. ( These alleys are called "Kandunia" in the local dialect ).
Traditional Corfiot music is more Adriatic due to the long Venetian dominion. Of course dancing groups use to perform traditions from all Greece to the tourists.
Can someone tell me what's the song that street singer sings?
Do you suggest to negotiation price?
i am from corfu
Χριστοφορος νταλαρδας so am I, I was born on a kitchen table in Corfu town: my name is Philip c
@@phil2003ashleigh ahahah
That dude at the start needs to tune his guitar!
This is not a "bazaar". It's tourist-souvenir shops lining the streets.
Lucian Ionescu were is farmers bazar in Corfu? Who know?
vorbim romaneste, i-am invadat pe toti :D
By the way, the music you added on the video is totally unrelated to Corfu. It's probably from Crete or some other aegean island...
to show Corfu island you cover with songs from Creta, while there is beautiful Corfiot music and songs, this is big mistake!!! i'm sorry for this!!
Great video but the music is really out of place. You put a song from Crete, the singer sings in the Cretan dialect and plays the Cretan lyra, all of them unique to Crete. The Ionian islands have completely different music than the Aegean Islands. Especially in Corfu the music culture is a huge part of the local identity. Every neighbourhood in Corfu town has a philharmonic orchestra and they always take part in celebrations like Christmas, Easter or national holidays. The Ionian islands have never been under the Ottoman Empire, they were always occupied by Western European forces and that makes their music very unique. The local genre of the island is called kantades and would be very appropriate for a Corfu video.
@@LucianIonescu I did not go through all the comments, so sorry if I'm being repetitive. I will go ahead and check out the videos you recommend, thanks!
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