Angelokastro, Corfu

This Byzantine castle is  on the highest peak of Corfu’s shoreline on the north west coast, near Paleokastritsa.

It  formed a defensive triangle with the castles of Gardiki and Kassiopi, which covered Corfu's defences to the south, northwest and northeast.

Rocky terrain takes you up to the castle’s domed gate entrance. It is believed to have been built in the 13th-century to protect  the inhabitants from African and Venetian pirate attacks.

It is one of Corfu’s most important fortifications. Between the 13th and 16h centuries, Angelokastro  was the capital of Corfu and the Ionian Islands  and was occupied by the Governor. 

Angelokastro withstood  the Ottomans in three sieges of Corfu in 1537, 1571 and 1716.

 There is a small  Early Christian three-aisled church  dedicated to Archangel Michael to the side of the acropolis and  there is a cemetery on the western side with seven graves carved out of the rock in the shape of the human body as in a sarcophagus

At the east side there is a  tiny chapel, carved out of the rocks. Dedicated to St. Kyriaki, it also served as a  hermitage and has paintings inside which date back to the 18th century.

There is a marvellous view from the castle which is over 300 metres high.

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Monday:
10:00 - 17:00
Tuesday:
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Wednesday:
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Thursday:
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Friday:
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Saturday:
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Sunday:
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