Fortress
Documentary ΄Greece from a different angle΄ at the Old Fortress cafe
CORFU. On Tuesday 17th July at 20:30 the documentary film ΄Greece from a different angle - first stop Corfu΄ will be screened at the Old Fortress cafe.
Overtime approved for events at the Old Fortress
CORFU. The much-awaited ministerial decision has been signed, opening the way for the organization of events in archaeological sites throughout Greece.
Concert with Tolis Voskopoulos and Gastouri Philharmonic Band in aid of the paediatric clinic
CORFU. The concert will take place at the Old Fortress on August 7. The leading Greek singer has now been recording songs for 60 years and the Philharmonic Band is celebrating its 120th anniversary.
Exhibition of watercolours by Spyros Mouratidis at Church of St. George
CORFU. There will be an exhibition of watercolours by Spyros Mouratidis at the Church of St. George in the Old Fortress 2 - 14 July.
Ministry approves overtime payments so that events can go ahead at the Old Fortress
CORFU. The Ministry of Culture΄s statement following the meeting with Corfu MP Kostas Pavlidis and Mayor Kostas Nikolouzos regarding the Corfu fortresses.
Alarm bells ringing following the latest arson attempt at the New Fortress
CORFU. Deep concern following the arson attempt at the New Fortress brings the issue of the management of the medieval Fortresses back into the spotlight in order to avoid a repeat of last year΄s incidents.
Another fire in the New Fortress at midnight - it has now been closed!
CORFU. Great concern from the Fire Department and local authorities at this new attempted arson in the New Fortress at midnight on Sunday.
On this day in history: Corfu 12 June
CORFU. 1844 - Led by the Bandiera brothers, a group of Italian revolutionaries leave Kanoni for Calabria to set up revolutionary groups there.
Vivaldi and friends – The Corfu International Baroque Festival
CORFU. Duo Arpala – Davide Monti and Maria Cleary with baroque violin and chromatic harp.
Department of Musical Studies: Concert at St. George Church
CORFU. The Ionian University Department of Musical Studies is putting on a concert for the end of the academic year.
Concert: Hymn to Liberty performed by the Corfu Male Choir
CORFU. The world premiere of the 3rd version of the Hymn to Liberty, composed by Nikolaos Mantzaros, will take place at the Church of St. George in the Old Fortress on Sunday 20th May at 20:30.
΄Orfeo ed Euridice΄ opera at Church of St. George
CORFU. The Ionian University Department of Musical Studies and Corfu Chamber Opera are putting on the opera by Gluck ΄Orfeo ed Euridice΄ on Wednesday 23rd and Thursday 24th May at the Church of St. George in the Old Fortress.
13th Student Photography Exhibition at Old Fortress Prison
CORFU. The Photography Workshop at the Ionian University AudioVisual Arts Department is organizing its 13th Photography Exhibition.
Adventures in light by Kerstin Lindgren
CORFU. An art exhibition by the acclaimed Swedish artist Kerstin Lindgren - Nordic Light in Movements - opens on Friday 4th May in the atmospheric ambience of the historical Flour Stores in the Old Fortress.
What happened to the Cross on the Old Fortress
CORFU. Last Easter (2017) an observant person would have noticed that there were two crosses above the Old Fortress - the one illuminated with colours of mourning for Easter Week and another one barely visible and poorly illuminated.
Capodistrias Philharmonic Band: Ecclesiastical concert
CORFU. Together with the Ecclesiastical section of the Corfu Choir, Capodistrias Philharmonic Band will be giving their traditional concert on Sunday 1st April at 20:30 at the Church of St. George in the Old Fortress.
Band parading in the Old Fortress playing Game of Thrones signature music
CORFU. Young musicians in a Corfu Philharmonic Band playing something not so ... conservative.
7th Festival of Church Choir Music
CORFU. The Byzantine Choir, with the blessings of the Holy Metropolis and in cooperation with the Ionian Islands Regional Administration, is organizing the 7th Corfu Festival of Church Choir Music on Sunday, 11th March (Veneration of the Holy Cross - Stravroproskinisi) at 18:00 at the Holy Church of Agios Georgios, Old Fortress.
