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Kastania: Mountain of rubbish tumbles onto road
CORFU. The mountain of rubbish which had been piling up for days collapsed under the weight and blocked most of the road.
Corfu Mayor: Things went smoothly this Easter despite the dissension
CORFU. In a brief review of this year΄s Easter, Kostas Nikolouzos said the following:
The trench at Lefkimmi - access to landfill impossible
CORFU. Read what the President of Lefkimmi Cultural Society, Maria Kontomari, has to say.
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.
Trench dug to blockade Lefkimmi landfill
CORFU. ΄Fortifications΄ were created over Easter in Mesorahia blocking the approach to the landfill facility. It is thought that the trench was dug on Good Friday.
΄Game Night΄ at the Orfeas Cinema
CORFU. Comedy mystery directed by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein.
Corfu Easter: Decrease in passenger numbers at Corfu Port - big increase at Lefkimmi
CORFU. There was a slight decrease in the number of passengers at Corfu΄s two ports over Easter.
Easter aftermath
CORFU. By 11 o΄clock on Easter Sunday morning the Resurrection Procession with Saint Spyridon is over.
Corfu Easter: Resurrection processions in warm sunshine
CORFU. Most churches in Corfu hold the Holy Resurrection Liturgy on Easter Sunday morning based on the old tradition.
Corfu Easter: Resurrection - ΄Christ is Risen!΄
CORFU. Night became day as the midnight sky was lit up by fireworks celebrating the Resurrection.
Corfu Easter: Thousands at the First Resurrection and the ‘botides’ pot throwing
CORFU. Visitors were captivated by the celebrated Easter Saturday events.
Epitaphios - Good Friday in Corfu
CORFU. The unique atmosphere of Good Friday in Corfu as captured by Enimerosi.
Refuse collection service working double shifts in Corfu
CORFU. “By early this evening at the latest the problem with refuse collection in the town and the island as a whole will have been dealt with,” a local authority representative told Enimerosi when it passed on complaints received.
Brazilian Ambassador in Corfu for Easter
CORFU. Corfu is a magnet over Easter and it also ΄drew΄ the Brazilian Ambassador in Athens, Cesario Melantonio Neto, for a personal visit.
Increased policing over Easter in Corfu, Zakynthos, Cephalonia and Lefkada
CORFU. Increased police checks to prevent illegal distribution and selling of fireworks, thefts and burglaries, illegal trading, road accidents and dangerous driving as well as health and safety infringements in cafes, bars and restaurants.
Holy Thursday in Corfu
CORFU. The sounds of the Old Philharmonic Band can be heard in the streets of the old town. Thousands of visitors on the island.
Corfu Mayor: Don΄t spoil the ΄botides΄ custom with advertisements and messages in poor taste
CORFU. "Huge ΄botides΄ (Easter pots) with advertisements are in poor taste and have nothing to do with the spirit of Corfu Easter," says Kostas Nikolouzos.
Why is there uncollected rubbish in Corfu?
CORFU. Why is rubbish in some areas not being collected?
