Editing Corfu (section)

===Old town===
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{{wide image|Corfu Town R02.jpg|800px|Panoramic view of parts of Old Town of Corfu as seen from Old Fortress. The Bay of Garitsa is to the left and the port of Corfu is just visible on the top right of the picture. [[Spianada Square]] is in the foreground.}}

The Old Town of [[Corfu (city)|Corfu city]] is a [[UNESCO World Heritage Site]]. In several parts of the old city, buildings of the [[Venice|Venetian]] era are to be found. The old city's architectural character is strongly influenced by the Venetian style, coming as it did under Venetian rule for a long period; its small and ancient side streets, and the old buildings' trademark arches are particularly reminiscent of [[Venice]].

The city of [[Corfu (city)|Corfu]] stands on the broad part of a peninsula, whose termination in the Venetian [[citadel]] ({{langx|el|Παλαιό Φρούριο}}) is cut off from it by an artificial [[moat|fosse]] formed in a natural gully, with a seawater moat at the bottom,<ref name=EB1911/> that now serves as a [[marina]] and is called the ''Contrafossa''. In the old town there are many narrow streets paved with cobblestones. These streets are known as {{Transliteration|grc|kantoúnia}} ({{langx|el|καντούνια}}), and the older amongst them sometimes follow the gentle irregularities of the ground; while many are too narrow for vehicular traffic. A promenade rises by the seashore towards the bay of Garitsa (Γαρίτσα), together with an esplanade between the city and the citadel known as ''Spianada'' with the {{Interlanguage link|Liston (square){{!}}Liston|it|3=Liston}} arcade ({{langx|el|Λιστόν}}) to its west side, where restaurants and bistros abound.<ref name="Independent">{{Cite news |last=Packe |first=Cathy |date=22 November 2016 |title=The Complete Guide To: Corfu |work=[[The Independent]] |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/complete-guide-corfu-851348.html |access-date=27 August 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210427030450/https://www.independent.co.uk/travel/news-and-advice/complete-guide-corfu-851348.html |archive-date=27 April 2021}}</ref>