Corfu, Old Fortress

The old fortress occupies the promontory st the end of the peninsula that protects the harbor of Corfu. The earliest known fortification of the site dates to the 6th century, but what is here now is mostly Venetian with some additions by the British. In medieval times, Corfu town was located inside these walls.
The fortress is on multiple levels. The 1st picture looks up to the upper bastion. The 2nd picture shows a corner of the fortress walls, the sea moat built by the Venetian engineers, and at the far right is the modern bridge accessing the fort that replaced the original drawbridge. The 3rd picture is inside the fortress and shows St. George's church at the lower right and the Venetian lighthouse in the upper left.
The 4th picture looks along the back of St. George's to the outer part of the upper bastion. The 5th picture is a low yard between the walls that might have served as a killing box if invaders ever got that far.
The last picture looks down on top of what I'm told was part of the old Venetian jail.Read more