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Waterfalls Park Cave
The cave at Waterfalls Park is worth a peep for its fang-like stalactites, though the narrow grotto is sadly scarred by graffiti. Through the cave you can stand behind Karanos falls curtain of falling water.
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Cave of Sykia Olymbi
A 150-million-year-old cavern discovered accidentally in 1985. Its 57m deep and filled with multicoloured stalactites and other rock formations with whimsical names such as the Pipe Organ, Cacti and Jellyfish.
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Church of Kapnikarea
This small 11th-century structure stands smack in the middle of the Ermou shopping strip. It was saved from the bulldozers and restored by Athens University. Its dome is supported by four large Roman columns.
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Lafkiotis Winery
The Lafkiotis family has been specialising in wines made from local grape varieties since 1963. Besides the agiorgitiko , agionymo , Nemea and rodamos reds, you can also sample the fruity moschofilero white.
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Hypostyle Hall
The hall was a large room with six pillars, presumably supporting a second floor and/or roof. Many decorated ceramics were found here leading archaologists to believe it was a dining room (with an ocean view!)
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Corfu Philharmonic Society
Founded in 1840 by Nikolaos Mantzaros, the forward-thinking composer of the Greek national anthem, the society funds free music programs and hosts a museum dedicated to the vibrant musical history of the island.
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Antivouniotissa Museum
The exquisite, timber-roofed, 15th-century Church of Our Lady of Antivouniotissa holds an outstanding collection of Byzantine and post-Byzantine icons and artefacts dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries.
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Museum of Rural History & Folks Crafts
Most visitors to Arolithos arrive on tour buses for a quick wander and peek inside the Museum of Rural History & Folks Crafts, where household and agricultural items illustrate various facets of country life.
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Greek Folk Art Museum: Man & Tools
As the name suggests, this museum takes a historical journey through a well-displayed collection of tools and machinery, spread out in a warren of small rooms in a stately early 19th-century Plaka house.
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Church of Osios David
This little 5th-century church was allegedly built by the orders of Theodora, daughter of anti-Christian Galerius, who was baptised in secret. It contains well-preserved mosaics and rare 12th-century frescoes.
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Theocharakis Foundation for the Fine Arts & Music
This excellent centre has three levels of exhibition space featuring local and international 20th- and 21st-century artists, a theatre, an art shop and a pleasant cafe. Music performances are held between September and May.
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Jewish Museum
This museum traces the history of the Jewish community in Greece – back to the 3rd century BC – through an impressive collection of documents and religious and folk art. It includes a small reconstruction of a synagogue.
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Gaia Wines
North of Nemea in pretty hill country, Gaia Wines produces unfiltered wines, including appellation d’origine controlée (AOC) varieties. Its signature wine is the dry white thalassitis, made from the asyrtiko grape.
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Agathon Monastery
Just past the village of Ipati is the lovely Byzantine Agathon Monastery in a stunning setting at over 550m above sea level, clinging to to the slopes of Mt Iti. A natural-history museum is housed here, among other relics.
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Taf
The central courtyard cafe at Taf, surrounded by crumbling 1870s brick buildings, fills with an eclectic young crowd. The rest functions as an art, music and theatre space where performances and screenings are often free.
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Library of Zagora
Starting with just 48 schoolbooks in 1767, the fascinating Library of Zagora is now home to one of Greece’s largest collections of rare books and manuscripts, including 10th-century publications. Ask to see the exhibits.
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Pyrgos Prosforeiou
The Byzantine tower by Ouranoupolis harbour dates to the 14th-century and is the towns most distinctive landmark. Though closed during our visit, there are plans to re-open the museum within this restored tower.
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Museum of Solomos
The museum houses the memorabilia and archives of Dionysios Solomos (1798–1857), who was born on Zakynthos and is regarded as the father of modern Greek poetry. His Hymn to Liberty became the Greek national anthem.
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Corfu Reading Society
Founded in 1836, the oldest cultural institution in modern Greece houses 30,000 volumes. The art-filled mansions upstairs map room houses the first map of Corfu (from the 15th century). Also hosts concerts and lectures.
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Church of Nikolaos Orfanos
This early 14th-century church has superb (though age-darkened) frescoes. The orphan in the churchs name remains a mystery: it may be a nod to an anonymous benefactor or be linked to a former orphanage nearby.
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