Palaiokastritsa

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The bay of Palaiokastritsa in Corfu as seen from Bella vista of Lakones. Corfu is considered to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians. The bay of Palaiokastritsa is considered to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa for the first time. The rock in the sea visible near the horizon at the top centre-left of the picture is considered by the locals to be the mythical petrified ship of Odysseus. The side of the rock toward the mainland is curved in such a way as to resemble the extended sail of a trireme. The historic monastery of Palaiokastritsa can be seen at the top of the hill of the peninsula to the right of the picture

Palaiokastritsa (Greek: Παλαιοκαστρίτσα meaning Old Castle place,'= referring to nearby Angelokastro) is a municipality in the Corfu Prefecture, Greece. It has a land area of 48.379 km² and a population of 4,395 (2001 census) and is located on the west coast of Corfu just south of Angelokastro. The seat of the municipality is the town of Lakones (pop. 502). The municipality's largest towns are Liapádes (pop. 958), Doukádes (678), Skriperó (642), and Lákones.

[edit] Municipal districts

• Aleimmatades or Alimatades
  • Agia Anna
• Gardelades
• Doukades
  • Papathanatika
• Krini
• Lakones
  • Palaiokastritsa
• Liapades
  • Gefyra
• Makrades
  • Vistona
• Skripero
  • Feleka

[edit] History

After World War II and the Greek Civil War, much of its buildings were rebuilt. One of the movies were filmed in the 1960s that has the song Kerkyra, Kerkyra, it was later featured in several television programs.

[edit] Other

Palaiokastritsa has several schools, a lyceum (middle school), a gymnasium (secondary school), a few churches, a post office, and a square (plateia). The village has no school, its nearest are in Lakones and Liapades.

[edit] External links

• Video on Palaiokastritsa from ERT's travelling program Traveling in Greece (Menoume Ellada) (Greek)