Corfu Port Authority S.A. - Brochure 2015
EXPLORING WITHIN THE WALLS OF HISTORY Corfu was such a strategically valuable prize throughout history that three fortresses were built to keep its town safe, though only two can be visited today. Known as the "Old" and "New" Fortresses, they showcase the evolution of military architecture from the 6th to the 19th Centuries, with Byzantine, Venetian and British contributions. Within a short walking distance from the town center, moats, beautiful gates, old wooden doors, vaulted corridors, cobbled paths, towers and battlements bring back to life an age of sieges and marauding pirates. Corfu has a wealth of large and small museums spread throughout the island, covering a remarkable range of interests. From highly popular archaeological exhibits to unusual archival treasures and from rare Byzantine art to priceless Asian artifacts, the available choice and quality of the collections displayed in Corfu’s museums is truly impressive. A STRATEGIC PORT AT THE CENTER OF MEDITERRANEAN Located in the northern Ionian Sea south of the Adriatic Sea, between the mainland of Greece and Italy. Its strategic location in the Mediterranean made her a valuable prize to the major powers of each era. This location currently allows direct flights to all European countries and the coastal connection with a number of ports with Italy. The port of Corfu has a significant influence on the economic life of the island, because connects mainland and Italy with annual average circulation 1.5 million passengers and 500,000 vehicles, but more because it manages +450 cruise ships and +600,000 cruise visitors generating a total income of about 36 million Euros. The main objective of the port is to be ahead in developments in the increasingly competitive industry of sea tourism, improves services relating to ships and visitors, enhancing the existing port infrastructure and planning new investments. Strengthening the existing code ISPS (full compliance), with new equipment, acquiring modern transportation from the ship to the terminal, the dredging of the basin, the construction of rest areas and planting greenery on the docks, creating and staffing Clinic for Cruise, housing office Taxi with sophisticated services, authorization process of Sea Plane base for complete and efficient connection of the Ionian Islands, the design of a new terminal is expected to be completed by 2014 for the increased needs of Home-Porting and many other smaller interventions at the zone of influence of the port along with the collaboration of the Municipality for better viewing destination show responsibility towards the Brand Corfu. Conscious of its responsibility towards the historic old town of Corfu, an UNESCO world cultural heritage, has improved the environmental aspects of its activities and has gained such as ISO 14001 and the Certificate PERS and soon acquires the hardest certificate EMAS.
