Afionas
Afionas
Αφιώνας | |
|---|---|
 Afionas | |
  Afionas | |
| Coordinates: 39°43′09″N 19°39′31″E / 39.71917°N 19.65861°E | |
| Country | Greece |
| Administrative region | Ionian Islands |
| Regional unit | Corfu |
| Municipality | Central Corfu and Diapontian Islands |
| Municipal unit | Agios Georgios |
| Population (2021)[1] | |
• Community | 275 |
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) |
Afionas (Greek: Αφιώνας) is a Greek village on the island of Corfu.
Overview
[edit]Afionas is located in northwestern Corfu on a lofty promontory 37 km from Corfu Town. The village has panoramic views of the Ionian Sea and the Diapontia Islands to the northwest and the bay of Agios Georgios to the southeast.
It is a well-known tourist destination with old mansions, colorful houses and cobblestone streets. The parish church of the village is Agios Ioannis Lampataris, built in 1636.[2]
Southwest, about a 20-minute walk away, is the "double beach" of Porto Timoni.
Between the village and Porto Timoni, there are ruins of medieval fortifications that protected the village from pirate raids.[3] A Neolithic settlement from the 2nd millennium BC has been discovered in the area, with findings exhibited at the Archaeological Museum of Corfu.[4][5]
The village has a memorial to Ektoras Gialopsos, an Ensign in the Greek Navy who died during the Imia Crisis. Gialopsos was born in Afionas.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Αποτελέσματα Απογραφής Πληθυσμού - Κατοικιών 2021, Μόνιμος Πληθυσμός κατά οικισμό" [Results of the 2021 Population - Housing Census, Permanent population by settlement] (in Greek). Hellenic Statistical Authority. 29 March 2024.
- ^ kerkyra simera - Corfu News (2019-06-19). "Παραδοσιακό πανηγύρι στον Αφιώνα -" (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2025-02-23. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ balaska, eleni (2019-11-13). "Πόρτο Τιμόνι. Η απομακρυσμένη παραλία της Κέρκυρας, όπου συναντήθηκαν μυστικά ο Οδυσσέας και η Ναυσικά. Γιατί η περιοχή ταυτίζεται με τη μυθική πόλη των Φαιάκων". ΜΗΧΑΝΗ ΤΟΥ ΧΡΟΝΟΥ (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Υπουργείο Πολιτισμού και Αθλητισμού | Μόνιμη Έκθεση Αρχαιολογικού Μουσείου Κέρκυρας". odysseus.culture.gr. Archived from the original on 2021-10-20. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ "Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο Κέρκυρας > Συλλογές > Η Έκθεση". amcorfu.gr (in Greek). Archived from the original on 2018-08-29. Retrieved 2025-07-11.
- ^ News, Corfu TV (2019-01-27). "Κέρκυρα: Σε κλίμα συγκίνησης το μνημόσυνο για τον Έκτορα Γιαλοψό. (Φωτ. - Βίντεο)". Κέρκυρα Corfu TV News (in Greek). Retrieved 2025-07-11.
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