POSTCARD N.180 - GRECCE

Postcard sent on the 26th April, received on the 15th May 2025.

Postcard image: Corfu. View of the Spianada from the Old Fortress, with the New Fortress in the Backgroundnteay Srey Temple

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Ravindra has been making quite a trip in Europe, passing through several countries. One of them was Greece, from where he kindly sent me this Postcard with a nice image from Corfu. Bohomȧ  sthoothi, Ravi.

Corfu... a name that is not that unheard of in my own household... for the time, it is on the "to do" list, and it'll still hold its place there for a while yet, but my wife and I have thought of journeying to Corfu, crossing the south of the Mediterranean,  as a long relaxing car trip when she finally gets off the bus after having so tenaciously dedicated her entire professional life to the sacred craft of spreading knowledge, as all teachers do. 

Until that day arrives, and if it is not tomorrow, it is not that far away either, we will have to keep our travels shorter, but Corfu is indeed a plan, and once there, If I still have the needed stamina, I might hike the Corfu trail... we'll see if all this ever comes to materialise, for life has the nasty habit of intruding in one's plans...

The New Fortress of Corfu, the highlight of Ravi's Postcard, was built in the 16th century, although doubts persist as to the exact dates of the beginning and conclusion of the works. Just like the Old Fortress, dating from the early 15th century, this mighty defensive fort was built  by the Venetians, who ruled the island, as part of the Serenissima, from  1386 to 1797,  in order to protect the urban areas that lay within its walls. 

As part of the Old Town of Corfu both constructions enjoys World Heritage Site status as recognised by the UNESCO.

Ravi used a Postcard Tariff  self-adhesive stamp with an image of the ilsand of Kythera, one of the Ionian Islands, the theme for one of several 10 self-adhesive stamp booklets issued in 2022. This particular stamp set was issued on 26APR2022

The Postmark hails from Corfu, ΚERKIPA, in Greek.