Corfu Photos – Pictures of Corfu Town, Beaches and Landscapes

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Last updated on January 9th, 2024 at 08:17 pm

Corfu photos

Here there are dozens of Corfu photos of a great variety of places in Corfu, there are pictures of Corfu Town, and of major beaches, also aerial photographs of the old fortress in Corfu, the Venetian shipyards at Gouvia, the Byzantine castle in Gardiki at the southwest of Corfu island, Angelokastro in Paleokastritsa, photos of Gaios harbor on the island of Paxos and much more.

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50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group B

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60 more old black and white photos from Corfu island taken 100 years ago at the beginning of 20th century… Read More

50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group A

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More old photos mainly from Corfu town of the first quarter of the 20th century are following… Read More

Greece of 1900 – 1930 with More Old Photos

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More old photos from Greece of 1903-1930, photos by Fred Boissonnas that show a quiet and different world… Read More

Featured Photos from Corfu Island

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Unique large size Photos of Corfu… Read More

Benitses Aerial Pictures

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Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses… Read More

Corfu Wallpapers from the Dawn in Laopetra

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18 photos that can be used as wallpapers.
The Shots were taken one morning of August 2011 on the beach of Laopetra, at the time of sunrise… Read More

Corfu Photos – Pictures of Corfu Landscapes (2nd Group)

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Last updated on November 7th, 2023 at 01:10 pm

Corfu pictures

The second group of full-size pictures from various places in Corfu, there are pictures of the major beaches, aerial photos of the old fortress pictures from Liston, photos of Old Corfu town, photos of City Hall, of the Serbian museum, pictures of the Palace of Saints Michael and George and others.

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50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group B

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60 more old black and white photos from Corfu island taken 100 years ago at the beginning of 20th century… Read More

50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group A

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More old photos mainly from Corfu town of the first quarter of the 20th century are following… Read More

Greece of 1900 – 1930 with More Old Photos

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More old photos from Greece of 1903-1930, photos by Fred Boissonnas that show a quiet and different world… Read More

Featured Photos from Corfu Island

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Unique large size Photos of Corfu… Read More

Benitses Aerial Pictures

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Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses… Read More

Corfu Wallpapers from the Dawn in Laopetra

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18 photos that can be used as wallpapers.
The Shots were taken one morning of August 2011 on the beach of Laopetra, at the time of sunrise… Read More

Corfu Photos and Landscapes (3rd Group)

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Last updated on November 7th, 2023 at 01:10 pm

Photos from Corfu island

The third group with dozens of full-size pictures from various places of Corfu, pictures of Esplanade square, of the buildings inside the old fortress, images of the canal d ‘amour at Sidari, from the Mouse island, aerial pictures from the airport and the fortress, old prints of Corfu, beautiful beaches and much more…

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50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group B

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60 more old black and white photos from Corfu island taken 100 years ago at the beginning of 20th century… Read More

50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group A

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More old photos mainly from Corfu town of the first quarter of the 20th century are following… Read More

Greece of 1900 – 1930 with More Old Photos

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More old photos from Greece of 1903-1930, photos by Fred Boissonnas that show a quiet and different world… Read More

Featured Photos from Corfu Island

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Unique large size Photos of Corfu… Read More

Benitses Aerial Pictures

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Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses… Read More

Corfu Wallpapers from the Dawn in Laopetra

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18 photos that can be used as wallpapers.
The Shots were taken one morning of August 2011 on the beach of Laopetra, at the time of sunrise… Read More

Corfu Old Photos – Corfu of 1900 Through Unique Photos

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Last updated on January 9th, 2024 at 08:15 pm

Rulers and especially important people may write history, but ordinary people are the ones who actually make it, and to begin to write about the habits, lifestyle, and obvious difficulties of society in the early 20th century we would need many pages and it would be very difficult to write clearly and accurately.

Everything becomes easier with these old photos of Corfu which reveal to us the life in that distant era.

Observing facial expressions, their dress,  or watching them working hard in the fields, we understand many things about their way of life, we discover that their world and their character was very different.

We see ordinary people trying to survive in a difficult environment, where the work was hard and lasted almost all day, material possessions were very limited and only enjoyed by a narrow circle of wealthy people.

Their faces show innocence if we compare them with modern people, lacking greed and consumerism, mostly poor but happier, it seems to look at the prematurely aged but cheerful faces, than their wealthier descendants

The women were especially worthy of admiration, it is more than obvious that their life was very hard, they worked hard and were socially oppressed both by the social environment but mainly from their family, to such an extent that makes us wonder how they managed to live, something that today’s women certainly could not put up with.

Fortunately, the world is changing, and development solves many of the problems of the past but it also creates new issues and divisions.

We simply present these old Corfu photos, so everyone can draw their own conclusions.

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50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group B

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60 more old black and white photos from Corfu island taken 100 years ago at the beginning of 20th century… Read More

50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group A

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More old photos mainly from Corfu town of the first quarter of the 20th century are following… Read More

Greece of 1900 – 1930 with More Old Photos

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More old photos from Greece of 1903-1930, photos by Fred Boissonnas that show a quiet and different world… Read More

Featured Photos from Corfu Island

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Unique large size Photos of Corfu… Read More

Benitses Aerial Pictures

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Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses… Read More

Corfu Wallpapers from the Dawn in Laopetra

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18 photos that can be used as wallpapers.
The Shots were taken one morning of August 2011 on the beach of Laopetra, at the time of sunrise… Read More

150 Old Photos From Greece [1900] by Fred Boissonnas

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Last updated on November 7th, 2023 at 01:11 pm

Black & White Greek Photos – 100+ years ago

Greece old photos – Pic of the Parthenon at 1908
Greece old photos – Pic of the Parthenon at 1908
This is a photo of whatever remained of Parthenon in 1908. Over the centuries, warfare and other atrocities almost disappear this symbol of our national heritage.
Thus we see why all restoration was necessary even with their faults, thanks to this, a monument now stands upright with all his majesty over the Acropolis.

The Philhellene Swiss photographer Fred Boissonnas(1858-1946) was the first foreign photographer who traveled so much in the Greek land from 1903 and for nearly three decades following.

Fred Boissonnas was born in 1858 in Geneva from a family that moved from Marseilles in southern France to Switzerland.

Due to the origin of the family, Fred believed that he was a descendant of Greek navigators, this may explain his interest and love for the Greeks, especially those of the countryside …

Fred Boissonnas first stepped foot in the Greek island of Corfu at 1903, from where chronologically his first photos are, after this he went to Athens which had visited numerous times and from there he wandered across the entire Greek territory and also in the new under Greek unification countries as Macedonia, Thrace, Epirus, Aegean islands, etc..

Generally, he did not leave an inch of Greek soil without recording it with his camera.

Towards the end of his Greek adventure shortly before 1930, he spends some time in Mount Athos where he photographed many details of monastic life and the monasteries.

He died in Geneva in 1946.

Fred-Boissonnas
Fred-Boissonnas

His work was innovative and proved decisive in the development of Greek photography during the 20th century.

Through photos and albums, he presents a panorama of Greece during the interwar period, also helping to shape the European public opinion of Greece for the same period.

The work of Fred Boissonnas, although known in Europe in the early 20th century, now needs a second showing.

Progress in technical issues, the discovery of color, easy to use cameras, plus the ease with which we travel, may make the project appear obsolete, but to the historical glance it has great value and it also shows modernism in comparison with other photographers who wandered in Greece at that time.

The artist has recorded things that have disappeared, but also gives us a picture of Greece that extends beyond simple ethnographic pieces of evidence.

His great faith and admiration for this country are transmitted through his work with tenderness and love which can be seen through his work even today after so many years.

These characteristics give soul to these pieces of paper, which otherwise could remain simple pictures …

Old Photos from Greece

Streets of old Athens. Pictures from Athos showing the difficult life of monks. Rural in Greece of another era. Corfu as Fred’s first stop. Peloponnisos with places like Akrata, Korinth, and Andritsaina. Crete and Epirus. All Greece regions are here.

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50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group B

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60 more old black and white photos from Corfu island taken 100 years ago at the beginning of 20th century… Read More

50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group A

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More old photos mainly from Corfu town of the first quarter of the 20th century are following… Read More

Greece of 1900 – 1930 with More Old Photos

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More old photos from Greece of 1903-1930, photos by Fred Boissonnas that show a quiet and different world… Read More

Featured Photos from Corfu Island

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Unique large size Photos of Corfu… Read More

Benitses Aerial Pictures

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Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses… Read More

Corfu Wallpapers from the Dawn in Laopetra

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18 photos that can be used as wallpapers.
The Shots were taken one morning of August 2011 on the beach of Laopetra, at the time of sunrise… Read More

Panorama with Photos and Landscapes from Greece of 1900 – 1930

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Last updated on November 7th, 2023 at 01:11 pm

Here are some elder Greek pictures from 1900 to 1930, photos from the period before the first world war.

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50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group B

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60 more old black and white photos from Corfu island taken 100 years ago at the beginning of 20th century… Read More

50+ Old Corfu Photos of 20th Century – Group A

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More old photos mainly from Corfu town of the first quarter of the 20th century are following… Read More

Greece of 1900 – 1930 with More Old Photos

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More old photos from Greece of 1903-1930, photos by Fred Boissonnas that show a quiet and different world… Read More

Featured Photos from Corfu Island

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Unique large size Photos of Corfu… Read More

Benitses Aerial Pictures

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Aerial photographs of the area, see the mountains of Stavros and Agioi Deka which surround Benitses… Read More

Corfu Wallpapers from the Dawn in Laopetra

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18 photos that can be used as wallpapers.
The Shots were taken one morning of August 2011 on the beach of Laopetra, at the time of sunrise… Read More

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