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Corfu Vidos: The Islet of Vidos opposite Corfu Greece, Ionian
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 The Islet of Vidos opposite Corfu: The islet of Vidos lies right opposite Corfu town. This islet is small in size but yet has many special types of flora and fauna on it, thus it is protected as a nature reserve. In the ancient times, this island was known as Ptyhia or the island of Hera. A strong fort, also used as a prison, was built there by the French but it was later destroyed by the British.
It is said that some underwater tunnels, constructed by the French, used to connect Vidos islet and the four fortresses of Corfu. A Serbian mausoleum also stands close to the small port of Vidos in the memory of the thousands of Serbian soldiers, who had died due to starvation and plague on Corfu in the First World War and were buried there. |
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