The neighbourhood of Mandouki in Corfu: Mandouki is one of the most traditional suburbs of Corfu town. It is placed between the monastery of Panagia Platytera and the port, just 500m far from Saroko square. Mandouki is one of the most historic neighbourhoods of the island, as most of its houses were built in the 17th and the 18th century in the traditional Venetian architecture.
As Mandouki is close to the port, its inhabitants were the first to be attacked by the pirates and enemies that threatened Corfu. That is exactly what happened in 1799, when the island was