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Corfu is getting a new marina

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francescool

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Im so happy to hear this news! The island announced that it will be building a much needed new marina. The tourism minister said that "the number of arrivals to Corfu in July increased by 19.7 percent over the same month in 2019 despite the global challenges" which is great. The marina will help manage the increasing flow of tourism and any other imports. If you want to learn more, check out this article.

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Popular Paliokastritsa on Corfu Gets New Marina | GTP Headlines

A new 103-berth marina was inaugurated at Alypa in Paliokastritsa on the Greek island of Corfu.
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This is interesting - I find it fascinating that there are improvements and updates in Corfu. I am glad to see tourism doing well!
 
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