LISTON

Next to Splianada Square is Liston, a wide promenade with French and Venetian style buildings, which is always full of people enjoying their coffee, drink or snack at one of Liston’s many cafes. If you are in Corfu it is a must to have a cup of traditional Greek coffee in one of cafeterias of Liston. The notions “low” or “high” seasons do not apply to this street which is crowded any time of the year. And it is a real pleasure to relax in the shade of its arches with all the beauty of Spianada Square lying in front of you. Initially Liston was constructed as protection for Spianada before the residential quarters had been built. The building of Liston were construed by the Royal French between 1807 and 1814. Its ground floor  served as barracks for soldiers and the first floor for the officers. The other floors were built later. The French were intending to build arched houses up to the end of the Spianada Square but their plans could not be realized as they had to hand over Corfu to the Britis