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LEFKIMMI (Greek Λευκίμμη ( f sg ) ) is a district of the town of Corfu. The core is the same small town with 2,891 inhabitants in the southeast of the Greek island of Corfu, the second-largest city, it is so.

In 1986, the rural community LEFKIMMI with some surrounding villages to the city municipality ( dimos ) was raised and existed in this form until 2010. During the administrative reform of 2010, it was incorporated into the new large municipality Corfu, where she has since formed one of 15 community districts.

The place itself was originally a fishing village and is still in a very pristine state, since it is not among the typical tourist areas. In the old streets and small shops can experience the traditional Corfiot everyday.

Near LEFKIMMI a harbor where both larger ferries, as well as small excursion boats is eg operate to Paxos and Antipaxos. Also only a few miles away is the tourist resort of Kavos, which is particularly popular with British holidaymakers.

A typical narrow alley in Corfu, early in the morning