Corfu, 9 April 2021 My wife and I express our emotion and sadness about the death of His Royal Highness The Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. HRH The Prince Philip was the longest serving consort, a commanding personality in British life and a tower of strength to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. He helped to [...]
Author: Corfu Heritage Foundation
Count Flamburiari’s lecture on Corfu’s Heritage
The School of Humanities, Social Sciences and Economics at the International Hellenic University - IHU, Thessaloniki, is organising lectures by significant personalities on this subject. On the invitation of Dr Eleni Mavragani, Assistant Professor for the Master of Science in Hospitality and Tourism Management at the IHU, leading the Cultural Heritage Tourism module, Count Spiro [...]
Spiro Flamburiari: The Zakynthian of Corfu who honours the Ionian Islands and promotes them in Europe
Interview by Vasilis Moutsios [English translation below the visuals] "Spiro Flamburiari", Stigmes, Day of Zakynthos, 9 October 2020, p. 12 "Spiro Flamburiari", Stigmes, Day of Zakynthos, 9 October 2020, p. 13 "Spiro Flamburiari", Stigmes, Day of Zakynthos, 9 October 2020, p. 14 "Spiro Flamburiari", Stigmes, Day of Zakynthos, 9 October 2020, p. 15 Spiro Flamburiari: [...]
“Greek Island Odyssey” with Bettany Hughes – 2020″
This is the 6th and last episode of the "Greek Island Odyssey" series presented by Bettany Hughes and produced in Corfu for Channel 5. Count Flamburiari welcomed Bettany Hughes in his villa "La Serenissima" and discussed in detail the subjects that the film should include. Amongst the subjects were the Corfu Old Town, the Corfu [...]
Order of St Michael & St George
“An Anglo-Hellenic Celebration of the Bicentenary of the Order of St Michael and St George” (paperback; 130 pages; 29 x 21cm; ISBN: 978-618-83770-0-4); Spiro Flamburiari (Chief Executive); Elias Capodistrias (Management); Ken Reilly (Artistic Designer); Dan Costin (Webmaster); Stelios Rigopoulos (Text Translator); Nicholas Garthwaite (English Copy Editor); Corfu, GR: Zabelis, 2018. 1.- Foreword by HRH The [...]
Acknowledgement – 2018
London, 12 October 2018 Acknowledgement of a successful Bicentenary Festival 2018 It was almost a year ago that I came up with the idea of celebrating in 2018 the 200th anniversary of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in Corfu. With this in mind, I undertook with colleagues of the Foundation to organise [...]
Corfu Festival 2018
PRESS RELEASE Festivities for the Bicentenary of the Order of St Michael and St George in Corfu 1818 – 2018 CORFU.- As it is well known, George IV, as Prince Regent of the United Kingdom, founded the Order of St Michael and St George in Corfu and in Malta on 28 April 1818, two [...]
Romanticism in Corfu
“Romanticism in Corfu” curated by Megakles Rogakos at the Ionian Academy, Corfu (2 – 26 August 2018) Eventbrite CORFU.- As it is well known, George IV, when he was Prince Regent of the United Kingdom, founded the Order of St Michael and St George in Corfu and in Malta on 28 April 1818, two hundred [...]
Cricket Match
Cricket Matches organised by Sir Simon Orr-Ewing Bt and Mr Nikos Louvros. 13 May - Matches between the Lost Marbles and the Atlas CC Cricket Corfu teams.
Contemporary Perspective
“Prossalendi’s Britannia” - Contemporary Perspective Ionian Academy, Corfu, 1 – 29 September 2018 - Eventbrite CORFU.- As it is well known, George IV, when he was Prince Regent of the United Kingdom, founded the Order of St Michael and St George in Corfu and in Malta on 28 April 1818, two hundred years ago. This forms [...]