Pontikonisi

Pontikonisi (Greek: Ποντικονήσι, "Mouse Island") is a Greek islet near the island of Corfu. Its prominent feature is a Byzantine chapel of Pantokrator, dating from the 11th or 12th century.[1]

Pontikonisi
Native name:
Ποντικονήσι
The islet of Pontikonisi
Pontikonisi
Geography
LocationMediterranean Sea
Coordinates39°35′11″N 19°55′04″E
Area1 ha (2.5 acres)
Administration
MunicipalityCorfu
Demographics
PopulationUninhabited

The island of Pontikonisi might have served as an inspiration for Arnold Böcklin's painting Isle of the Dead.[2]

See also

Media related to Pontikonisi (Corfu) at Wikimedia Commons

References

  1. "Pontikonisi Island and the Church of Pantokrator". Real Corfu. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2015-06-19.
  2. Harrison, Max (2005), Rachmaninoff, Continuum International Publishing Group, pg 159.


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