"Away northward, across the dark blue strait, loomed, insubstantial as mist, the ghostly snows of Albania." "The bay was small and sheltered, a sickle of pure white sand holding back the aquamarine sea, and held in its turn by the towering backdrop of cliff and pine and golden-green trees." At its northern end the island is broad and mountainous, tailing off through rich valleys and ever decreasing hills into the long, flat scorpion's tail of the south from which some think that Corfu, or Kerkyra, gets its name." It is long and sickle-shaped, and lies along the curve of the coast. "Perhaps I should explain (for those who are not so lucky as I) that Corfu is an island off the west coast of Greece.
Finally a second installment of our photo gallery feature, where we bring you pictures of the fabulous settings from Mary Stewart's novels! (Our first photo gallery was for Madam, Will You Talk.) Today we're showing photos of Corfu, the setting of This Rough Magic.
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