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ACHILLION
The Palace, located in the village of Gastouri, was erected in 1890 for Elizabeth (Sissy), the Empress of Austria as the solace of her soul. It was used as her summer retreat. Later the Kaiser Wilhelm of Germany bought the Palace. Directly below, on the coast, is the unusual Kaiser’s bridge, t... more info ...



ARCHAELOGICAL MUSEUM OF CORFU
The museum was built between 1962 and 1965, in a plot donated by the Municipality of Corfu, on 1 Vraila Armeni St, in order to house the sculptures from the temple of Artemis. In 1994, two more rooms were added, and now contain finds from the recent excavations in the city of Corfu.
The co... more info ...



ANAKTORA - ST MICHAEL AND GEORGE PALACE
Unique archaeological monument of Georgian technotropy in the Mediterranean, located at the north part of west Spianada. The palace was build during the British ocupation around 1819. In front of it is located the statue of the second english governor Fr. Adam. From 1864 and until 1913 was the summe... more info ...



PALEOPOLIS (MON REPOS ESTATE)
The Agora of the ancient city of Kerkyra was located at Palaeopolis. In the vicinity, several public buildings were erected along with sanctuaries, workshops, residences of consuls, rich craftsmen and merchants, and the dockyards of the harbour of Alkinoos.

The first antiquities on the s... more info ...



MUSEUM OF ASIAN ART
The Museum of Asian Art (the only one in Greece) was founded in 1927 after the donation of 10.500 items by Gregorios Manos. Until 1974 it was a Chinese and Japanese Art museum, but later it was enriched with other private collections of items from central Asia, so it became an Asian Art museum.
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THE BYZANTINE MUSEUM OF ANTIVOUNIOTISSA
The museum is housed in the church of Panaghia (Our Lady) Antivouniotissa, one of the oldest churches in the city of Kerkyra, dated probably to the 15th century. In 1979, the church was donated by the families of Alamanos, Mylonopoulos, Rizikakis and Scarpas, to the Greek state, in order to become a... more info ...



BYZANTINE COLLECTION OF CORFU
The main gateway into Corfu's Palaio Frourio (Old Fort) dates from about 1550, and is contemporary with the western fortifications. Built between the Savorgnan and Martinengo bastions, it replaced the initial Venetian gate, the Porta Soranza, which still exists on the northern face of the fortress (... more info ...



CAPODISTRIA MUSEUM
The Capodistria Museum and Centre for Capodistria Studies was founded in 1981. The Building and land which are situated at the site called Koukouritsa, in the village of Evropouli, in Corfu, formed part of the property of Governor John Capodistria's family and were donated by Maria Desylla-Capodistr... more info ...



MUNICIPAL GALLERY OF CORFU
The Municipal Gallery of Corfu has been in operation since 1978 in a building which is a legasy of the Dalietos family. When the gallery became a leggaly-recognized public institution in 1991, an effort was made to make its collection, mainly constituted by donated works, more widely known. Among ... more info ...



SOLOMOS MUSEUM
Fhe National poet of Greece, Dionysios Solomos, lived for the greater part of his life and to the day of his death (1798-1857) ao the island of Corfu, where he also wrote the major and the most important part of his work, including the "Free Besieged". The house were he lived, wrote and died was des... more info ...



CASTLE GARDIKI
The Byzantine castle of Gardiki is found to the south side of the island, near to the village Agios Matthaeos. It was built on 13th century. The castle was a octagonal building with powerful fortifications that protected many times the residents of the region. Nowadays, its walls are preserved in a... more info ...



BOSCETO GARDEN
Bosketo garden is found in the historical city of Corfu and particularly we meet him opposite of the famous Spianada square and near in the entrance of the Old Fortress.
Bosketo garden characterize from the many types of flowers and the beautiful architecture decoration of his parterres. Als... more info ...



NEW FORTRESS
The New Fortress is found on the hill of Agios Markos and it protected the city from the west side. It has a wonderful view to the old port. The New Fortress was built between 1572 and 1645 by the Venetians. The fortification works were completed by both French and British.
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PONDIKONISI
Pontikonisi (or Pondikonisi) is the trademark of Corfu. The little island owes its name to its size. The main characteristic of Pontikonisi is the dense vegetation. On the island was built in the 13th century, the small Byzantine church of Pantokrator?.
The approach in the island becomes wit... more info ...





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