Description
(Local Name: Akhíllion & Gastoúri) A favorite outing from Kérkyra is to the villa of Gastoúri (15km/9.5mi) and, 1km/0.75mi beyond this, the Achilleion (Akhíllion; alt. 145m/475ft), a villa in Italian Renaissance style built in 1890-91 for the Empress Elizabeth of Austria (d. 1898) and acquired by Kaiser Wilhelm II in 1907. State property since 1928, it contains mementos of the Empress and the Kaiser. It has a beautiful park with numerous statues and fine views.
Do-It-Yourself Tours
Address
Villa Achillion
Kérkyra
Greece
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