Achillion Palace

The palace is located in a place of mesmerizing beauty with the c Corfu coast down below, which still has the jetty from where the Kaiser would embark on his pleasure cruises. The Palace is not only renowned for its classical features.

The impeccably landscaped palace garden is absolutely top class and makes for a picture perfect setting.
Legend has it that the Empress fell in love with Corfu, so much so that she ultimately decided to build a residence that she could call her own. The palace is located at the spot where the manor of the renowned philosopher Petros Armenis Vrailas stood.

The palace has a sentimental attachment to the tourists from England for being the birthplace of their adorable Prince Phillip.
Empress Sissi was captivated and awestruck by ancient Greek legends and mythology. Her favorite was Achilles on whose honor she dedicated the palace.

The Palace garden is replete with rather artistically sculpted statues of the pantheon of Greek Gods and Goddesses that makes for a truly mythical setting.

During the time when the palace was occupied by the Kaiser, he is said to have removed the magnificent statues of Achilles and additionally constructed the House of the Knights with the sole reason of housing his battalion on Corfu. Even the palace garden was relandscaped according to the whims and fancies of the Kaiser. The palace was given the status of a Public building after World War II.

Visitors to the palace can marvel at the exquisite mural positioned right at the reception enclosure which rather artistically portrays Achilles carrying the dead body of Hector.

The popularity of the Achillion Palace can be gauged from the fact that the much hyped James Bond movie – “For Your Eyes Only” was shot at this magnificent palace and immortalized.