front sculpture of the dying achilles in achilleion corfu
Sculpture of the dying Achilles in Achilleion Corfu

Achilleion Palace on Corfu Island

If you love Homer’s Iliad and his great tragic hero Achilles, this castle, constructed when Empress Elizabeth of Austria lost her only son to suicide, will move you in ways you could never have imagined! Built in the classical Pompeian style, this palace is renowned for its exquisite, neoclassical interior and the statue of Achilles in the garden, in all his throes of death. On a lighter note, the palace provides an excellent view of the surrounding hills, valleys, and the Ionian Sea itself.

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