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Specialty Museum Attractions In Giannades

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Giannades is a village in the northwestern part of the island of Corfu. It is located in the municipal unit of Parelioi. In 2011 its population was 565 for the village and 597 for the community, which includes the village Ermones. Giannades is located 13 km west of the city of Corfu and 7 km southeast of Palaiokastritsa. Giannades is situated on a hillside, 1.5 km from the coast.
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Specialty Museum Attractions In Giannades

  • 1. Achilleion Museum Gastouri
    Achilleion is a palace built in Gastouri on the Island of Corfu by Empress of Austria, Elisabeth of Bavaria, also known as Sisi, after a suggestion by Austrian Consul Alexander von Warsberg. Elisabeth was a powerful woman obsessed with beauty, but was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of her only son, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria during the Mayerling Incident in 1889. A year later she had this summer palace built in the region of Gastouri , about ten kilometres to the south of the city of Corfu in Achilleio. Achilleion's location provides a panoramic view of Corfu city to the north, and across the whole southern part of the island.The architectural style was intended to represent an ancient palace of mythical Phaeacia The palace was designed with the hero Achilles of Greek mythology as ...
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