Achillion is a palace located approximately 10 km from Corfu town Gastouri village, built by the Empress Elizabeth of Austria in Bavaria, also known as the Sissi, after a suggestion by Austrian Consul Alexander von Watzberg. After the tragic death of her son Rudolf, Elizabeth decided to start a new life in Corfu. Classical building was designed by Italian architect Rafaelo Carito and was decorated inside and out with neo-classical statues. Sissi gave himself the name of the palace after classic favorite hero Achilles. After the death of Queen Sissi daughter Gisela inherited the palace and sold emperor Wilhelm II German. After the Second World War the Palace became part of Greek territory. The palace was designed with the mythical hero Achilles as its central theme, which it makes it definitely a place to take your camera. This beautiful building in picturesque gardens overlooks the sea and Corfu town. Famous for the British public as the birthplace of Prince Philip, Achillion Palace is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Corfu. Make sure you have enough time to explore Gastouri because it is a picturesque village with a rich personality.
Nowadays Achillion Palace is a museum. There are few remains of the times of Queen Elizabeth and King Wilhelm II that can still glimpse inside the palace. Remarkable is the difference between the figure of Achilles exposed the palace of Sissi and exposed by Wilhelm. Sissi chose embodiment of Achilles dying while trying to remove his arrow in the heel. Wilhelm instead exhibited a huge statue of a hero Achille stand proud, strong and indestructible.
