Achilleion
The Achilleion is a palace built on Corfu for Empress Elisabeth of Austria after a suggestion by the Austrian consul Alexander von Warsberg. Elisabeth was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of her only son, Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria following the Mayerling incident in 1889, and a year later she had this summer palace built as a refuge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: palace on Corfu island, Greece
- Also known as: “Achílleion”, “Achilleion (Corfu)”, “Achilleion on Corfu island”, “Akhíllion”, and “Akhíllion Palace”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Vlacherena.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Gastouri and Perama.
Gastouri
Village
Gastouri is a Greek village and community located about 10 kilometres south of the city of Corfu. Gastouri was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the Greek government gazette.
Achilleion
- Categories: palace, museum, and mansion
- Location: Corfu, Ionian Islands, Greece, Balkans, Europe
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In Other Languages
From Bulgarian to Ukrainian—“Achilleion” goes by many names.
- Bulgarian: “Ахилион”
- Chinese: “阿喀琉斯宫”
- Czech: “Achillion”
- Czech: “Palác Achilleion”
- Czech: “Zámek Achilleion”
- Dutch: “Achilleion”
- Finnish: “Achílleio”
- French: “Achilleion”
- French: “Achilleíon”
- French: “Achilleon”
- French: “Achilléon”
- German: “Achilleion”
- Greek: “Αχίλλειο”
- Greek: “Αχίλλειον”
- Hebrew: “אכיליון”
- Hungarian: “Ahílio”
- Indonesian: “Achilleion”
- Italian: “Achilleion”
- Japanese: “アキレイオン”
- Russian: “Ахиллион”
- Serbian: “Ahilion”
- Serbian: “Αχίλλειο”
- Serbian: “Ахилион (Крф)”
- Serbian: “Ахилион на Крфу”
- Serbian: “Ахилион на острву Крфу”
- Serbian: “Ахилион у селу Гастури”
- Serbian: “Ахилион”
- Spanish: “Achilleion”
- Spanish: “Aquileon”
- Spanish: “Aquileón”
- Swedish: “Achilleion”
- Ukrainian: “Ахілліон”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Ákra Poúnta and Ágioi Déka.
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