Achillion Palace Gardens
By alexandramou
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Today I will take you on a trip with me to the Achillion Palace.
The Achillion was erected in 1890 for Elizabeth (Sissy), the Empress of Austria as the solace of her soul. It was used as her summer retreat.
Achillion palace entrance.
Road towards palace with Polygala and more…
The palace
Achilles…front view
Achilles…What a body!!!
Achilles..love his expession
Walking down towards main garden
Statue of Achilles…looking towards Corfu town.
Going up towards the palace
Bird of paradise in flower
Muses
Look closely….the fish has caught an angel.
Entrance to gardens on right side of palace
Courtyard with the Muses
Boy statue…
Garden
Cactus for Hywel
Achilles side view
I hope you enjoyed the view….I loved it. Next to come….Inside Achillion Palace.
- 27 Nov, 2011
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beautiful place and lovely photos
27 Nov, 2011
Wow! what an amazing place. I wouldn't mind a summer retreat like that.
27 Nov, 2011
Lovely Alex
27 Nov, 2011
Fascinating pics, Alex
I've added to GoYpedia Crazy Paving :o)
27 Nov, 2011
Thanks for the cactus :o)
I enjoyed the rest too ....
27 Nov, 2011
A lovely tour Alex and the photo`s are lovely, thankyou...
27 Nov, 2011
Somewhere I would love to visit one day ... thanks for sharing your visit with us ... :o)
27 Nov, 2011
we visited here Alex and so enjoyed the view to lol, great to see again, lovely pics ;o))
27 Nov, 2011
A lovely place to visit,Alex..my kind of place..love the Statues of Achilles.By the expression on his face,he looks to be having a bit of trouble with his tendon,and his
heel.! Looking forwrd to seeing the inside..:o)
27 Nov, 2011
Thanks Yorkshire...we even stopped off for coffee on the way home.
Thanks Stickitoffee...it was a great day.
Thank you Linday...I would love a place like this for my summer retreat too as long as someone else had to do the cleaning.
28 Nov, 2011
Thank you Sheilar.
28 Nov, 2011
Thank you Tt....wait until you see the inside.
Crazy wall painting ideas.
28 Nov, 2011
You're welcome Hywel...glad you enjoyed the pics.
28 Nov, 2011
I'm glad you enjoyed the pics Lincslass and Shirley....it's nice to be a tourist where one lives sometimes.
28 Nov, 2011
Hi Sanbaz....I'm glad you had a chance to visit the Achillion....a lot of people who visit Corfu don't see much more than the beaches. I think it's a shame, Corfu has so much to show.
28 Nov, 2011
Glad you liked it Bloomer. I especially like the statue of Achilles....took loads and loads of pictures of him from every angle.
Hope to post blog this afternoon of the inside.
28 Nov, 2011
This was just a joy to walk through without the high heels, or heavy purse! Sitting in my living room with your photos. I have never been there, and always wondered what it would be like. Very tropical, so beautifully kept. Thanks for the trip.
22 Feb, 2012
I'm glad you enjoyed the trip Wells. To be honest, I wore low heel boots and left everything but my camera and money in the car. Much better that way.
24 Feb, 2012
very nice, love the blue sky ~ your photography is superb
26 Oct, 2013
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what a lovely blog Alex, the photo's are beautiful
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