The Mavroudis family own and operate a very well known, and arguably the largest olive oil extraction mill which services a large area of Corfu, Greece. The brothers established this modern olive mill in 1992 being the first to use the cold extraction process. Here they process the families olives…
View moreThe Mon Repos Estate is located on the Kanoni peninsula between the suburb of Anemomilos and the hill of Analipsis. It is only 2 km. away from the modern city center and occupies part of the ancient city of Corfu, Paleopolis. The Estate is surrounded by a tall fence wall,…
View moreThe Municipal Gallery of Corfu is located within the premises of the Palace of St Michael and St George in the historic center of Corfu Town. The building houses beautiful works by local 19th century artists. There is a permanent exhibition featuring works from his significant painting collection. This collection…
View moreThe first references to the existence of olive trees on the island of Corfu are found in Homer's Odyssey. Extra virgin olive oil is the basis of the Mediterranean diet and has always been produced for family consumption in the family's olive groves. The Konstantis family acquired the first authorized…
View more"The Talking House" A nineteenth-century residence comes to life and tells its story. In the unique architectural setting of a neoclassical building in the historic center of Corfu, the daily life of the island's nobles is represented in all its aspects. With human figures animated by robotic technology, but also…
View moreThe Corfu Archaeological Museum, which opened its re-exposition in 2018, houses antiquities from ancient Corfu Town and the rest of the island. Through 1,600 exhibits it tells the story of the island from prehistory to late antiquity. Among them stands out the monumental pediment of the temple of Artemis with…
View moreThe Banknote Museum of the Ionian Bank is housed on the first floor of the historic building in which the first Branch of the Ionian Bank in Corfu opened in 1840. The Museum’s Collection includes the complete series of all the paper money that was circulated throughout the history of…
View moreThe Palace was built in 1890 exclusively for Elizabeth (Sissy), the Empress of Austria. It used to serve as the summer retreat of the Empress, who named it Achillion after her favorite Greek hero, Achilles. After her assassination, it was sold to the Kaiser of Germany. Unfortunately, Sissy, the Empress,…
View moreThe Byzantine Museum of Corfu is housed in the Church of Virgin Mary Antivouniotissa, located in the quarter of Mouragia, Corfu Town. This church was constructed in the 15th century and it is an aisleless, timber-roofed basilica with characteristic Corfiot architecture. Since its foundation, the church has undergone many reconstructions…
View moreThe Museum of Asian Art of Corfu is the only Asian museum of Greece and is housed in the Palace of Saint Michael and Saint Georges, constructed between 1819 and 1824 by the British and initially served as the residence of the British High Commissioners of the Ionian islands. The…
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