Achilleion Museum, Ionian Islands, Greece
4.0 (4.685 reviews) Sunday: 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM Spent 1-2 hours Ranking #1 in Corfu Speciality Museums • Historic Sites
Views, gardens, memorabilia & apple pie - lovely!
Beautiful views, gardens and interior, a lovely couple of hours. Happy to pay €10 each to contribute towards the upkeep of such a lovely place. The gardens and views across to Corfu Town, bay and airport were the highlight for us. Only the ground floor of the museum is currently open, but fascinating memorabilia of Kaiser Wilhelm and an exhibition about Maria Callas were interesting. We visited on our last day in Corfu, before heading to the airport (15 mins away) and it was a perfect visit, the gardens in the sunshine were beautiful and not crowded. We finished up at the Bella Vista cafe (just down the hill to the right of the museum) - recommend their delicious apple pie & lemonade on their terrace.
Address
, Gastouri, Greece, Postal Code: 491 00.
Mobile
Website
http://www.achillion-corfu.gr/default
Working hours
Monday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Tuesday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Wednesday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Thursday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Friday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Saturday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Sunday : 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Current local date and time now
Sunday, May 05, 2024, 21:32
User Ratings
4.0 based on (4.685 reviews)
Reviews
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4Jeremy P 5:00 PM Jul 17, 2021
The Achellion Palace - hard to access, but worth a visit.
This attraction is in an isolated area. If you go with a tour company, they charge an absurd amount of money, and basically, you’re paying the tour outfit for a ride to/from the palace. Far better value to take the #10 bus from the central square in the city. You can purchase tickets either from the clearly marked ticket /information kiosk in the square or from the driver onboard. The cost is 1.5 euros in each direction, and the tricky thing is that the boarding venue is 200m from the main square. The Palace is the final stop, and the ride takes 20 minutes going, and 30 minutes on the return. The Palace only takes 45 minutes to tour, and it’s crucial to know that buses return from the Palace to Corfu at 12.20, 2.50, and 5.20, so plan the bus from Corfu accordingly, so you don’t get stuck at the Palace, waiting 2 hours for the return. I recommend going early in the day, both because of the heat, but also, because the big tour buses come in the afternoon. The admission in 10 euros, 8 for those over 65. The garden in the back of the palace is lovely, and the piece de resistance is the sculpture of the death of Achilles. Due to renovation inside, only the ground floor is currently open.
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3SizzR 5:00 PM Oct 25, 2021
Beautiful building and gardens, but a lack of information and lots closed off for the 10€ entry price
The palace itself is beautiful and grand, and you cannot view the outside fully without buying a ticket. It's wonderful to look at (despite the aging, which I like - I don't expect to see it as pristine as it originally would have been) but once inside only the bottom floor is open. There is an information board outside, brief leaflets inside (they had no English ones left unfortunately, but plenty of other languages available), but limited information other than that. There are small plagues with brief descriptions near items, but they are vague and don't even have dates to know which period they are from. All in all, it doesn't take long to get around the bottom floor. The gardens are beautiful and you get to see the statues of Achilles and a great view over to Corfu Old Town. Otherwise there is not much else to see in the whole place. Even if you can't see anymore inside, it'd be nice to be able to explore the grounds more as they head down toward the beach. There is building work being done so maybe they are planning on opening more of the building up to the public, but they should reduce the price in the meantime.
