Private Shore Excursion Corfu, visit Achilleion Palace, Mon Repo, Old Corfu Town

Itinerary
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Stop At: Achilleion Museum, Gastouri 491 00 Greece

Our driver pick you up form your cruise ship (or from your hotel) in order to start the wonderful tour in Corfu. We have the first visit at Achilleion Palace is located in the Village of Gastouri, at south west of the town of Corfu. This stately palace was built by the Empress Elisabeth of Austria and purchased by Kaiser William II of Germany upon her untimely death. During the First and Second World War the palace was abandoned and after years of rebuilding and restoration, the palace was finally restored to its former beauty

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mon Repos Palace, Analipsis Hill, Corfu Town Greece

We will continue to Mon Repos Palace, situated on top of Analipsis hill in the area of Kanoni. The remains of the ancient town of Corfu, which have been found opposite to the palace, make archaeologists believe that Mon Repos was built right on the site where the ancient city of Corfu used to be. The palace is surrounded by magnificent park. It was built in 1826 by the British Commissioner Frederic Adams as a gift to his Corfiot wife, Nina Palatianou. It is a small but very beautiful palace with colonial architectural elements.

Duration: 1 hour

Stop At: Mouse Island, Kanoni Greece

Next stop will be at Kanoni, the church of Panagia Vlacherna and the Mouse Island in Corfu: The location of Kanoni with the church of Panagia Vlacherna below and the Mouse Island (Pontikonissi) are the most famous and photographed spots of Corfu.

Some steps go down the hill from Kanoni and you reach the small church of Panagia Vlacherna. A narrow 300m passageway connects the island with the church. Constructed in the 17th century, this lovely chapel has an impressive wooden-carved iconostasis and beautiful frescoes inside.

Fishing boats depart (OPTIONAL IF WE HAVE THE TIME) frequently from the church and go to the legendary Mouse Island, just 5 min boat ride. This lush green island took this name due to its tiny size. According to mythology, this rocky island is the ship of Ulysses that was stoned by god Poseidon. In the center of the Mouse Island, there is the 13th-century church of Pantokrator.

Duration: 30 minutes

Stop At: Old Fortress Corfu, Paleo Enetiko Frouno, Corfu Town Greece

Next stop will be at the Old Fortress remains one of the most interesting tourist attractions of Corfu Island. From the Old Fortress your tour continues foot visiting the Venetian style old Corfu Town center. The old town of Corfu is built under the Venetian style that’s why one of the most beautiful is and elegant towns in Greece.

The narrow streets between the houses, the numerous churches around every corner and the well know Liston, will amaze you and complete your tour in Corfu. Into the old Corfu Town center, you can do some shopping, taste some of the traditional local foods of Corfu in one of the plenty restaurants which you will meet or even have a coffee in one of the famous Liston's Square. The tour cannot completed without a visit at the historical and traditional local Church of Saint Spyridon is built 1456! The duration of the tour is about 5 hours (we can modified according to your ship arrival/departure details)


Duration: 2 hours