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2. Achilleion (Corfu) - Wikipedia

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   The Achilleion property was originally owned by Corfiote philosopher and diplomat Petros Brailas-Armenis, and was known as "Villa Vraila". In 1888, the Empress of Austria after visiting the place decided that it was the ideal location for her own palace on Corfu. [7]

3. Mon Repos, Corfu - Wikipedia

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   The villa subsequently became derelict, but was restored in the 1990s. Additionally, Mon Repos hosted prime ministers, kings, and princes from Spain and England. It is said that the guesthouse, which is a second building next to the main villa, was named "Tito" after the leader of former Yugoslavia.

4. Palaiokastritsa - Wikipedia

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   Palaiokastritsa (Greek: Παλαιοκαστρίτσα meaning Little Old Castle place, referring to nearby Angelokastro) is a village in northwestern Corfu, Greece. Corfu has been suggested to be the mythical island of the Phaeacians and the bay of Palaiokastritsa to be the place where Odysseus disembarked and met Nausicaa for the first time ...

5. My Family and Other Animals - Wikipedia

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   The book is an autobiographical account of five years [2] in the childhood of naturalist Gerald Durrell, aged 10 at the start of the saga, of his family, pets and life during a sojourn on Corfu. The book is divided into three sections, marking the three villas where the family lived on the island.

6. Kassiopi - Wikipedia

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   Kassiopi (Greek: Κασσιόπη) is a fishing village [2] on the affluent northeast coast of Corfu, Greece.It is in the municipal unit of Kassopaia.Historically a small traditional fishing village, its surroundings have largely been developed with luxury villas.

7. Temple of Hera, Mon Repos - Wikipedia

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   Ruins of the Heraion in Palaiopolis. The Temple of Hera or Heraion is an archaic temple in Corfu, Greece, built around 610 BC in the ancient city of Korkyra (or Corcyra), in what is known today as Palaiopolis, and lies within the ground of the Mon Repos estate.