The Achilleion is a palace built on Corfu for Empress Elisabeth of Austria after a suggestion by the Austrian consul Alexander von Warsberg. Elisabeth was deeply saddened by the tragic loss of her onl
Dying Achilles (Achilleus thneskon) in the gardens. Achilles gazes skywards as if to seek help from the gods; his mother Thetis was a goddess
The Triumph of Achilles by Franz von Matsch; panoramic fresco (main hall, upper level). Achilles drags Hector's lifeless body at the Gates of Troy.
Achilles as guardian of the palace in the gardens, gazing northward toward the city. The inscription in Greek reads: ΑΧΙΛΛΕΥΣ ("Achilles"); commissioned by Kaiser Wilhelm II
Gastouri is a Greek village and community located about 10 kilometres south of the city of Corfu. Gastouri was established as a settlement on 28 January 1866 by publication of the decision in the Gree
Postcard of a Gastouri street ca. 1910, based on a painting by Corfiote artist Angelos Giallinas and published by Aspioti-ELKA.