Museums & palaces · Corfu · ★★★★★
The palace Empress Elisabeth of Austria, 'Sisi', built in 1890-91 above Gastouri for her hero Achilles: terraced gardens, the marble Dying Achilles and the Kaiser's giant bronze, with the east coast below. Busy in summer; go early.
Arrive at opening time: it is one of the island's busiest sights, and the gardens are best enjoyed before the crowds. Allow about an hour and a half. The Achilleion bus stop is about 120 m away and parking about 130 m. Benitses beach is 2 km off for a swim afterwards, and the British aqueduct of Benitses 1.9 km for a walk.