Mon Repos, Corfu

Mon Repos Palace in Corfu is a large park, located on the peninsula Analipsis (also Kanoni peninsula ) slightly elevated above the Ionian Sea.

History

The classical castle was built 1828-1832 on behalf of the English governor of the Ionian Republic Sir Frederick Adam, it served as a summer residence in 1831.

After the end of the British protectorate, and the unification of the Ionian Islands with the Kingdom of Greece in 1864, the site of the Greek royal family was left to use. Last inhabited King Constantine II, the castle before he went into exile in 1967. It stood empty for long; until 1994 the grounds in a case before the European Court of Justice was awarded the Greek State. The castle was renovated and opened the park for visitors.

The castle now houses a museum. On the ground floor, some rooms with furnishings and paintings of the former residents can be seen. Upstairs you will find information and archaeological finds to the beginnings of navigation around Corfu and the archaeological sites of the ancient settlement Paleopoli and botany of Corfu.

Mon Repos is best known for the fact that here in 1921 Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, was born.

Park

The castle is a park with old stone and monstrous acts trees. The " stone bridge " is a popular swimming spot for Corfiots.

Within the park there is the archaeological site of the ancient temple of Hera and the well-preserved Kardaki Temple. From the former 20 m × 40 m large Hera temple is not much to see. The Kardaki temple takes its name from the same source that was already used in ancient times for water supply. When the source suddenly dried up in 1822, was discovered during research on the cause of the temple.

There born

• Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh ( b. 1921 )
• Alexia of Greece ( b. 1965 )