Half-Day Small-Group Tour in Corfu with Pick Up
Our Tour in Corfu is a unique experience for those who wish to plan and design a memorable day on the Island. Each visitor is regarded as a new friend and we will try to make them see this island through our eyes. Within 4.5 hours they will have the opportunity to visit by a luxurious air conditioned mini van, the most well known landmarks of the Island. We are flexible and always willing to offer an unforgettable experience so as at the end of our tour they will have the most precious memory of Corfu! After few hours they will be filled with images and surely a promise to come back!
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Half-Day Small-Group Tour in Corfu with Pick Up
Pickup included
What's included in Half-Day Small-Group Tour in Corfu with Pick Up
(Subject to Option Inclusions)Itinerary
Achilleion Museum
Achilleion is a palace built for the Empress Elisabeth of Austria, also known as Sisi. It is located about 10 km south of the city of Corfu and provides a panoramic view of the city to the north, and across the whole southern part of the island to the Ionian Sea. The architectural style was designed to suggest an ancient palace of mythical Phaeacia. The motif center on the hero Achilles of Greek mythology, from which the name is derived. Corfu was Elisabeth's favourite vacation destination and she wanted a palace to gratify her admiration for Greece, its language and its culture. The property currently operates as a museum under the management of Hellenic Tourism Development Company within the Greek National Tourism Organisation.
Mouse Island
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. Kanoni is actually a quarter of Corfu Town, just a couple of km from the city center. Fishing boats depart 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.
Mon Repos PalacePass-by Only
Mon Repos Palace is situated on top of Analipsis hill, near Kanoni area, in the middle of a beautiful setting full of greenery. 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.Later on, the palace became the summer residence of all British governors of Corfu and when the Ionian Islands were united to Greece, in 1864, it was given as a gift to King George I of Greece. This is also the house where Prince Phillip, Duke of Edinburgh, the husband of Queen Elisabeth II, was born into on June, 10th, 1921.
Inclusions
- Private transportation
- Licensed english speaking guide
- Achilleion Palace Entrance fees 10 euros per person
- Wheelchair accessible
- Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Specialized infant seats are available
- Suitable for all physical fitness levels
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Pickup and Dropoff
You can choose to be picked up from a list of locations, or alternatively, have the choice to make your own way to the meeting points
Please arrive at the pick up point 30 minutes before departure time.
