Greek island Kerkyra known in English as Corfu
The name Corfu is an Italian corruption of the Byzantine Κορυφώ (Koryphō), meaning “city of the peaks”.
The palace, with the neoclassical Greek statues that surround it, is a monument to platonic romanticism as well as escapism. It was named Achílleion (Αχίλλειον) after the Homeric hero Achilles. The structure is filled with paintings and statues of Achilles, both in the main hall and in the gardens, depicting the scenes of the Trojan War.