Mon Repos, Corfu

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On top of Analipsis Hill, two kilometres south of Corfu town, this villa includes the Paleopolis Museum. Under stated are the ruins of The Temple of Hera or Heraion which you can wander around in the grounds.

The villa, surrounded by a park and looking out onto the Ionian sea is in a beautiful position. It was built in the 19th-century as a gift from British Commissioner Frederic Adams to his Corfiot wife, Nina Palatianou. Since then it has housed British governors and has been the birthplace of several royals, including Princess Sophie of Greece and Denmark, Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh and Princess Alexia of Greece and Denmark.

The museums has historical documents, furniture and decorative objects from the 19th-century and a collection of watercolours and botanical samples illustrating the natural heritage of Corfu. But of greater interest are the archeological finds, from the ruins in the surrounding area, which include The Temple of Hera or Heraion, an archaic temple built around 610 BC and one of the best examples of archaic Greek architecture. Close by sites include a Venetian fountain and what remains of the Kardaki temple, a 5th century BC Doric temple, said to be built in honour of Apollo. Close to the entrance of Mon Repos, you will also find the ruins of The Temple of Artemis, built in around 580 BC.

Exploring the ruins in the grounds is the real plus of the visit.