Mon Repos, History museum in Corfu, Greece
Mon Repos is a neoclassical villa in the Municipality of Central Corfu and Diapontia Islands, Greece, now serving as a history museum. The building features white facades with tall windows and stands within a sprawling park filled with Mediterranean plants that extends to the Ionian Sea shoreline.
British High Commissioner Frederick Adam had the residence built in 1828 as a summer house for his Corfiot wife Nina Palatianou. The estate was later used by the Greek royal family and became the birthplace of Prince Philip in 1921, before eventually being opened to the public.
The grounds preserve the ruins of ancient temples, including remains of the sanctuary of Hera from the eighth century BC, now visible among the trees. Visitors can walk the same paths once used by Greek settlers during the archaic period when this shoreline formed a religious center.
The museum and garden open daily, with the main rooms accessible via level paths. The wooded parts of the park lead gently downhill to the coast and offer shaded routes for walking in warm weather.
Part of the park encompasses the archaeological site of Paleopolis, where early Greek settlers established their first urban layout. The paths wind through remnants of ancient structures that emerge directly among the garden plants and trees.
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