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The old town of Corfu is a unique treasure of Greece that you will not find anywhere else in our country. The Byzantine and Venetian architecture, the narrow cantons, the laundry that hangs between the houses, the scattered small squares that appear and the music from the rehearsals of the Philharmonic, compose a unique setting that will surely be unforgettable.
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Corfu
The old town of Corfu is a unique treasure of Greece that you will not find anywhere else in our country. The Byzantine and Venetian architecture, the narrow cantons, the laundry that hangs between the houses, the scattered small squares that appear and the music from the rehearsals of the Philharmonic, compose a unique setting that will surely be unforgettable.
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The Palace of Saints Michael and George is a palace in the city of Corfu on the island of the same name. His second name is Old Palace.
The Palace was built for Sir Thomas Maitland, the British High Commissioner to the Ionian Islands. It was used as the residence of the High Commissioner but it was also used as the seat of the Ionian Senate and the order of Saints Michael and George. The foundation stone was laid on the ground on the day of Agios Georgios in 1819. The location where the Palace was built was between the old town hall of Corfu and the Venetian castle.
After the unification of the Ionian Islands with the Kingdom of Greece in 1864, the palace served as a royal residence until the Second World War.
Today the palace houses the Museum of Asian Art of Corfu. The museum's collection began to be collected in 1927 and consists mainly of donations, with the largest being that of Grigorios Manos with 10,500 pieces.
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Палатата на Свети Михаил и Свети Ѓорѓи
114 KapodistriouThe Palace of Saints Michael and George is a palace in the city of Corfu on the island of the same name. His second name is Old Palace.
The Palace was built for Sir Thomas Maitland, the British High Commissioner to the Ionian Islands. It was used as the residence of the High Commissioner but it was also used as the seat of the Ionian Senate and the order of Saints Michael and George. The foundation stone was laid on the ground on the day of Agios Georgios in 1819. The location where the Palace was built was between the old town hall of Corfu and the Venetian castle.
After the unification of the Ionian Islands with the Kingdom of Greece in 1864, the palace served as a royal residence until the Second World War.
Today the palace houses the Museum of Asian Art of Corfu. The museum's collection began to be collected in 1927 and consists mainly of donations, with the largest being that of Grigorios Manos with 10,500 pieces.