Achillion Palace is situated in the village of Gastouri just 1Km from Bintzan Inn and is well worth of visiting.

The famous palace, important not only for the building itself but also for the Beautiful environment that surrounds it, belonged to the Empress Elizabeth of Austria.

After her death in 1908 it was bought by Wilhelm II, the German Kaiser. Having studied ancient Greek literature, especially Homer, Sissy decorated the palace with paintings and statues referring to the Greek mythology.

One can visit the palace and walk around the first of the three stores of the building, constructed in 1889 by Rafael Corito and Antonio Lanti. At the back yard stands the magnificent statue of Achilles-to whom the palace is dedicated- showing the hero dying; the hero’s pain reflects the sensitivity of the “melancholy queen”.

In the contrary, Kaiser constructed the colossal statue of the Triumphant Achilles, sign of his power. The palace now belongs to the Greek state and is open to the public as a museum.