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title: "Achilleion, Gastouri — GetMap"
description: "An empress built this palace for Achilles. Empress Elisabeth of Austria had this palace built in the 1890s as a retreat devoted to the Greek hero…"
source: https://getmap.travel/quests/ChIJmw5o8qBfWxMRm4buTPgPS_k
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# Achilleion

An empress built this palace for Achilles

History · 🇬🇷 Gastouri · one place, one stop

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[Gastouri](https://www.google.com/maps/search/?api=1&query=39.5628042%2C19.9042949&query_place_id=ChIJmw5o8qBfWxMRm4buTPgPS_k)
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Empress Elisabeth of Austria had this palace built in the 1890s as a retreat devoted to the Greek hero Achilles. Its gardens are filled with statues, including a towering bronze Achilles, while the palace uses columns, pediments and other neoclassical details.

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