From the Achillion Palace, built for the Empress Elizabeth of Austria (Sissy), this walk takes you on an exploration of “Gastourion” village and to the summit of Mount “Agia Kyriaki” (288 meters).
The hike passes many spots associated with the Empress, and there are several lovely viewpoints which the best of all is up to the chapel, facing the magnificent view of east coast with picturesque “Pontikonisi” (Mouse Island) and Corfu Town.
Our descent will bring us in a very dense vegetation hill side with really narrow paths, with bushes, olive tress and “ghosted” & ruined abandoned shepherd houses.
Along this path we will also find many different kinds of mushrooms and the famous beauty of Corfu’s mounts, the “wild purple orchid”.