Old Palace of Palea Anatora
Palaia Anaktora
Greece, Corfu
North of Kato Platea is Palea Anaktora (Old Palace), a large complex of Romanesque buildings used to house the King of Greece and the British governors of the island. Today, the complex is open to the general public and is used for various exhibitions, such as the Museum of Asian Art. The palace gardens, filled with old Venetian ponds, exotic trees and flowers, rise above the bay, visible through the old Venetian fortifications and towers. The sea baths are located at the foot of the walls protecting the garden. The cafe located in the park has its own art gallery, where local and foreign artists are exhibited and is known among the locals as the "Art Cafe". From here you can observe both ships passing through the narrow channel of the island of Vido to the north on their way to the port of Corfu, and high-speed hydrofoil ferries from Igoumenitsa, going across the visible space.