Visit the legendary Palaiokastritsa, a pretty village in northwestern Corfu that’s thought to be the Homeric home of the Phoenicians. See the 13th-century monastery of Palaiokastritsa, featuring a church, a museum and a store where you can buy homemade olive oil and kumquat liquor still made by monks today.

Explore the neoclassical Achilleion Palace built in the 19th century by Austrian Empress Sisi (real name: Elizabeth). Colorful Greek columns and statues adorn the palace exteriors, while pastel-hued frescoes cover the inner ceilings.