The 10 Best Specialty Museums in Corfu, Ionian Islands

"Welcome! Please, come in! The Count will be with you presently. He hopes you will join him and the Countess in the drawing room for tea." This is what you would hear at Casa Parlante, the most alive historical museum in Corfu. A 19th century noble mansion comes to life with stories to tell. In the unique architectural setting of a classical mansion in the historic Old town of Corfu, the everyday life of the island's 19th century nobility is recreated. Through animated figures, using robotic technology, and the perfect reproduction of decor and furnishing, Casa Parlante promises to deliver you a true insight into bygone Corfu. Awakening all your senses, the traditions of the island unfold in front of you, depicting family life in an authentic experience of sights, sounds and smells. Before your eyes the house will come to life... Listen to the children of the family playing music, smell the aromas of the cook's virtuosic cuisine, read the headlines of the Count's newspaper... Casa Parlante is a unique museum: it brings history to life and lets the visitor breathe it in.

The Patounis soap factory is operating since the 19th century without interruption. It still produces pure olive soap, using the same traditional method.

We have searched for artifacts depicting the traditional methods of olive oil extraction , including donkey and hand driven millstones dating from 16oo,hand and diesel driven presses dating from 1906 and many more..... These artifacts have been renovated to depict olive oil production from the mid 1850s to present day.We offer a tour and olive oil tasting.

Meet Ioannis Capodistrias, the first Governor of Greece, at his family country house in central Corfu, a declared National Heritage Monument. The house-museum follows Capodistrias' life path from his youth in Corfu to his esteemed career as a diplomat in Europe, through to the creation of modern Greece and his assassination in 1831, as an acting Governor. A visit at the Capodistrias Museum is much more than the just an exhibition! You can explore here its amazing historic garden, with characteristic Mediterrenean flora and spectacular views over Corfu and the Ionian sea, and enjoy local refreshments and snacks at its picturesque Garden Cafe. A small museum, a great story . . .

The Music Museum attempts to present in brief the history of the Philharmonic Society of Corfu after almost two centuries of incessant activity (which coincides with some of the most dramatic periods of modern history). Moreover, the Museum honours Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros (1795-1872), the Society’s first artistic director (1841-1872), composer –among others– of the Greek national anthem, laborious music teacher and contrapuntist, as well as inspirer of a whole generation of composers that shaped the music of Ionian Islands, and not only, during 19th century. Music Museum «Nikolaos Halikiopoulos Mantzaros» consists of five thematic sections, which present its activities and history: I) Foundation, Administration, Organization. II) Educational activities. III) The concerts. IV) The wind band: Documents and artifacts related to the repertory and the activities of the Society’s wind band. V) The people and their work.

At the top end of the 'Spaniada', Corfu Town's central park area, stands the Palace of St Michael and St George. This is the most significant building from the period of English rule and was originally built as the luxury residence of the then British Lord High Commissioner. It's now home to the Corfu Museum of Asian Art - the only one of its kind in Greece, dedicated to the arts of Asia.