The lush plot of Mon Repos is located in the region of Palaiopolis, three kilometres from the city centre. In 1831, the English High Commissioner F. Adam built there his summer house, designed by English architect G. Whitmore, who also designed the Palace of Archangel Michael and Saint George in the centre of the city of Kerkyra. The property’s rare garden features approximately 2,000 plant species from the English Mediterranean colonies.
Later, the mansion became the summer house of the Greek royal family. Currently it is owned by the Greek State and houses the Museum of Palaiopolis, featuring the archaeological finds from the excavations at the site of Palaiopolis, the modern-day Kanoni site, covering the period from the archaic to the Roman times. The two most important archaeological discoveries in the region are: the temple of Asclepius (or of Apollo, 6th c. BC) and the altar of the goddess Artemis (7th c. BC).