The Boschetto Garden (The Durrell Gardens)

Boschetto, the municipal garden located between Panagia Mandrakina and the entrance of the Old Fortress, owes its name to the Italian word boschetto which means grove. Visitors can enter the garden either from the main entrance on Agoniston Polytechniou St. or from a smaller entrance on the left side near the church of Panagia Mandrakina. In 2006, the Municipality of Corfu placed a plaque at the main entrance to honour the two British writers and philhellenes Lawrence and Gerald Durrell who lived in Corfu during the time period between 1935 and 1939. The busts of the notable Greek writers Lorentzos Mavilis and Konstantinos Theotokis, who came from Corfu, have also been placed in the garden. The statue of the British philhellene and founder of the Ionian Academy (1824) Frederic North Guilford has have also been placed on the site.The garden also hosts the municipal playground. The garden is ideal for a walk as has a remarkable view of the sea and the Old Fortress.