Corinth
Located on the isthmus which connects mainland Greece with the Peloponnese, surrounded by fertile plains and blessed with natural springs, Corinth is the region’s prominent administrative, commercial, financial and cultural centre. The city thrives on wide roads and beautiful pedestrian walkways, parks and squares, monuments, museums and historical sites and a picturesque port with fishing boats.
Corinth is just three miles northeast of the site of ancient Corinth that was one of Greece’s richest cities of the past. Perhaps the most impressive site is the Corinth Canal which cuts through the rock and connects the Aegean Sea with the Ionian. A daytrip to Corinth from Athens won’t definitely be a waste!
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The Corinthian Canal: the idea for the canal, which connects the Saronic to the Corinthian gulf, was conceived by Periander (6th century B.C.); however, the canal was finally opened after Greece’s independence, during the period 1882-1893. It has a length of 6,346 metres, a width of 24.6 metres at sea level and a depth of 8 metres.
The archaeological site of Ancient Corinth is 9 km north-west of the modern city. You can see the ruins at Pirini fountain, the courtyard of Apollo, the foundations of a significant Roman basilica, the temple of the goddess Tyche (Fortune) or Apollo Klarios, the stores in the agora, the temple of Apollo, the ruins of the theatre and the Lerna fountain.
The most important monument in Ancient Corinth, the imposing Doric Temple of Apollo lies on a low hill and dominates the site. The temple was built around 540 BC, on the site of an earlier seventh-century-BC temple. Today, only seven monolithic limestone columns remain, but originally there would have been six along the front and back of the temple, and fifteen down each side.