Ancient Corinth Tour (Corinthos & Corinth Canal)

Ancient Corinth Tour (Corinthos & Corinth Canal)  Last about 5 hours

 
Just 55 miles (89km) west of Athens located Corinth. This city makes an excellent day trip out of Athens or a good stopover point on the way to Nafplion.

The guided tour driving you to the Corinth’s canal where you will see the most breathtaking view of a Cape with a vertical drop of 70 meters where the rocks meet the crystal clear waters of the Gulf.

 

We will have a short brake for photos and we will continue to the ancient town of Corinth where St. Paul lived and preached for two years.

Corinth is mostly known after the 9th century BC. It became a great naval power who perfected the trireme.  The ruins of ancient Corinth are spread out at the foot of the huge rock of Acrocorinth.

The most noteworthy feature of the archaeological site includes the handsome 6th-century B.C. Temple of Apollo, which stands on a low hill overlooking the extensive remains of the Roman Agora (marketplace). Only 7 of the temple’s 38 monolithic Doric columns are standing, the others having long since been toppled by earthquakes. The Vima (public platform), located in the Agora, is the spot where St. Paul had to plead his case when the Corinthians, irritated by his constant criticisms, hauled him up in front of the Roman governor Gallo in A.D. 52.

The Archaeological Museum , on the site of Ancient Corinth, has a fine collection of the famous Corinthian pottery that is often decorated with charming red and black figures of birds and animals. There are also a number of statues of Roman worthies and several mosaics, including one in which Pan is shown piping away to a clutch of cows

 

Last but not least among important Corinth sites is the imposing castle of
Acrocorinth on a natural acropolis towering 1,885 feet above the plain of Corinth. On a clear day, the views from the summit are superb.

The Acrocorinth features ancient and medieval fortifications built by Greeks, Byzantines, Franks, Venetians, and Turks.

Today, there are three courses of outer walls, massive gates with towers, and a jumble of ruined houses, churches, and barracks.

The museum contains mosaic floors, Mycenaean and Corinthian pottery, terra cotta sphinxes, statues of two supernatural beings, engraved stones, and other various kinds. Today Corinth (korinthos) ranks among Greece’s most important cities. The Church of Saint Paul reminds as the of the saint’s Letters to the Corinthians and his preaching here.

You will have your own free time for a drink, coffee swim or whatever you want.