Ancient Corinth, acrocorinth castle and Thermal Spa Day Trip

Unique tour including 3 sightseeings all of them Unesco World Heritage Sites. Ancient Corinth , the castle of Acrocorinth from 7th century bc, and the eleventh-century Byzantine monastery of Dafni on the Sacred Way that led to Eleusis. At the end relaxed thermal spa. The Thermal Waters, spring from rocks and during their eternal journey to the surface of the Earth, acquire their trace elements and metallic components, which are the reason for their Thermal – therapeutic action.

The Daphni Monastery is located in Chaidari , on the outskirts of Mount Aigaleo , on Athens Avenue , upstream of Athens, 11 km from its center, and is built on the site of the Sanctuary of Apollo in Daphni . Its impressive architecture and the special mosaic decoration of the monastery church make it one of the most outstanding monuments of Byzantine art . Since 1990 it has been a UNESCO World Heritage Site

The Diolkos stone road (450bc), an ancient Greek engineering marvel, allowed ships to travel overland from the Ionian Sea to the Aegean, bypassing the Peloponnesian Peninsula. Like the Corinth Canal, which was finally constructed millennia later (1893), it made passage around the peninsula much safer for the vessels, but it also meant backbreaking labor for the unfortunate men who were tasked with pulling the vessels across the isthmus. Under the blue skies of Greece, maybe we will see a giant vessel slowly makes its way through the rocky walls of a narrow, artificial waterway, with just a few inches to spare on either side, while those on board take in the engineering marvel in front of them.

An ancient castle on a 575m high rock. At the foot of the hill is Ancient Corinth. Its perimeter walls total approximately 3,000 meters in length, making it the largest fortress in the Peloponnese and one of the most important in the region. The interior of the castle still contains the ruins of the temple of Aphrodite (5th-4th century BC), the spring of Ano Peirini, several Christian churches, a Byzantine underground cistern, mosques, fountains etc.

Ancient Corinth was one of the largest and most important cities of Greece, with a population of 90,000 in 400 BC. The Romans demolished Corinth in 146 BC, built a new city in its place in 44 BC, and later made it the provincial capital of Greece. Corinth was a city-state on the Isthmus of Corinth, the narrow stretch of land that joins the Peloponnese to the mainland of Greece, roughly halfway between Athens and Sparta. For Christians, Corinth is well known from the two letters of Saint Paul in the New Testament, First and Second Corinthians. Corinth is also mentioned in the Acts of the Apostles as part of the Paul the Apostle’s missionary travels. In addition, the second book of Pausanias’ Description of Greece is devoted to Corinth.

Lunch, directly after your exit from the archaeological
site of Corinth (not included)

Ancient path for boats 600bc

swimming at the ultra-modern Loutraki Thermal Spa facilities offer exclusive wellness services with the life-giving power of Loutraki’s thermal water.

• Specialized infant seats are available
• Public transportation options are available nearby
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• children under 15 years old is not allowed to swimming at thermal spa

• Ancient Corinth Saint Paul Step and Thermal Spa Day Trip
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• Towels for spa

• entrance fee for Thermal spa 15€ / 1 hour. Temp: 32C/ 89.6°F
• × Ticket for the archaeological site of Corinth reduce 4€/ – 8€ full

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