Ancient Corinth and canal Day trip from Athens: Private Tour

The tour starts by driving via the coastal highway to Peloponnese.First stop is the famous Canal of Corinth which connects the Ionian sea with the Aegean sea through the Isthmus, We’ll make a stop there about 30 minutes to look at the canal from the bridge and if we are lucky we might see a ship going through the isthmus.Then we are going to Ancient Corinth.You will see the archeological museum the temple of Apollo from 540BC, The Theater, the Roman Odeon and the Glauke fountain the Vima (step) from where St. Paul preached to the Corinthians in 52 A.D. and finally the Lechaion street Then we’ll go to Acrocorinthos or “Upper Corinth”, the Acropolis of Ancient Corinth, will be one of the best memories at from our tour.The view from there is spectacular .Acrocorinth was the most important fortress in the region from ancient times down th the Greek war of Independence in 1821.After Acrocorinth we’ll take the way back to Athens.

Canal of Corinth which connects the Ionian sea with the Aegean sea through the Isthmus, and joins Peloponnese to the Greek mainland.

The Diolkos was a paved trackway near Corinth in Ancient Greece which enabled boats to be moved overland across the Isthmus of Corinth. The shortcut allowed ancient vessels to avoid the long and dangerous circumnavigation of the Peloponnese peninsula.

In Ancient Corinth, you will see the temple of Apollo (the God of Oracles and the Sun) 540BC, the Theater, the Roman Odeon and the Glauke fountain the Vima (step) from where St. Paul preached to the Corinthians in 52 A.D. The Lechaion Street and the museum

Acrocorinthos or “Upper Corinth”, the Acropolis of Ancient Corinth.

The temple of Apollo at Corinth is one of the earliest Doric temples in the Peloponnese and the Greek mainland. Built around 560 B.C.E., of local oolithic limestone

The Archaeological Museum of Ancient Corinth was constructed between 1931 and 1932, with intentions to display the numerous recent archaeological excavations. The museum is located within the archaeological site of Ancient Corinth, Greece, and lies under the jurisdiction of the 37th Ephoreia of the Greek Archaeological Service.

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• Pick up /Drop off at Piareus cruise ship terminal
• VEHICLE SUV CODIAQ OR MERCEDES E CLASS TAXICAB
• Professional Drivers with knowledge of history. [Not licensed to accompany you in any site.]
• Tolls
• Pick up /Drop off from your accommodation in Athens

• Tickets to the Archeological sites
• Licensed Tour guide
• Pick up/Drop off at Athens airport

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