Athens Trip Overview
Pleasant route, picturesque landscape, important archaeological site, History, good food and wine, amazing photos.
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Duration: 5 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Day Trips & Excursions >> Day Trips
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What to Expect When Visiting Athens, Attica, Greece
Pleasant route, picturesque landscape, important archaeological site, History, good food and wine, amazing photos.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Loutraki 201 00 Greece
The canal is located east of Corinth and connects the Corinthian with the Saronic Gulf. It was built in the late 19th century, however, the idea existed already since the times of Periandros (602 b.C.). Photos and walking across the bridge over the canal.
Duration: 10 minutes
Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Argous 105 Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth 200 07 Greece
A visit to the ancient city with the great history as it was one of the most important and richest city-states of Ancient Greece. Here is the Temple of Apollo of the 7th to 6th century B.C., the Ancient Agora with the “Apostle Paul’s Bema”, the Roman Odeion which was renovated by Herodes Atticus. To the south of the organized Archaeological Site excavations revealed the Theatre, the Temple of Asclepius and Goddess Hygieia (Asclepieion), cemeteries, the Potter’s Quarter (Kerameikos), Roman Baths, the walls of the city and many other buildings, such as the Frankish area and Venetian monuments.
Saint Paul in Corinth: Saint Paul is also known as the Apostle of the Nations. Saint Paul arrived in Corinth in the mid-1st c. A.D. He established a strong and well-organized church in the city of Corinth. Even after his departure, he kept in contact with the Christian community and he addressed some of his most famous epistles, the “Epistles to the Corinthians”.
Duration: 2 hours
