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Live the mystery of ancient Corinth and follow the Steps of
Apostle Paul in the area (where he came to teach Christianity).
Visit the Corinth Canal, and walk around the beautiful
neoclassical city of Nafplion.
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Duration: 12 hours
Starts: Athens, Greece
Trip Category: Cultural & Theme Tours >> Cultural Tours
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Live the mystery of ancient Corinth and follow the Steps of
Apostle Paul in the area (where he came to teach Christianity).
Visit the Corinth Canal, and walk around the beautiful
neoclassical city of Nafplion.
Itinerary
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Stop At: Corinth Canal, Isthmia, Loutraki 201 00 Greece
The Corinth Canal connects the Gulf of Corinth with the Saronic Gulf in the Aegean Sea. It cuts through the narrow Isthmus of Corinth and separates the Peloponnese from the Greek mainland, arguably making the peninsula an island. The canal was dug through the Isthmus at sea level and has no locks. It is 6.4 kilometres (4 mi) in length and only 21.4 metres (70 ft) wide at its base, making it impassable for most modern ships. Nowadays it has little economic importance and is mainly a tourist attraction. The canal was initially proposed in classical times and a failed effort was made to build it in the 1st century AD. Construction started in 1881 but was hampered by geological and financial problems that bankrupted the original builders. It was completed in 1893 but, due to the canal’s narrowness, navigational problems and periodic closures to repair landslides from its steep walls, it failed to attract the level of traffic expected by its operators.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Temple of Apollo, Ancient Corinth, Corinth 20007 Greece
The Temple of Apollo is a Doric peripteral temple, 6 X 15 columns, constructed ca. 540 B.C. The stylobate which measures 53.82 X 21.48 m shows some upward curvature. The temple is characterized by monolithic columns quarried from the limestone ridge near the location of the temple. Only seven columns of the temple remain standing in the modern day although elements of the ground plan of the building are visible in the bedrock cuttings.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos), Argous 105 Ancient Korinthos village, Corinth 200 07 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. The modern city of Corinth is located approximately 5 kilometres northeast of the ancient ruins. Since 1896, systematic archaeological investigations of the Corinth Excavations by the American School of Classical Studies at Athens have revealed large parts of the ancient city, and recent excavations conducted by the Greek Ministry of Culture have brought to light important new facets of antiquity.
For Christians, Corinth is well known from the two letters of Saint Paul in the New Testament, First and Second Corinthians.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Korinos, Korinos, Pieria Region, Central Macedonia
You will visit the city of Korinthos and its port.
Duration: 1 hour
Stop At: Bourtzi, The Harbor, Nafplio Greece
The water castle of Bourtzi is a Venetian castle located in the middle of the harbour of Nafplio.
Duration: 30 minutes
Stop At: Nafplio, Nafplio, Argolis Region, Peloponnese
Nafplio is a seaport town in the Peloponnese in Greece that has expanded up the hillsides near the north end of the Argolic Gulf. The town was an important seaport held under a succession of royal houses in the Middle Ages as part of the lordship of Argos and Nauplia, held initially by the de la Roche following the Fourth Crusade before coming under the Republic of Venice and, lastly, the Ottoman Empire. The town was the capital of the First Hellenic Republic and of the Kingdom of Greece, from the start of the Greek Revolution in 1821 until 1834. Nafplio is now the capital of the regional unit of Argolis.
Duration: 2 hours
