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Corinth Travel Guide: 55 reviews and 215 photos

The Isthmus of Corinth is a mountainous strip of land that connects Peloponesus to Hellas. It is about 50 km long and an average of 12 km wide. However, in Corinth, it is much narrower : about 6 km.

It has always been a strategic place as it was the place where met north-south trade (by land) and east-west trade (by sea). Thus Corinth has since the antiquity been an important and wealthy city.

Intro Updated Nov 9, 2008
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Reviews (5)

The modern canal Things to Do (3)

The modern canal was dug between 1882 and 1893. It is 6343 meters long and 21 meters wide. The story of the modern... more travel advice

Corinth in the Antiquity Things to Do (3)

Already in the the 6th century BC, boats were transported on wagons across the isthmus on a special paved road.... more travel advice

Why a canal in Corinth ? Things to Do (3)

If you look at the map the importance of digging a canal into the Corinth isthmus to connect the gulf of Corinth in the... more travel advice

Corinth canal, a tourist trap? Tourist Traps (1)

Corinth canal is worth a visit but this is not a place where you should spend too much time. Greece has much more to... more travel advice

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volopolo Nov 23, 2009 at 2:02 AM

Hope to see u in Greece again one day !
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mindcrime May 12, 2009 at 5:22 AM

I agree about the shops near the canal although things became very difficult for them after the construction of the new motorway further down.
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travelgourmet Apr 27, 2009 at 12:01 AM

Jean-Louis, great photos of one of my favorite places. I stood on the bridge and watched the ships pass under. My goal then was to pass under. One year later I stood on the deck of a ship and looked up at the people on the bridge. Goal!!!
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angiebabe Dec 13, 2008 at 4:09 AM

Hi looking at your page here - when were you visiting the CC? I have made my page and tips yesterday if youd like to have a look and visited in May for the first time in Greece!
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TheWanderingCamel Nov 30, 2008 at 12:14 AM

There were no shops around the Corinth canal when we were there , way back when!
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Kuznetsov_Sergey Nov 12, 2008 at 10:32 AM

Interesting updates here. Thanks for bringing me back to the bridge across the Channel! French engineers solved the task better than Roman prisoners! Ha-ha!
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Pawtuxet Nov 12, 2008 at 8:03 AM

Thanks for an intrigueing look at something I was totally unaware of. What a mamoth undertaking! Very impressive. Imagine the trip thru the canal would be very exciting...altho a bit scarey as well.
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cachaseiro Jun 22, 2008 at 1:51 AM

nice page. i was in korinth 3 weeks ago and will be there again in 2 weeks time for work.