Ancient Corinth, Acrocorinth, Museum, & Canal – Private Tour 5Hrs

Itinerary

1. 1
   Athens 10 minutes

   Pickup from your chosen Hotel, Airbnb or apartment in Athens. Drive to Isthmus Corinth Canal. The gateway to the Peloponnese.

2. 2
   Corinth Canal 25 minutes

   Visit the Isthmus Canal, one of the most important projects of the 19th century, an engineering masterpiece, playing a catalytic role for Mediterranean trade.

3. 3
   The Diolkos 25 minutes

   Visit Ancient Diolkos - discover the ancient limestone roads where boat trailers, slaves, ox and other animals were used to heave boats from the Corinthian Gulf to the Saronic sea controlling over 270 Greek colonies. All coastal Mediterranean cities today were once Greek. This brought the geographical and geopolitical dominance of Corinth and played a catalytic role in why the apostle Paul chose to stay for 18 months in Corinth and why he was adamant in establishing his ministry there.

4. 4
   Stop 25 minutes

   Visit Acrocorinth, the acropolis of ancient Corinth, a monolithic rock 1886 ft above sea level with 4.9 miles of walls - keep and three gates. One of the most impressive and dominant natural defense fortifications today. Remains of churches,  mosques, houses and cisterns together with the temple of Aphrodite that once stood can be appreciated. This is where Pegasus, the winged horse grazed. From here we also admire the Frankish tower, breathtaking views of the valley below, the Corinthian and Saronic sea.   Visit Hadgimoustafa spring: a fountain built during the Ottoman empire in 1555 AD. Running water from the Upper Pieriene spring accidentally discovered when Pegasus hit his hoof trying to fly away from Velerefonte and the goddess Athena is still flowing today.

5. 5
   Ancient Corinth (Archaia Korinthos) 1 hour 15 minutes

   Visit the Archaeological Museum: Housing a large collection of artifacts from the local site and from smaller sites in the neighboring area we appreciate the Greek, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman world. Visit the Archaeological site: Temple of Apollo - one of the earliest Doric temples in the Peloponnese and the Greek mainland with Doric monolithic columns, rare in the ancient world, built around 560 BCE. The Roman Agora -consisting of central shops, one of the best examples of a Roman market place. Small temples and altars, Roman buildings, the ancient amphitheatre, the Roman Odeon, the Glaufkus fountain, the Roman baths, the Lechaion road, the Roman forum and the renowned podium or Bema from where the Apostle Paul was 'judged' and presented officially for the first time to the Greeks and Romans as a Roman Citizen. It is on this platform that he preached the Belief. ACTS 18 12:17

Good to know

• Wheelchair accessible
• Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
• Specialized infant seats are available
• Transportation options are wheelchair accessible
• Suitable for all physical fitness levels
• Total duration includes travel time